Platform Engineer

About the job Platform Engineer Role Overvie wPlatform Engineers at Fractal are responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the infrastructure that powers enterprise analytics platforms. In this role, you will manage dbt and Airflow instances, handle system upgrades, resolve infrastructure issues, and support the development and deployment of custom applications — all while adhering to rigorous security and compliance standards. This is a high-impact engineering role at the heart of a modern cloud-native data stack . Key Responsibiliti esDevelop, deploy, and maintain dbt and Airflow instances in producti onManage Kubernetes clusters and containerized applicatio nsImplement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data applicatio nsHandle system upgrades, version migrations, and maintenance windo wsTroubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues affecting pipeline executi onImplement monitoring, alerting, and logging for infrastructure heal thManage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormati onProvide security hardening and ensure compliance with InfoSec polici esSupport ML compute infrastructure and scaling requiremen tsCollaborate with data engineers on pipeline optimization and troubleshooti ngDocument infrastructure architecture, procedures, and runboo ksParticipate in on-call rotation for infrastructure support and incident respon se Required Ski llsLatAm Position (G7): 6-10 years of platform/infrastructure engineering experie nce3+ years with Kubernetes and container orchestrat ion3+ years with AWS or similar cloud platfo rms2+ years managing data infrastructure (Airflow, dbt, or simil ar)Expert-level Kubernetes administration and orchestrat ionAdvanced AWS knowledge: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWa tchProficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansi bleStrong Python and Bash scripting ski llsExperience with dbt and Airflow infrastructure and scal ingKnowledge of networking concepts: proxies, load balancers, DNS, V PNsUnderstanding of security best practices: SSO, OIDC, IAM, encrypt ionMonitoring and logging tools: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK st ack Preferred Sk illsStrong problem-solving and debugging sk illsExcellent documentation pract icesAbility to work under pressure during incidents and out agesCollaborative approach to supporting multiple t eamsCommitment to reliability and operational excell enceBachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related f ieldMasters degree or relevant cloud certifications prefe rred