Summary
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An enterprise organization is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud and developer platforms at scale. The role centers on Kubernetes and EKS while covering automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, Linux, security, networking, observability, and containerized and serverless workloads.
Highlights
Lead cloud and developer platforms at scale, own Kubernetes infrastructure, solve complex cross-platform issues, and shape secure automation and deployment practices.
Description
Lead Platform Engineer – Cloud & Developer Platforms
Soni's client, a leading enterprise organization, is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud and developer platforms at scale.
This role will have a strong focus on Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, while also supporting automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Linux, and serverless technologies.
Responsibilities
Own and manage Amazon EKS platforms, including architecture, upgrades, nodes, AMIs, add-ons, and lifecycle management.Develop automation and tooling using Python, Shell, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and related technologies.Troubleshoot complex issues across Kubernetes, Linux, containers, networking, CI/CD, security, and observability.Design and operate cloud platforms supporting containerized, web, API, background, and serverless workloads.Build security controls, validation gates, and safe deployment and rollback processes into platform and CI/CD workflows.Integrate monitoring, observability, alerting, and security scanning into platform and application delivery processes.Serve as a senior escalation point for production incidents and drive root cause analysis
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or a closely related discipline.Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, including production operations and platform upgrades.Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform or equivalent technologies.Experience building and operating CI/CD automation using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.Strong Python and Shell scripting skills.Solid understanding of how application architecture decisions affect reliability, security, scalability, and operations.
Preferred Qualifications
Lead-level senior individual contributor with strong hands-on technical capabilities.Comfortable serving as a technical authority and escalation point for platform engineering issues.Able to operate independently and make sound technical decisions in ambiguous environments.Strong problem-solving and incident-response skills with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.Experience establishing engineering standards, automation guardrails, and repeatable operational practices.Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional technical decisions.
