Lead Platform Engineer (FullStack)

About Us

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Platform Engineer (FullStack) for a contract role that's running until December. To join a cutting-edge enterprise technology environment focused on Kubernetes, API platforms, cloud-native engineering, and DevOps transformation.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale platform modernization initiatives involving Kubernetes (EKS), Kong Konnect, MuleSoft, APIOps, GitOps, and secure cloud-native delivery within a highly regulated enterprise environment.

Mandatory Requirements

• 4+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments
• Experience within banking, insurance, or healthcare environments
• Strong API platform engineering and DevOps background
• Production experience with Kong Konnect and MuleSoft
• Strong AWS expertise

Required Certifications (Non-Negotiable)

• KCNA
• KCSA
• CKAD
• CKA
• CKS
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise platform engineering and API ecosystem delivery
• Design, deploy, and optimise Kubernetes/EKS production environments
• Drive API gateway transformation using Kong Konnect
• Lead MuleSoft consolidation into modern API management solutions
• Implement GitOps, APIOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code best practices
• Ensure platform security, observability, scalability, and governance
• Collaborate with architecture, product owners, security, and engineering teams
• Mentor senior engineers and drive technical excellence across squads

Core Technologies

• Kubernetes / EKS
• Kong Konnect / Kong Gateway
• MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
• Argo CD / Flux
• AWS (EKS, IAM, KMS, VPC)
• Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry
• Trivy, Cosign, Falco, OPA/Kyverno
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional / DevOps Professional
• Kong and MuleSoft certifications
• AI/LLM workload exposure (AWS Bedrock, RAG, MCP, Vector DBs)
• Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Cilium)
• Multi-cloud experience (Azure/GCP)

Application Notice

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