Senior Platform Engineer Needed for Automated Kubernetes Deployment

Harbor Softworks

Contract · Remote · Flexible hours

About the role

Harbor Softworks is building a next‑gen SaaS offering from the ground up. As a Platform Engineer you will shape the core infrastructure for this greenfield product, enabling a fully remote‑first development workflow.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement a Terraform‑based AWS landing zone for the new service, targeting VPC, IAM, and networking by week 2.
• Containerize the core microservices using Docker and set up Helm charts for Kubernetes deployment on EKS.
• Build a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline that runs unit, integration, and security scans, and deploys to a staging cluster on every merge.
• Establish observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) and configure alerts for SLA monitoring.
• Collaborate with the product team to create the "Nimbus Core" module deployment blueprint and hand‑off documentation.

Must-have skills

• 5+ years in cloud infrastructure design, preferably AWS.
• Deep experience with Terraform and IaC best practices.
• Proficient in Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and Helm.
• Strong background in CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions or similar.
• Solid understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.

Nice to have

• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio).
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001).