Lead Platform Engineer- 9+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering

Job Category: IT
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Hyderabad
Salary: upto 30 LPA
Years of Experience: 9+ years

Location : Hyderabad

Work mode: Mon to Thurs – WFO (mandatory) and Friday WFH.

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and
optimization of our CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure.

This role includes strategic planning, technical leadership, and hands-on engineering.
Participation in an on-call rotation and occasional support outside of business hours is
expected.
Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and mentor a team of Platform engineers, fostering growth and technical
    excellence.
  • Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools via
    Terraform.
  • Lead and perform research to find solutions for complex business problems as
    they relate to infrastructure.
  • Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and optimization using GitHub Actions and
    Argo.
  • Drive automation initiatives using Golang, Helm, and Bash for infrastructure and
    monitoring.
  • Enhance system observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting
    solutions.
  • Collaborate with development, architecture, operations, and security teams to
    align infrastructure with business goals across time zones.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security of production systems.
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging Platform tools and practices to improve
    efficiency and reliability.
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.
    Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering, with at
    least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
  • Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines,
    and strong knowledge of Argo, Helm, and GitHub Actions.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages and knowledge of cloud platforms.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and analytical skills. Ability to work in a
    team and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Expertise with observability tools and techniques (e.g., logging, metrics,
    monitoring, and alerting).
  • Expertise with compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security,
    PII, SOC, ISO, etc.)
  • Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, with experience resolving
    complex infrastructure and application issues.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with
    minimal supervision.
  • Experience developing system requirements, documentation, architecture
    diagrams, and implementation plans.
    Bonus Skills:
  • AWS or DevOps-related certifications
  • Expertise with Cloud Optimization strategies
  • Experience working with multiple cloud providers

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