Platform Engineer

Start Date: ASAPLocation: UAEDuration: 6 monthsDescriptionA senior technical role responsible for designing, automating, securing, and operating multi‑cloud platform (OCI & GCP). Ensures high availability, resilience, security, and compliance for all banking workloads while driving automation, GitOps, and operational excellence.ResponsibilitiesDesign and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform across Google Cloud (GCP) and Oracle Cloud (OCI).Operate and optimize managed Kubernetes clusters (OKE & GKE).Manage platform services: Kong API Gateway, Istio / Service Mesh, Vault, ExternalDNS.Implement GitOps automation using ArgoCD and integrate CI/CD pipelines.Deploy and manage observability platforms: Dynatrace, Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana.Enhance platform security including SAST, DAST, RBAC, mTLS, image scanning, and DevSecOps controls.Lead DR failover/failback ensuring alignment with RTO/RPO and SAMA IT Governance.Troubleshoot distributed systems and guide engineering teams.Drive platform scalability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.Required SkillsDeep expertise in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Terraform.Strong managed Kubernetes experience including HA, upgrades, scaling, mesh, gateways.Proficiency with Istio, API Gateways, Service Mesh, and traffic management.Experience with Vault for secrets management and PKI.GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD automation, Helm, Kustomize.Strong troubleshooting of microservices and distributed systems#J-18808-Ljbffr