Sr Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead platform maintenance task, upgrades, and patching across our Kubernetes clusters and in cluster services to ensure stability and security.
• Design and implement automation efforts to reduce manual tasks and improve system reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, acting as a point of escalation for complex issues. Perform root cause analysis and participate in incident/problem management processes.
• Act as a technical lead, providing mentorship, guidance, and code reviews for junior engineers.
• Partner with engineering leads across Platform infrastructure to define the technical roadmap for the Kubernetes platform and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams, addressing queries and requests related to Kubernetes and infrastructure.
• Develop and improve observability by developing dashboards and alerting within Grafana to drive improvements in MTTD and MTTR.
• Your Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience managing and supporting infrastructure in a Public Cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• In depth knowledge and operational experience with large-scale and multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.
• A solid understanding of Linux system administration.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform.
• Experience with Observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or OpenTelemetry.
• Software development or scripting skills for automation (e.g., Python, Go, or Bash).
• Proven track record of designing, deploying, and maintaining highly available cloud architectures.
• Experience working in an operational context, including an understanding of incident management and on-call responsibilities.
• Preferred Skills
• Experience with Kubernetes in-cluster services like Ingress Controllers (e.g., Traefik, Ingress NGINX), Cert Manager, and a Service Mesh (eg. Istio).
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansi

Benefits

Additional Information

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers' success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who's who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform. Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins - big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you'll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let's build what's next - together! Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who's who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers' success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals . We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you'll be part of a winning culture that's dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you'll join us. Let's create something incredible together! We're looking for a Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer to join our Platform Infrastructure Operations Team in Gurugram. In this role, you will be responsible for the operational health, maintenance, and reliability of the Kubernetes infrastructure and in-cluster services that underpin Anaplan's SaaS product offering. You will focus on maintaining the stability and performance of our large-scale production environments. This includes participating in on-call rotations, responding to incidents, performing essential maintenance, and supporting our developer teams with Kubernetes related queries and asks. This is a hands-on role where you will work with a broad range of modern infrastructure technologies to ensure our platform is secure, resilient, and efficient. This role will report directly to the Engineering Manager.

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