Staff Platform Engineer, Thrissur

Job Title: Staff Engineer About the Role We are seeking a seasoned Platform Engineer with 9+ years of experience to join our platform engineering team. This role will play a critical part in designing, building, and maintaining the internal platforms and tools that enable software development teams to work efficiently and effectively.As a Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing golden paths to streamline development processes across the organization. Your expertise will be crucial in enhancing application observability, ensuring robust monitoring and diagnostics capabilities. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create scalable, resilient, and efficient platforms that support the organization's strategic goals and drive innovation.Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain robust cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Enhance monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to ensure high availability and performance. Assist in building technical roadmap and advancing technical capabilities of the platform engineering team.Work closely with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with organizational goals. Identify and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the stability and scalability of the platforms. Lead and mentor a team of developers and engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.Key Requirements 9+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or related fields. Minimum 5+ years of experience in Application development using .net and Java tech stack. Technical lead who has consistently demonstrated the capability to develop high level technical design Help in building product technical roadmap and advancing technical capabilitiesAdvanced knowledge in AWS and Azure Infrastructure Advanced knowledge in scripting like Python, Powershell Advanced knowledge in IaC tools Terraform or CloudFormation Advanced knowledge in designing and implementing CI/CD pipeline with tools like GitHub actions, Jenkins, Teamcity/Octopus. Good knowledge of version control tools like GIT, Bitbucket or Team Foundation ServerGood knowledge of working on containers with Docker and Kubernetes Good knowledge in configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef or Puppet Hands-on experience in Code Reviews and Design Reviews. Strong hands-on experience managing Windows Server environments across enterprise-scale platformsExpertise in Active Directory (AD), Group Policy (GPO), and identity/access management Proficient in PowerShell scripting for automation, configuration, and operational efficiency Solid experience in troubleshooting complex system and infrastructure issues in Windows environments. Nice to HaveAWS Certifications or similar Serverless automation Experience with GitOps workflows and progressive delivery strategies. Understanding of networking principles and technologies (DNS, Load Balancers, Transit Gateway, Reverse Proxies). Administration and troubleshooting of VMware ESXi / vSphere