Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer

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About Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Intellect Design Arena Ltd is a global leader in financial technology for banking, insurance, and capital markets. We bring digital transformation through composable, cloud-native, and API-first platforms powered by AI and design thinking.

Job Summary

Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of

  Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  using

  Terraform

  .
• Deploy, manage, and maintain

  Kubernetes clusters

  across multiple environments.
• Implement

  cluster state backup

  strategies using tools like

  Velero

  .
• Deploy and manage

  CI/CD tooling

  and pipelines using

  Argo CD, Workflows, Events, and Rollouts

  .
• Manage container and system-level

  security scanning

  using tools such as

  Snyk

  and

  Trivy

  .
• Perform

  system and Kubernetes hardening

  , including writing and enforcing

  security policies

  .
• Build out and document

  platform operational procedures

  , runbooks, and automation workflows.
• Define and regularly test

  disaster recovery (DR) processes

  at the system level.
• Maintain and document a comprehensive

  connectivity matrix

  across environments.
• Implement and support

  cluster and system-level monitoring

  using

  Grafana

  ,

  Prometheus

  , and

  Uptime-Kuma

  .
• Implement

  log aggregation and management

  using

  Grafana Loki

  and

  Alloy

  .
• Define and enforce

  capacity planning

  and

  auto-scaling rules

  for infrastructure components.
• Participate in

  production support

  , launch planning, and environment readiness activities.
• Collaborate in

  architecture reviews

  , provide technical guidance, and support infrastructure design updates.
• Support and manage

  3rd party integrations and secure connections

  .

Tooling & Technologies

• GitOps & CI/CD Tools

  : Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Argo Events, Argo Rollouts

• Container Security

  : Snyk, Trivy

• Kubernetes & Ecosystem

  : Helm, Kubectl, Nginx, Istio, Velero

• Monitoring & Observability

  : Grafana, Prometheus, Uptime-Kuma

• Log Management

  : Grafana Loki, Alloy

• Support & Collaboration

  : Jira

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles
• Strong expertise with Kubernetes and GitOps tools
• Experience writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Familiarity with system security, RBAC, network policies, and hardening techniques
• Excellent problem-solving skills and cross-functional collaboration abilities
• Certifications like

  CKA

  ,

  CKS

  ,

  Terraform Associate

  , or

  cloud provider certifications

  are a plus