GoLang AWS – Platform Engineer

GoLang AWS – Platform Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles.
• Strong programming skills in Golang; secondary experience in Python or Java/J2EE preferred.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency with Docker, NGINX+, and container orchestration concepts.
• Strong understanding of Internet and API security principles (OAuth2, SSL/TLS, mTLS, PKI).
• Working knowledge of OWASP standards and secure coding practices.
• Experience with Terraform or AWS CDK for infrastructure automation.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems, shell scripting, and general networking (DNS, routing).
• Experience integrating observability tools (ELK Stack, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent).

Preferred:

• Experience with API Gateway policy development, traffic management, and security enforcement.
• Exposure to message-based and event-driven architectures (Kafka, JMS).
• Background in enterprise integration platforms (Axway, MuleSoft, IBM IIB, or similar).
• Familiarity with Oracle, MongoDB, or DocumentDB
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with an automation-first mindset.

Roles & Responsibilities Design, Development & Deployment

• Design, develop, and deploy API solutions and policies using Golang and AWS-native services.
• Implement and manage RESTful and SOAP web services, API proxies, and routing logic.
• Configure and manage endpoint policies, traffic routing, and custom middleware filters.
• Build and maintain integration workflows for B2B and application-to-application data exchange.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines using Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Implement and optimize containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and NGINX+.

Architecture & Platform Engineering

• Participate in designing cloud-native architectures that support ESB’s API and integration platform.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance of ESB services.
• Drive continuous improvement in system observability, including logging, tracing, and metrics (ELK Stack, CloudWatch, Datadog).
• Contribute to capacity planning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery strategies.

Security & Governance

• Enforce API and platform security standards, implementing OAuth2, SSL/TLS, PKI, and secure token mechanisms.
• Integrate OWASP best practices into all stages of development and deployment.
• Collaborate with security teams to perform vulnerability assessments and remediation planning.
• Maintain compliance with enterprise security and governance frameworks.

Maintenance & Support

• Monitor platform availability, performance, and reliability, proactively addressing issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents in collaboration with DevOps and SRE teams.
• Manage environment configurations, patches, upgrades, and deployments.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for integrations, APIs, and infrastructure.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.