Senior Platform Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer who will contribute to the design and evolution of an internal developer platform that enables self service infrastructure, streamlined deployments, and an improved developer experience. Standard India office hours, with some flexibility to join some early hours coordinated meetings during Sydney Time zone (AEDT).

About the Project

You will contribute to the design and evolution of an internal developer platform that enables self service infrastructure, streamlined deployments, and improved developer experience. The work focuses on cloud native platform engineering, automation, and providing unified tools and workflows to development teams.

About the Team

You will collaborate with a distributed engineering group that works across time zones. The team includes platform engineers, cloud specialists, and developers who work closely with product and stream aligned teams following modern platform engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve internal developer platforms that provide self service infrastructure and deployment capabilities
• Implement and operate Kubernetes based environments in cloud settings
• Work with Azure networking, identity, Key Vault, and infrastructure provisioning
• Implement and support an internal developer portal using Backstage, including Software Catalog, Scaffolder, and TechDocs
• Extend and integrate Backstage plugins to automate service onboarding, scaffolding, CI/CD, and governance workflows
• Build platform provisioning and abstraction layers using Crossplane and cloud native control planes
• Develop reusable infrastructure as code modules using Terraform or Bicep
• Create and maintain CI/CD standards and golden path templates using GitHub Actions
• Embed security, compliance, observability, and governance controls into platform capabilities
• Collaborate with development teams to drive platform adoption, troubleshoot issues, and improve developer experience

Requirements

• Strong hands on experience designing and operating Kubernetes environments
• Experience working with Azure services including networking, identity, Key Vault, and provisioning tools
• Hands on experience implementing and maintaining Backstage based internal developer portals
• Familiarity with Backstage plugins and integrations for automation and CI/CD workflows
• Experience building abstraction layers with Crossplane
• Experience creating reusable, governed infrastructure as code modules in Terraform or Bicep
• Experience building CI/CD templates and workflows using GitHub Actions
• Understanding of platform engineering principles including team topologies and platform as a product practices
• Experience embedding governance, security, and observability into platform solutions
• Ability to collaborate with distributed teams and work in English

Nice to Have

• Experience working with teams across multiple time zones
• Strong documentation practices
• Familiarity with developer onboarding and platform adoption strategies

Technologies

Kubernetes, Azure platform services, Backstage, Crossplane, Terraform, Bicep, GitHub Actions