Virtasant · 3 days ago
Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years exp
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Kathleen Aponte ☁
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain reliable and scalable infrastructure solutions.
Partner with engineering teams to ensure platform architecture supports reliability, scalability, and optimal performance.
Evaluate and implement new technologies and tools to enhance the infrastructure.
Set up, maintain, and improve monitoring and alerting systems to detect issues proactively.
Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis efforts for critical platform issues.
Perform post-incident reviews to identify areas for improvement and drive future initiatives.
Develop and implement automation projects (preferably Python, Go, or similar) to streamline platform tasks and minimize manual intervention.
Create scripts for automating system upgrades, health checks, and deployments.
Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi to manage infrastructure configuration and deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions.
Mentor junior engineers and advocate for platform engineering best practices across teams.
Promote a culture of reliability and automation through workshops, documentation, and hands-on guidance.
Drive initiatives to enhance platform reliability, capacity planning, and service performance.
Participate in disaster recovery planning and execution.
Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and technologies to continually improve platform capabilities.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
8+ years of industry experience, including roles as a Software Engineer, SRE, or Platform Engineer.
At least 3+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure roles with large-scale, mission-critical environments.
Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and core system internals.
Experience with one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java).
Advanced skills in Bash scripting for task automation.
Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
Leadership qualities with a track record of mentoring and guiding team members effectively.
Candidates must be able to work during Pacific time hours 8am - 5pm PST.
Benefits
Fully remote, 40 hours/week.
Long term contract
Payment in USD
PTO
Training and certification opportunities on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
Company
Virtasant
Virtasant is a global team of cloud experts building the next generation of cloud solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Michael Kearns
Founder and CEO
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