Senior Platform Engineer
We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to support the development of Internal Developer Platform (IDP) components, including VPCR / Backstage, and to drive platform standardization, GitOps automation, security guardrails, and self-service enablement for development and SRE teams. This role will focus on building scalable platform capabilities using Kubernetes and modern cloud-native tooling, with exposure to AWS, Backstage, Crossplane, Flux, Terraform, Operator Framework, and TypeScript.
Responsibilities
- Support IDP components, including VPCR / Backstage
- Platform services that improve developer experience and standardize deployments
- Collaborate with engineering and SRE teams to deliver reusable platform capabilities
- Define baseline Terraform, Flux, and Crossplane templates for GitOps-driven deployments
- Curated deployment templates for pilot and custom applications
- Publish a self-service catalog for SRE and development teams
- Integrate templates into pipeline automation
- Transition template ownership to relevant application or platform teams
- Implement an Azure AD-based IAM strategy for centralized authentication
- Admission control setup using Kyverno or OPA Gatekeeper
- Integrate vulnerability scanning tools such as Snyk into CI/CD pipelines
- Define code review and gating rules using Gatekeeper policies
- Expand security guardrails for vendor deployments
- Finalize cluster-to-cluster network policies and encryption in transit
- Conduct security reviews and penetration testing
- Establish an ongoing security posture and governance
- Align linting and unit test checks with CI/CD pipelines
- Establish coding guidelines for microservices, Helm charts, and Terraform scripts
- Introduce peer review and gating processes for pull requests
- Integrate code scanning tools such as Snyk and SonarQube
- Define quality benchmarks for vendor-provided code and configuration
- Create dashboards or leaderboards to track quality violations and coverage
- Refine policies based on pilot/vendor feedback
- Document and operationalize final code quality standards across teams
- Identify custom components or integrations needed for pilot vendors
- Bridging services for hybrid cloud requirements
- Implement custom disaster recovery automation scripts
- Develop data integrity checks
- Perform integration testing with pilot vendor applications
- Finalize custom features for broader vendor onboarding
- Harden custom components for production readiness
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of DevOps, GitOps, and CI/CD practices
- Experience designing or operating cloud-native platforms
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and application deployment automation
- Ability to work across platform engineering, application teams, and security teams
Nice to have
- Experience with Backstage or similar developer portal tools
- Knowledge of Crossplane, Flux, Terraform, or operator-based automation
- Exposure to AWS and hybrid cloud environments
- Experience with policy enforcement tools such as Kyverno or OPA Gatekeeper
- Familiarity with security scanning and software supply chain controls
- Experience reusable templates and self-service workflows
