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Platform Engineer

United States, Chicago Employment contract 145000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 28, 2026
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Job Responsibility

  • Ensure cloud services are leveraged to their full potential (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and best practices are being followed
  • Help manage our public cloud growth and continuously improve Akuna's hybrid-cloud operating model
  • Evaluate proposed solution architectures and provide recommendations
  • Provision, configure, and monitor technologies such as Kubernetes (EKS and on-premise), Spark, Kafka, and other large-scale distributed databases
  • Automate infrastructure management and development pipelines with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and GitLab
  • Explore new technologies in the cloud-native/container ecosystem
  • Work with Infrastructure and Development teams to monitor systems, clusters and cloud deployments to detect errors and monitor performance
  • Adhere to the engineering mindset of creating and maintaining performant and reliable production systems

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles
  • This role is available hybrid from our Chicago office or fully remote.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred
  • Deep experience deploying, operating, and scaling production Kubernetes platforms, including Amazon EKS
  • Strong expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS
  • experience with GCP is a plus
  • Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including reusable module development, state management, and platform automation
  • Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms
  • Strong knowledge of observability, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational troubleshooting
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
  • Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills in distributed production environments
  • Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages
  • Experience with cloud-native data services, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and mentor engineers
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across engineering, operations, and business teams
  • The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role

Nice to have

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred
  • experience with GCP is a plus

What we offer

  • employer-paid medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • retirement contributions
  • paid time off
  • discretionary performance bonus
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