Platform Engineer

Job Description

A platform engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the technology platforms and infrastructure that support software applications and services. They work on creating and managing the underlying systems and tools that enable developers to build, deploy, and operate their applications efficiently. The role of a platform engineer can vary depending on the client and the specific requirements of the platform they are working on.

Job Description - Grade Specific

A role that blends active community involvement and significant contributions to project goals, focusing on cloud platform engineering. This individual demonstrates a solid understanding of the principles and practices of platform engineering, especially within cloud environments, and shows proficiency in specific technical areas related to cloud infrastructure, automation, and scalability. Key responsibilities include at least one of the following: - Cloud platforms: Community Involvement: Actively participating in the professional cloud platform engineering community, contributing insights, and staying abreast of the latest trends and best practices. Team Contribution: Making significant contributions to team objectives, particularly in designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based platforms and infrastructure. Technical Proficiency: Exhibiting a good grasp of cloud platform engineering principles and demonstrating expertise in areas such as cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization technologies (like Docker and Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (IaC). Independent Work and Initiative: Expected to work independently on specific tasks, showcasing initiative and problem-solving skills in tackling complex platform engineering challenges. Emerging Leadership: Beginning to take on leadership roles, which may involve mentoring junior engineers, leading smaller project teams, or spearheading specific aspects of a project. - ESM platforms: foundational knowledge of ESM platforms and processes, executive service improvement opportunities. Assists in gathering and reviewing requirements and mapping to integration platform features. Participates and actively supports business initiatives by building reliable, efficient, scalable and business oriented solutions that integrate and orchestrate a complex portfolio of customer, partner, supplier, and Capgemini tools and solutions - DevOps: implementing and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) - Site Reliability Engineering: This role includes the ability to oversee software and performance of the full technology stack.