Platform Engineer

Practice Cloud & Infrastructure Technologies Infrastructure & Cloud

Location

saudi, Saudi Arabia Type: Contract Platform Engineer

Location

Hybrid / Remote

Employment Type

Permanent / Contract Language

Requirements

• English (Required) About the Role We are seeking a talented Platform Engineer to join a growing technology team responsible for designing, building and maintaining modern cloud platforms that enable application teams to deliver software efficiently, securely and at scale
• You will play a key role in developing self-service infrastructure, automating operational processes, enhancing platform reliability and driving best practices across cloud, DevOps and platform engineering
• Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain cloud-native platform services
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes environments and container platforms
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery
• Implement GitOps practices and platform automation
• Improve platform observability, monitoring and alerting capabilities
• Ensure platform security, scalability and resilience
• Support production environments, incident management and root cause analysis
• Develop self-service capabilities for engineering teams
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects and DevOps teams to improve developer experience
• Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Jenkins
• Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting
• Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux
• Understanding of networking, security and cloud architecture principles
• Experience supporting and operating production platforms
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Desirable Skills Helm and Kubernetes package management
• HashiCorp Vault and secrets management
• Service Mesh technologies
• Observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry
• Python, Go or Bash scripting
• Platform engineering and developer portal experience
• Cloud security and compliance frameworks
• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
• What We're Looking For Passion for automation and platform engineering
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to work collaboratively within Agile teams
• Focus on reliability, scalability and operational excellence
• Technology Stack AWS | Azure | GCP | Kubernetes | Terraform | ArgoCD | GitOps | Helm | Docker | Linux | GitHub Actions | Prometheus | Grafana | OpenTelemetry | Vault

Desired Candidate Profile

Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP). Experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies. Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Jenkins. Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting. Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux. Understanding of networking, security and cloud architecture principles. Experience supporting and operating production platforms. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Desirable Skills Helm and Kubernetes package management. HashiCorp Vault and secrets management. Service Mesh technologies. Observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry. Python, Go or Bash scripting. Platform engineering and developer portal experience. Cloud security and compliance frameworks. Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs). What We're Looking For Passion for automation and platform engineering. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Continuous improvement mindset. Ability to work collaboratively within Agile teams. Focus on reliability, scalability and operational excellence.