Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer Location Pune Hybrid Status Permanent Full Time Package Competitive Salary fixed 5 Day Working Week Remote Home Working with one-off allowance Flexible Working Development Opportunity Personal Technical Group Medical Policy Group OPD Cover Personal Accident Cover Term Life Cover 26 Days Leave 9 Public Holidays Buy Sell Scheme Referral Scheme Why are we hiring a Platform Engineer We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team as we grow In this role you will work closely with cross-functional teams to design develop and maintain scalable reliable and high-performance platforms that power our applications and services You will be responsible for ensuring the availability performance and security of the platform while collaborating with other engineers to create a seamless development experience Who s Instem Well we re a global provider of bespoke industry-leading software solutions and services which facilitate the pre-clinical and clinical phases of the drug discovery process We have over fifteen products in our portfolio used by over 700 pharmaceutical clients including all the top 20 Instem is a unique solutions-based organisation We ve doubled in size over the last 3 years through new business and product enhancement but also via acquisition Our growth plan is progressive and we need you to help us reach that next level What s the culture environment like For a global business of over 300 staff we very much have a family feel You ll be part of a friendly communal solution based flexible environment where you ll feel empowered valued and accountable We ll invest in you as a person and encourage you to take part in companywide workshops for wellbeing mental health critical conversations and strengths What are you responsible for Work with developers to ensure smooth integration and deployment pipelines Develop and maintain automation and infrastructure as code IaC solutions to enhance operational efficiency Design build and maintain infrastructure tools and platforms to support internal and external applications and services Monitor troubleshoot and resolve issues related to platform performance security and scalability Continuously evaluate and improve the architecture tools and processes to optimize performance and reliability Implement best practices for system design security monitoring and incident response Collaborate with other engineering teams to provide infrastructure and platform support ensuring systems are aligned with business needs Build and maintain deployment pipelines using CI CD tools to streamline application deployment Ensure solutions are well documented Participate in on-call rotation and incident management processes Adherence to the Company s Quality Management System to ensure that all work is handled Securely Professionally and Diligently Behavioural Competencies Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field or equivalent experience Proven experience as a Platform Engineer DevOps Engineer or Systems Engineer Strong proficiency in Azure and associated services Hands-on experience with containerization technologies Docker Kubernetes Proficiency in infrastructure automation and configuration management tools ARM Bicep Terraform Ansible Puppet Chef etc Solid knowledge of networking security and system administration principles Strong experience with CI CD tools Azure DevOps Experience with monitoring tools DataDog Azure Monitor Prometheus Grafana New Relic etc Familiarity with scripting and programming languages such as Powershell Python Bash etc Strong troubleshooting problem-solving and analytical skills Skills Knowledge and Experience Experience with microservices architecture and managing cloud-native applications Familiarity with databases and data pipelines Oracle Postgres SQL NoSQL etc Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards GDPR SOC 2 etc Knowledge of configuration management frameworks like Helm and Kubernetes Operators Experience moving from a managed data centre into public cloud Working Citrix would be advantageous Strong knowledge of networking and VPN s Daily millions of lives are improved by the Instem technologies and services that have been deployed by our clients This is a fantastic opportunity for you to help save and prolong people s lives by doing what you do best An Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability Instem stores and processes data using an Applicant Tracking System ATS For more information regarding our privacy policy use the following link http www instem com about data-protection php LI-PD LI-Hybrid