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Platform Engineer
Ref No.: 25-00886
Location: New York City, New York
Position Type:Contract
Platform Engineer with deep experience in Linux, Azure Cloud, Infrastructure-as-Code, and automation. Hands-on skills in Terraform and Ansible are required. Knowledge of Databricks is good to have.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Azure.

  • Manage and optimize Linux-based systems and cloud workloads.

  • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform (modules, state mgmt, deployments).

  • Implement configuration automation using Ansible.

  • Support CI/CD pipelines, environment provisioning, and cloud automation.

  • Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, Security, and Application teams.

  • Troubleshoot platform, OS, network, and infrastructure issues.

  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards.


Required Skills & Experience

  • 5–10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or DevOps.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS).

    • System performance

    • Services, systemd

    • Logs, monitoring

    • Networking & security

  • Expertise with Azure Cloud (VMs, networking, storage, AKS, IAM).

  • Strong experience with Terraform (IaC pipelines, reusable modules).

  • Strong experience with Ansible for automation.

  • Scripting: Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

  • Solid experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).

  • Strong understanding of cloud networking, RBAC, monitoring, and governance.

  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote role aligned to US hours.


Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Databricks knowledge

    • Workspace automation

    • Cluster policies

    • Azure integration

  • Kubernetes/AKS administration

  • Experience in banking/financial environments

  • Knowledge of security best practices & secrets mgmt (Key Vault, Vault)