- Company Name
- Quindar
- Job Title
- Senior Platform Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Senior Platform Engineer
**Role Summary**
Lead the design, deployment, and operation of a highly available, cloud‑native mission‑operations platform. Own Kubernetes infrastructure strategy, manage infrastructure-as-code pipelines, and enforce security, compliance, and performance across multi‑tenant and on‑premises environments. Collaborate with software, product, and customer teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable services.
**Expectations**
- Deliver secure, automated, and maintainable platform solutions that meet SOC 2, NIST 800‑171, and FedRAMP Medium controls.
- Own end‑to‑end Kubernetes deployment strategy and coordinate with development teams to align architecture with product goals.
- Proactively provide best‑practice guidance on availability, latency, caching, and network security.
- Engage directly with customers on cloud and secure‑facility deployments, ensuring alignment with a clean‑architecture vision.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, documentation, and operational resilience.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. Architect, automate, test, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes‑based platform infrastructure on cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or on‑premises.
2. Build and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform (or equivalent) and integrate with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
3. Implement and enforce DevSecOps practices, including identity & access management (Auth0, Okta), secrets management, and compliance tooling.
4. Design, secure, and manage ingress/egress for multi‑tenant and single‑tenant environments, including VPN, NLB/ALB, HTTPS, TLS, and CDN configurations.
5. Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize services using New Relic, DataDog, Splunk, or AWS CloudWatch; manage alerts and dashboards.
6. Support distributed microservices, NoSQL/SQL databases, caching layers, event‑driven and serverless components.
7. Mentor and collaborate with backend and frontend engineers in an Agile Scrum environment.
8. Document architecture, processes, and troubleshooting guides; maintain version‑controlled code in Git.
**Required Skills**
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes design, management, and scale.
- Strong IaC proficiency (Terraform; AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi, or similar).
- Proficient in Python scripting and API interaction.
- Experience with CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions preferred).
- Knowledge of monitoring/observability tools (New Relic, DataDog, Splunk, CloudWatch).
- Cloud platform competency: AWS (preferred) with familiarity of Azure/GCP.
- Networking fundamentals: VPN, TLS/HTTPS, ALB, NLB, CDN.
- System knowledge: Unix/Linux servers, container runtimes, serverless frameworks.
- Database experience: NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) & relational databases.
- Messaging/event‑driven patterns and caching strategies.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and independent execution mindset.
- Clear communication skills for cross‑functional collaboration and customer interaction.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Minimum 3 years professional experience in reliability, systems, DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
- Ability to obtain or currently hold U.S. security clearance (Secret/Top Secret) and meet ITAR eligibility.
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San francisco, United states
Hybrid
Senior
03-03-2026