Referrals Only

SeniorPlatformEngineer

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Platform Engineer at Referrals Only. Skills: Platform Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code. launch projects. evaluate existing infrastructure”

What You'll Achieve.

better outcomes for clients; support ambitious business goals; consistently met on projects; achieve positive outcomes

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

find solutions; adjust and suggest innovative solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

design and implementation of enterprise and/or web-scale hosting platforms, administer application servers, administer web servers, administer databases, deep understanding of cloud and virtualization platforms, infrastructure automation, application hosting technologies, experience working with software delivery teams, DevOps philosophies, Agile methods, Infrastructure as Code, working with at least one IaaS cloud platform, two or more application runtime platforms, physical servers, virtual servers, container clusters, serverless, databases, write scripts using at least one scripting language, building one or more of: Linux servers, building one or more of: Windows servers, building one or more of: container clusters, experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools, worked with monitoring systems for availability, worked with monitoring systems for performance, worked with monitoring systems for security, understanding of security concerns, understanding of security threats, understanding of security approaches, infrastructure platform vulnerabilities, secrets management, network security, software supply chain security

Nice to Have

experience with unit testing, automated testing tools, stress and performance testing

What You'll Do.

evaluate existing infrastructure

build technical roadmap

build impactful solution

build infrastructure practice

monitor technical expectations

guidance in platform engineering

guidance in infrastructure engineering

establish partnerships

suggest innovative solutions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

working within teams; collaboration with other practitioners; collaboration with business development teams; collaboration with marketing teams; collaboration with capabilities development teams; interacting with teammates; partnering with infrastructure technicians; partnering with support analysts; partnering with network analysts; partnering with security analysts; partnering with system administrators; partnering with IT managers; collaborating with senior IT groups

Communication Scope

communicating technical concepts to nontechnical audiences

Full Job Description

Senior Platform Engineers help clients build and evolve systems that client organizations use to deliver and run software. They are comfortable working within teams of people with diverse roles and levels of experience to find solutions that meet the needs of the organization. They combine technical expertise and understanding with consideration of different situational needs. They champion technical quality and effective ways of working as a means to better outcomes for clients, rather than an end in themselves. They help clients to understand agile ways of working and DevOps as a mindset for collaboration. Job responsibilities You will work within teams to launch projects through hands-on implementation, evaluate existing infrastructure and drive improvements. You will explore the client’s needs and collaborate on building a technical roadmap and impactful solution that will support their ambitious business goals. You will help shape and build Thoughtworks’ cloud and infrastructure practice through collaboration with other practitioners, business development, marketing and capabilities development teams. You will ensure and build the controls and processes for continuous delivery and evolution of infrastructure and applications, driving automation through all stages of the process. You will take a proactive role in monitoring and ensuring that technical expectations of deliverables are consistently met on projects. You will provide expertise and guidance in the areas of DevOps, cloud, platform and infrastructure engineering, both internally and in client sites. You will establish trusting and thoughtful partnerships with a client’s engineering leadership. You will adjust and suggest innovative solutions to current constraints and business policies. Job qualifications Technical Skills You can contribute to the design and implementation of enterprise and/or web-scale hosting platforms and can administer application servers, web servers and databases. You have a deep

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