Zensar Technologies
Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud AWS
Skills
Job description
Experience: 8-10 Years (including 4-5 years of recent AWS and Cloud-Native experience)
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and support our cloud-native commerce platform. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes or Amazon EKS, Microservices, DevOps, Automation, and SDLC practices , along with programming experience in Java or Python .
Key Responsibilities
Design and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native platforms on AWS.
Build and maintain Kubernetes-based microservices infrastructure.
Develop CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Helm, and Groovy.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform.
Lead cloud migration, platform modernization, and disaster recovery initiatives.
Implement security controls using Okta, Keycloak, OAuth, and cloud security best practices.
Develop automation tools and scripts using Java and/or Python.
Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams throughout the SDLC.
Build monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions for platform and application services.
Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis across the application and infrastructure stack.
Required Skills
AWS (Networking, Compute, Storage, Security)
Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Architecture
Microservices and Service-Oriented Architecture
Terraform, Jenkins, Helm, Groovy
CI/CD and DevOps Practices
Java and/or Python Programming
SDLC, Agile, and Release Management
Okta, Keycloak, OAuth
Monitoring and Observability Tools
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Skills
Istio and/or Linkerd Service Mesh
REST API Development and Testing
Enterprise Cloud Migration Experience
Retail/eCommerce Platform Experience
Ideal Candidate: A technically strong platform engineer/architect with a software development mindset, capable of driving platform modernization, automation, cloud transformation, and operational excellence in a large-scale enterprise environment