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Platform Engineer - Las Vegas, NV

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
33K-118K Annually
Mid level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
33K-118K Annually
Mid level
Design, automate, and maintain cloud platform infrastructure and release processes. Implement and monitor observability, networking, security/patching, and container orchestration (EKS/Istio). Use Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, shell scripting, and Python to build reliable, compliant AWS-based systems and collaborate in Agile teams.
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Platform Engineer ( Combination of Release Engineer, Monitor Kibanna, Dynatrace, Apigee)


Cloud Eningeer - Strong experience with core AWS services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related security/compliance tooling.
Advanced networking knowledge, including hands-on experience with AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect — setup, troubleshooting, and hybrid connectivity.
Observability & Monitoring: Experience with Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry (OTEL), and proactive alerting and telemetry configuration.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Proficient in Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Shell scripting for end-to-end automation.
Container Orchestration: Solid understanding of Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability.
Security & Patching: Experienced in patching and vulnerability remediation in cloud-native and containerized environments, aligned with best practices and compliance.
Programming & Scripting: Hands-on Python development experience for scripting, automation, and infrastructure tooling.
Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work efficiently in fast-paced, Agile/Scrum environments and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

  • Work in fast paced environments

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 33,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 118,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
 

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