Senior Platform Support Engineer

About the role

A Senior Platform Support Engineer in our SRE Operations team ensures the 24x7x365 smooth operation of Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud. The role emphasizes application layer support and operational ownership, requiring collaboration with operations, development, and engineering teams to resolve issues, implement improvements, and provide exceptional support.

Responsibilities

• Strong pod-level troubleshooting skills in AKS/EKS (not just restarting pods).
• Analyze application and DB (RDS, MySQL) performance issues.
• Deeply investigate and analyze application performance issues (Java, Grails, Hibernate), identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
• Oversee the monitoring of our SaaS applications and underlying infrastructure (Kubernetes on AWS and Azure, VPN connections, customer applications, Elastic Search, MySQL) for alerts and performance issues.
• Strong understanding of basic computing concepts like DNS, IP addressing, Networking, and LDAP.
• Effectively participate and contribute in on-call escalations with a strong operational mindset and provide technical guidance during critical incidents.
• Proactively communicate with customers on technical issues when required.
• Ability to guide junior engineers when needed technically.
• Manage the full lifecycle of alerts, incidents, and service requests reported through FreshService, ensuring timely and accurate logging, prioritization, resolution, and escalation.
• Develop, implement, and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, and knowledge base articles to standardize incident resolution and service request fulfillment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize operational efficiency, reduce incident rates, and improve service request turnaround times via engineering automation to reduce toil and waste.
• Collaborate with backend engineering and development teams to troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and implement preventative measures.
• Ensure adherence to defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for operational performance.
• Maintain operational documentation, including system diagrams, contact lists, and escalation paths.
• Ensure compliance with relevant security and compliance policies.
• Plan and coordinate scheduled maintenance activities with minimal impact to service availability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT/Cloud operations and application support (specifically Java apps), with knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure).
• Strong experience with application support (Java, Grails, Hibernate) and performance analysis in a production environment, able to pinpoint a performance degradation through analysis.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and services on both AWS and Azure platforms including Gov cloud requirements.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, specifically Kubernetes.
• End-to-end technical accountability and operational ownership.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 operating model (including Night Shift).
• Experience managing and troubleshooting network connectivity, including VPNs and connections to external networks.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and practices, with experience in setting up and responding to alerts.
• Hands-on experience with log management and analysis tools, preferably Elastic Search.
• Working knowledge of database systems, preferably MySQL, including L2 troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
• Experience with ITSM (IT Service Management) systems, preferably FreshService, including incident, problem, and service request management processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with a data-driven approach.
• Experience with Grafana systems and dashboards is a plus.
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in developing and documenting operational procedures and runbooks.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.
• Experience working in a SaaS environment is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• US Citizen (FedRamp High) Gov Cloud Experience.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Discretionary bonus plan.
• Use of AI tools in the hiring process.

Skills

• Technical skills in Java, Grails, Hibernate, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, RDS, MySQL, Elastic Search, FreshService, Grafana, ITIL, and automation tools.

Benefits

Details about benefits are not provided in this posting.

Pay

$110,000 to $140,000 annually.

Schedule

24/7 operating model (including Night Shift).