Platform Engineer

About the role

An entry level engineering role supporting the platforms, tools and technologies behind business and technology operations, with mentoring from experienced engineers.

What you will do

• Help implement, maintain and support platform capabilities under guidance
• Support lifecycle work such as provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching and monitoring
• Contribute to automation and continuous improvement of reliability, scalability and efficiency
• Watch platform health and follow procedures to troubleshoot, resolve or escalate issues
• Document activities, processes, configurations and solutions to set standards
• Work with engineers, vendors and business partners on platform initiatives

What they look for

• Bachelor degree in computer science, information systems or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Zero to three years of relevant experience
• Some exposure to a major cloud platform such as Azure, AWS or GCP
• Familiarity with source control tools and basic Git workflows
• Basic scripting ability in Bash or Python plus some programming knowledge
• Understanding of networking basics such as DNS, HTTP/S and load balancing

Nice to have

• Exposure to infrastructure as code concepts such as Terraform
• Familiarity with JSON or YAML for configuration and templating
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes concepts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with monthly bonuses for eligible employees
• 401(k) with company match and annual profit sharing
• Paid time off, vacation, sick days and holidays
• Gym reimbursement
• Health and dental insurance