Sr Platform Engineer

Sr. Platform Engineer – Experienced Cloud/Platform Engineers to support a large‑scale VMWare re‑platforming and OLVM migration project. The role focuses on Kubernetes‑based container management, CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure support, and platform stability within an enterprise banking environment.

Contract Length: 12 to 16 months.

Location:

Hybrid – multiple locations:
Jersey City, Dallas, Stamford, Research Triangle Park (NC).

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters using Rancher in multi‑environment setups (Dev, Test, Prod).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
• Develop and maintain Bash scripts and automation workflows for system operations, CI/CD, and platform reliability.
• Implement best practices for Kubernetes platform operations (networking, storage, RBAC, monitoring, upgrades, scaling).
• Collaborate with Dev Ops, SRE, and application teams to deliver highly available and secure platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform‑related issues across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, standards, and reusable templates.
• Participate in on‑call support rotations and contribute to incident root cause analysis and postmortems.

• Professional experience in Platform Engineering, Dev Ops, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with Rancher for cluster provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code (modules, state management, cloud/on‑prem infra automation).
• Proficiency in Bash scripting for automation and operational tasks.
• Solid understanding of Linux system administration, networking, and containerization.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git Ops practices (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, ArgoCD, etc.).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, etc.).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).