Senior Platform Engineer (AWS Kubernetes / EKS)-12+ Years-New York, New York, United States(onsite)

Job Title

Senior Platform Engineer (AWS Kubernetes / EKS)

Location

New York, New York, United States

Job Duration

6 Months

Experience

12+ years

Study Level

Bachelor's Degree

Skill Cluster

AWS Infra - Native.

Primary Skill

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Amazon EKS
• Terraform
• Helm
• KEDA
• AWS Networking
• VPC
• Load Balancers (ALB/NLB)
• EC2
• HashiCorp Vault
• Redis
• DevOps
• SRE
• Python
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job Description

• We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable secure and highly available cloud platforms on AWS
• This role focuses on Kubernetes based platforms infrastructure as code cloud networking and shared platform services that enable application and AI teams to ship faster and more reliably
• You will work closely with application AI and security teams to provide a robust platform foundation while driving best practices around automation scalability and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

• Design build and operate production grade Kubernetes platforms on Amazon EKS
• Implement and manage event driven autoscaling using KEDA
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Build and manage Helm charts for platform and application deployments
• Design and operate AWS networking components including VPCs load balancers routing and security groups
• Manage EC2-based workloads and integrations alongside Kubernetes platforms
• Implement and operate secrets management solutions HashiCorp Vault or equivalent
• Design and support caching layers using Redis class technologies
• Partner with security SRE and application teams to ensure reliability scalability and security
• Experience using Python to build automation, platform tooling or operational workflows
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform issues across environments
• Contribute to platform standards documentation and operational runbooks

MUST HAVE Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes on AWS EKS in production environments
• Proven experience implementing autoscaling solutions including KEDA
• Solid expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management
• Experience building and maintaining Helm charts
• Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure including VPC design and networking Load balancers ALB Club
• Hands on experience with secrets management using HashiCorp Vault or similar tools
• Experience designing and operating distributed caching systems Redis or Redis compatible technologies
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud networking and Kubernetes layers
• Experience working in a DevOps Platform SRE oriented environment

STRONG PLUS Qualifications

• Experience with OpenShift self managed or managed offerings
• Hands on experience configuring and managing BlueCat DNS
• Familiarity with enterprise networking and DNS architectures