Platform Engineer
About Xebia
Xebia is a trusted advisor in the modern era of digital transformation, serving hundreds of leading brands worldwide with end-to-end IT solutions. The company has experts specializing in technology consulting, software engineering, AI, digital products and platforms, data, cloud, intelligent automation, agile transformation, and industry digitization. In addition to providing high-quality digital consulting and state-of-the-art software development, Xebia has a host of standardized solutions that substantially reduce the time-to-market for businesses.
Xebia also offers a diverse portfolio of training courses to help support forward-thinking organizations as they look to upskill and educate their workforce to capitalize on the latest digital capabilities. The company has a strong presence across 16 countries with development centres across the US, Latin America, Western Europe, Poland, the Nordics, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
Strong expertise in platform engineering, including infrastructure, platform and services design, automation, and DevOps.
. Proven experience with cloud & Big data platforms like Azure & Cloudera etc..
. Strong hands-on experience in azure PaaS services like Event Hub, Azure Functions, ADF, Databricks, Synapse, Cosmos DB, and Azure Storage(ADLS Gen2).
. Good to have experience in Dataiku, PowerBi & Tableau tools.
. Expertise in large-scale data platform implementations both on On-prem and Cloud platforms.
. Proficiency in modern development methodologies, tools, and practices (e.g., DevOps, GitOps, docker & Kubernetes services).
. Proven experience in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps principles, and infrastructure-as-code (IaaC) tools.
. Experience in building and maintaining highly available, secure, resilient and complex data platforms.
. Deep understanding of Azure networking, cybersecurity and inter-service security.
. Define and execute platform engineering strategies aligned with business objectives.
. Develop and implement frameworks for scalable platform delivery adhering to best practices.
. Enhance and maintain platform capabilities to support cross-functional teams.
. Collaborate within agile teams to decompose platform requirements into actionable tasks.
. Collaborate with architects and technical leadership on roadmap evaluation and adoption of emerging tools/technologies.
. Lead a team of platform engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
. Conduct peer reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and alignment with platform standards.
. Take end-to-end ownership of the platform's technical aspects, ensuring quality, scalability, and reliability.
. Recommend and implement technical improvements, including design, testing, performance optimization, and adoption of new methodologies.
. Contribute to low-level platform architecture/technical design aligned with high-level solutions and business needs.
. Conduct cost optimization for Azure resources, ensuring budget alignment without compromising performance.
. Ensure platform documentation is regularly updated, accessible, and aligned with best practices.
. Advocate for adherence to SDLC frameworks and engineering principles to deliver robust platform solutions.
. Identify and introduce tools, frameworks, and processes to optimize platform engineering workflows.
. Actively participate in the Platform Engineering Chapter to drive modernization and maturity in platform capabilities.
. Drive technical excellence by promoting continuous learning and development.
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