What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Engineer position at McKinsol Consulting Inc?
Platform Engineer ( Combination of Release Engineer, Monitor Kibana, Dynatrace, Apigee)
- 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, Open Telemetry (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.
- Minimum 7 years of experience is required.