Platform Engineer
MPH
Role:Key Responsibilities
Platform Operations & Support
Provide L2/L3 support for production environments hosted on Azure and Kubernetes (AKS).
Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability.
Investigate and resolve incidents within contractual SLAs.
Participate in on-call support and critical incident management.
Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
Cloud & Infrastructure Management
Administer and maintain Azure cloud services and Kubernetes clusters.
Manage deployments, upgrades, backups, and infrastructure changes.
Optimize performance, scalability, availability, and cost.
Ensure infrastructure complies with security and operational standards.
Cybersecurity Operations
Act as the technical focal point for cybersecurity alerts raised by SOC teams.
Perform initial triage, investigation, containment, remediation, and follow-up of security incidents.
Coordinate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Application, and Operations teams to address identified threats and vulnerabilities.
Support vulnerability management activities, including assessment, remediation planning, implementation, and validation.
Manage and monitor security tools such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Security Center, and endpoint protection solutions.
Implement and maintain security hardening measures across servers, cloud platforms, containers, and applications.
Participate in cybersecurity audits, compliance reviews, penetration tests, and corrective action plans.
Develop and maintain security-related procedures, runbooks, and incident response documentation.
Ensure timely closure of cybersecurity actions and compliance with contractual and corporate security requirements.
DevOps & Automation
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
Automate operational and security tasks using scripting and Infrastructure as Code.
Support application deployments and release management processes.
Required Technical Skills
Microsoft Azure Administration.
Kubernetes (AKS) Administration.
Linux System Administration.
CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins).
Monitoring and observability tools (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
Networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, Firewalls, Load Balancers).
Cybersecurity operations and incident response.
Vulnerability management and remediation.
Microsoft Defender Suite.
Microsoft Sentinel or equivalent SIEM solutions.
Identity and Access Management (IAM).
Security hardening and compliance best practices.
Preferred Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
Microsoft SC-200 Security Operations Analyst.
Microsoft SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator.
Security+ or CISSP.
ITIL Foundation.
Experience Required
Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
Cloud Operations
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
DevOps
System Administration
Platform Support
Infrastructure Operations
Junior to Mid-Level profile accepted.
Strong willingness to learn is considered as important as technical expertise.