Platform Engineer

Location: Herndon

Job ID: BT-403

About the role

As an Infrastructure Engineer you will architect and maintain scalable, resilient systems that support high‑volume data alerting in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment. You will use Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads and ensure seamless deployment and management of applications.

Responsibilities

• Optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EKS, EC2, and S3.
• Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Design robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems.
• Develop and maintain messaging platforms such as RabbitMQ and Kafka for large‑scale data streams.
• Utilize monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana) and logging/alerting frameworks for proactive incident response.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and apply best practices in cloud security and automation.

Required Skills

• Kubernetes
• RabbitMQ
• Kafka
• DevOps practices
• AWS (EKS, EC2, S3)
• Terraform
• Routing and DNS design
• Grafana
• Logging and alerting frameworks

Preferred Experience

• Building scalable applications on Kubernetes.
• Handling high‑volume data alerts.
• Working on large projects in complex, fast‑paced environments.