Senior Platform Engineer (Azure DevOps)

About the Project

You will contribute to the design and evolution of an internal developer platform that enables self-service infrastructure, streamlined deployments, and an 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. Position overview 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. The role follows standard India office hours, with some flexibility required to join early-hours coordination meetings aligned with the Sydney time zone (AEDT).

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 the developer experience

Requirements

• Availability to work in alignment with the GMT+10 (Sydney) time zone
• 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 effectively in English

Technologies

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