OVA.Work
Posted 76 days agoVerified live 23h ago
Platform Engineer
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
3+ yrsMinimum
Linux system administrationAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesTerraformPulumiAWS CloudFormationPythonGoBash scriptingShell scriptingGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDJenkinsDNS
About the company
OVA.Workova.work
OVA is the most advanced Automated, Intelligent, intuitive On-boarding platform for Staffing Firms of all sizes.
Job description
Summary
OVA.Work is seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate will work closely with software engineers and DevOps teams to develop self-service platforms and improve the software delivery lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and internal developer platforms
- Build and manage Kubernetes-based platforms for deploying and operating applications
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery
- Create self-service tools, reusable templates, and automation for development teams
- Monitor platform performance, reliability, security, and availability
- Collaborate with development, DevOps, SRE, and security teams to improve deployment processes and operational efficiency
- Implement platform security, access controls, secrets management, and compliance standards
- Troubleshoot platform issues and optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
- Maintain platform documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures
- Evaluate and adopt new cloud-native technologies and platform engineering best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 3–6 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Systems Engineering
- Strong proficiency in Linux system administration
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in scripting or programming using Python, Go, Bash, or Shell scripting
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, and security best practices
- Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) and self-service infrastructure
- Familiarity with Backstage or similar developer portal platforms
- Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
- Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
- Familiarity with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or cloud-native secret managers
- Experience supporting microservices, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux
- Familiarity with container security, policy enforcement, and compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization
- Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure or MLOps platforms
- Relevant certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 3–6 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Systems Engineering
- Strong proficiency in Linux system administration
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in scripting or programming using Python, Go, Bash, or Shell scripting
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, and security best practices
Nice to Haves
- Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) and self-service infrastructure
- Familiarity with Backstage or similar developer portal platforms
- Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
- Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
- Familiarity with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or cloud-native secret managers
- Experience supporting microservices, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux
- Familiarity with container security, policy enforcement, and compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization
- Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure or MLOps platforms
- Relevant certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
- Flexible or hybrid work arrangements.
- Learning, certification, and conference sponsorship opportunities.
- Access to modern cloud infrastructure and developer platform technologies.
- Opportunity to build scalable platforms that empower engineering teams and accelerate software delivery.