Platform Engineer

Avaya

6d•$127,100 - $160,000

About The Position

Are you passionate about building reliable, scalable cloud platforms and eliminating operational complexity through automation? Do you believe in infrastructure as code, modern DevOps practices, and creating platforms that empower engineering teams to deliver with confidence? We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to help build, optimize, and maintain the cloud platform technologies that support our applications and services. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll help design, implement, and evolve the platforms that power our cloud environments. You’ll collaborate with engineering and cloud operations teams to improve platform reliability, streamline deployments, and enable scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure. You’ll work across modern platform technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible, while applying GitOps, automation, and CI/CD best practices. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving operational efficiency, and building adaptable platforms that meet evolving business and application needs.

Requirements

Proven experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or a related software engineering role.
A solid understanding of cloud technologies, modern platform architectures, and the principles behind building scalable, reliable infrastructure.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages and tools such as Python, Bash, Ansible, and Groovy.
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization, orchestration, and application deployment.
Understanding of CI/CD methodologies and experience with pipeline automation tools such as Jenkins or Travis CI.
A solid understanding of GitOps principles and version-controlled approaches to managing infrastructure and platform configurations.
Knowledge of networking concepts and services, including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate complex issues and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Avaya Aura platform and its supporting technologies.
Experience using Terraform and Ansible to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure.
Experience supporting distributed applications, microservices, and highly available platform environments.
A track record of improving platform reliability, reducing manual effort, and streamlining engineering workflows through automation.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud platform solutions using modern architecture principles and infrastructure automation.
Apply automation and configuration management practices to improve platform consistency, repeatability, and operational efficiency.
Support and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, enabling reliable deployment and operation of applications and microservices.
Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, incorporating version control and GitOps practices to support consistent, reliable deployments.
Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and redundancy. Identify opportunities to improve resilience, stability, and scalability.
Partner with cloud operations and application engineering teams to understand application requirements and ensure platform capabilities align with workload needs.
Implement and maintain platform security practices and controls to help protect systems, applications, and sensitive data.
Investigate platform issues, perform system debugging, and resolve complex technical problems while identifying opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency.
Maintain clear documentation of platform architecture, configurations, operational procedures, and engineering practices.
Stay current with emerging cloud-native technologies, DevOps practices, and platform engineering trends to continually improve platform capabilities.