{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8aafcd4f001a386d18dd0f85","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8aafcd4f001a386d18dd0f85","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8aafcd4f001a386d18dd0f85","title":"Senior Platform Engineer","description":"The Senior Platform Engineer is a hands-on engineering role on a platform development team responsible for building and operating Flexential's IT platforms including observability, devops, ITSM incident and release mgmt, and Integrations technologies.\nThis role develops and manages critical platform subsystems for high availability, operational resiliency, security and scalability utilizing native-AI enablement for all outcomes. This is an individual contributor role with significant technical ownership and direct impact on critical Flexential technology roadmap.\nYou will work across infrastructure, automation, and application layers — deploying Kubernetes workloads, authoring Terraform modules, building Ansible playbooks, and building GitLab pipelines that other engineers depend on daily.\nKey Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions\nDesign, develop and operationally manage automated, resilient, high availability, self-healing, secure platforms with native-AI capabilities for IT needs, serving both internal as well as customer business capabilities.\nDevelop, and manage the Observability OpenTelemetry Central Backend Stack: Grafana Enterprise, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Alertmanager on Kubernetes/RKE2 via Helm and GitLab CI-CD.\nBuild and manage iaC and CI-CD for automated provisiong and deployment, including Terraform modules for Infra/VM/storage provisioning, Ansible AWX playbooks for OS/App bootstrap, ArgoCD and Helm for Kubernetes configuration.\nDevelop and manage OpenTelemetry Prometheus scrape profile library including SNMP exporters, REST API exporters, and cloud provider exporters (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP) for multiple device classes.\nDevelop AIOps capabilities on platforms for e.g Observability use-cases: anomaly detection integrations, event correlation rules in Alertmanager, and synthetic monitoring patterns to reduce alert noise.\nConfigure and maintain Zabbix auto-discovery: network range scanning, device classification, and Prometheus service discovery integration.\nBuild and harden Edge Stack deployments (Prometheus + OTel collector) per data center site using GitOps templates.\nIntegrate Alertmanager with ServiceNow: webhook routing, ticket enrichment, auto-close logic, and escalation policy configuration.\nMaintain platform security: Conjur/CyberArk secret injection at runtime, mTLS between stack components, RBAC in Grafana Enterprise.\nAuthor and maintain Grafana dashboards in JSON/GitLab — facility overview, network health, RED metrics, application telemetry.\nMentor mid-level engineers, lead code reviews, and establish engineering standards for the team.\nRepresent platform engineering in cross-functional architecture reviews and executive-level program updates.\nPerform other duties as required and assigned.\nRequired Qualifications\nDevOps / Automation\n5+ years in a production environment.\nKubernetes (RKE2/k3s).\nHelm chart deployment.\nSystem services.\nDocker/container.\nLGTM Stack Development and Configuration\n4+ years: Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo configuration, tuning, dash-boarding and production operations.\nPrometheus required.\nSenior-level Python / Scripting Frameworks\n5+ years.\nAutomation scripts.\nExporter development.\nGitLab pipeline scripting.\nREST API integrations.\nGitOps / CI/CD\n5+ years.\nGitLab CI/CD pipeline authoring.\nTerraform and Ansible as primary IaC tools.\nArgoCD or Flux preferred.\nAIOps / Observability Engineering\n2+ years.\nAlertmanager rule authoring.\nAnomaly detection integration.\nEvent correlation.\nNoise reduction techniques.\nWorking Infrastructure (Linux/VM) Management Knowledge\n5+ years.\nLinux administration.\nVMware vCenter/VCF experience.\nNetapp storage management.\nNetwork fundamentals (SNMP, TCP/IP).\nSecrets Management\n2+ years.\nCyberArk/Conjur, HashiCorp Vault, or equivalent.\nRuntime secret injection patterns.\nMinimal travel may be required.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience and/or knowledge of ITSM processes and workflow automation e.g. Incident & Response Mgmt (IRM), Release mgmt., ServiceNow ITSM integration, alert routing, escalation policy design, SLA-driven on-call workflows.\nHands-on experience or working knowledge of Boomi integrations PaaS(iPaaS) technologies.\nExperience working with BAS / BMS systems in a Datacenter / OT environment.\nHands-on experience working with AWS products in a Well-architected Framework and multi-account model to develop various compute, storage, network iaaS and PaaS services for IT applications.\nBase Pay Range: Annualized salary range offered for this position is estimated to be $150,000 - $165,000. However, the actual pay range depends on each candidate's experience, location, and qualifications.\n#LI-Hybrid\nAt Flexential, we value diversity and believe that different perspectives and unique skills make us stronger as a team. While we've outlined the qualities and skills we are looking for in this job posting, we understand that there may be attributes and abilities that aren't explicitly listed but could be a perfect fit for our team. We want to emphasize that you shouldn't hesitate to apply if you don't meet every requirement. We're enthusiastic about assembling a diverse team of individuals who bring various talents to the table. Your unique perspective and abilities may be just what we need to drive innovation and success. If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in our environment, we encourage you to apply.\n\nBenefits of working at Flexential\n\nMedical, Telehealth, Dental and Vision\n401(k)\nHealth Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nLife and AD&D\nShort Term and Long-Term disability\nFlex Paid Time Off (PTO)\nLeave of Absence\nEmployee Assistance Program\nWellness Program\nRewards and Recognition Program\nBenefits are subject to change at the Company's discretion.\nFlexential participates in the E-Verify program. Please click here for more information.\nEEOC Statement: Flexential is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.","company":"Flexential","rawCompany":"flexential","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T21:29:15.890Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Platform Engineer","description":"The Senior Platform Engineer is a hands-on engineering role on a platform development team responsible for building and operating Flexential's IT platforms including observability, devops, ITSM incident and release mgmt, and Integrations technologies.\nThis role develops and manages critical platform subsystems for high availability, operational resiliency, security and scalability utilizing native-AI enablement for all outcomes. This is an individual contributor role with significant technical ownership and direct impact on critical Flexential technology roadmap.\nYou will work across infrastructure, automation, and application layers — deploying Kubernetes workloads, authoring Terraform modules, building Ansible playbooks, and building GitLab pipelines that other engineers depend on daily.\nKey Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions\nDesign, develop and operationally manage automated, resilient, high availability, self-healing, secure platforms with native-AI capabilities for IT needs, serving both internal as well as customer business capabilities.\nDevelop, and manage the Observability OpenTelemetry Central Backend Stack: Grafana Enterprise, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Alertmanager on Kubernetes/RKE2 via Helm and GitLab CI-CD.\nBuild and manage iaC and CI-CD for automated provisiong and deployment, including Terraform modules for Infra/VM/storage provisioning, Ansible AWX playbooks for OS/App bootstrap, ArgoCD and Helm for Kubernetes configuration.\nDevelop and manage OpenTelemetry Prometheus scrape profile library including SNMP exporters, REST API exporters, and cloud provider exporters (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP) for multiple device classes.\nDevelop AIOps capabilities on platforms for e.g Observability use-cases: anomaly detection integrations, event correlation rules in Alertmanager, and synthetic monitoring patterns to reduce alert noise.\nConfigure and maintain Zabbix auto-discovery: network range scanning, device classification, and Prometheus service discovery integration.\nBuild and harden Edge Stack deployments (Prometheus + OTel collector) per data center site using GitOps templates.\nIntegrate Alertmanager with ServiceNow: webhook routing, ticket enrichment, auto-close logic, and escalation policy configuration.\nMaintain platform security: Conjur/CyberArk secret injection at runtime, mTLS between stack components, RBAC in Grafana Enterprise.\nAuthor and maintain Grafana dashboards in JSON/GitLab — facility overview, network health, RED metrics, application telemetry.\nMentor mid-level engineers, lead code reviews, and establish engineering standards for the team.\nRepresent platform engineering in cross-functional architecture reviews and executive-level program updates.\nPerform other duties as required and assigned.\nRequired Qualifications\nDevOps / Automation\n5+ years in a production environment.\nKubernetes (RKE2/k3s).\nHelm chart deployment.\nSystem services.\nDocker/container.\nLGTM Stack Development and Configuration\n4+ years: Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo configuration, tuning, dash-boarding and production operations.\nPrometheus required.\nSenior-level Python / Scripting Frameworks\n5+ years.\nAutomation scripts.\nExporter development.\nGitLab pipeline scripting.\nREST API integrations.\nGitOps / CI/CD\n5+ years.\nGitLab CI/CD pipeline authoring.\nTerraform and Ansible as primary IaC tools.\nArgoCD or Flux preferred.\nAIOps / Observability Engineering\n2+ years.\nAlertmanager rule authoring.\nAnomaly detection integration.\nEvent correlation.\nNoise reduction techniques.\nWorking Infrastructure (Linux/VM) Management Knowledge\n5+ years.\nLinux administration.\nVMware vCenter/VCF experience.\nNetapp storage management.\nNetwork fundamentals (SNMP, TCP/IP).\nSecrets Management\n2+ years.\nCyberArk/Conjur, HashiCorp Vault, or equivalent.\nRuntime secret injection patterns.\nMinimal travel may be required.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience and/or knowledge of ITSM processes and workflow automation e.g. Incident & Response Mgmt (IRM), Release mgmt., ServiceNow ITSM integration, alert routing, escalation policy design, SLA-driven on-call workflows.\nHands-on experience or working knowledge of Boomi integrations PaaS(iPaaS) technologies.\nExperience working with BAS / BMS systems in a Datacenter / OT environment.\nHands-on experience working with AWS products in a Well-architected Framework and multi-account model to develop various compute, storage, network iaaS and PaaS services for IT applications.\nBase Pay Range: Annualized salary range offered for this position is estimated to be $150,000 - $165,000. However, the actual pay range depends on each candidate's experience, location, and qualifications.\n#LI-Hybrid\nAt Flexential, we value diversity and believe that different perspectives and unique skills make us stronger as a team. While we've outlined the qualities and skills we are looking for in this job posting, we understand that there may be attributes and abilities that aren't explicitly listed but could be a perfect fit for our team. We want to emphasize that you shouldn't hesitate to apply if you don't meet every requirement. We're enthusiastic about assembling a diverse team of individuals who bring various talents to the table. Your unique perspective and abilities may be just what we need to drive innovation and success. If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in our environment, we encourage you to apply.\n\nBenefits of working at Flexential\n\nMedical, Telehealth, Dental and Vision\n401(k)\nHealth Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nLife and AD&D\nShort Term and Long-Term disability\nFlex Paid Time Off (PTO)\nLeave of Absence\nEmployee Assistance Program\nWellness Program\nRewards and Recognition Program\nBenefits are subject to change at the Company's discretion.\nFlexential participates in the E-Verify program. Please click here for more information.\nEEOC Statement: Flexential is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.","datePosted":"2026-08-03T21:29:15.890Z","dateModified":"2026-08-03T21:29:15.890Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Flexential","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denver","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"8aafcd4f001a386d18dd0f85"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8aafcd4f001a386d18dd0f85"}}