Platform Engineer

• Build and ship GitLab CI/CD pipelines service by service
• Implement CodeDeploy canary deployments, multi-region orchestration with manual gates, automated rollback on CloudWatch alarms and smoke tests
• Migrate services from the legacy deployment system to self-contained per-repository pipelines
• Run old and new pipelines in parallel for zero-risk cutover
• Validate migrations against live production traffic and confirm service health
• Complete pre-migration audits to identify what to retain, redesign or remove
• Make pragmatic engineering decisions within the agreed architecture and Pipeline Construction Standard
• Coordinate with development teams on production deployment windows
• Validate environment configurations so teams can verify services after migration
• Document decisions, issues and fixes in repositories
• Improve the Pipeline Construction Standard and reference patterns
• Contribute to shared GitLab CI templates, CDK construct libraries and self-service tooling
• Work within a hands-on team of 4-6 engineers alongside the Lead Platform Engineer
• Support deployment experiences for approximately 250 active repositories across Lambda, ECS Fargate, ECS Windows, EC2 and S3/CloudFront in four production regions

Requirements

• Deep experience with GitLab CI/CD, including multi-stage pipelines, environments, manual gates, shared templates and self-hosted runners
• AWS CodeDeploy experience with canary/blue-green deployments and automated rollback
• Multi-region orchestration across Lambda, ECS/Fargate and EC2
• Solid working knowledge of IAM cross-account roles, CloudFormation and SSM Parameter Store
• Track record delivering a migration or modernisation program in a live production environment
• Strong shell scripting and AWS CLI fluency
• Ability to build pipelines supporting AI-assisted and agent-driven workflows
• AWS CDK experience in TypeScript or Python
• Experience migrating away from legacy CI/CD systems, including parallel running and flag-based cutover
• Experience with .NET build pipelines, including dotnet publish and zip packaging
• Knowledge of DORA metrics and deployment frequency observability
• Developer experience design, self-service tooling, repository templates and internal platform thinking
• AWS certifications such as DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect are desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, with a strong focus on AWS CodeDeploy, multi-region orchestration, and migration strategies. Proficient in scripting and tooling to enhance deployment processes and ensure service reliability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS CodeDeploy
• Multi-Region Orchestration
• Shell Scripting
• AWS CDK

Hard Skills

• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS CodeDeploy
• Multi-Region Orchestration
• Shell Scripting
• AWS CLI
• AWS CDK
• TypeScript
• Python
• .NET Build Pipelines
• DORA Metrics

Certifications & Qualifications

• DevOps Engineer Professional
• Solutions Architect

Industry Keywords

• Migration
• Modernization Program
• Deployment Frequency
• Self-Service Tooling
• Repository Templates

Tools & Technologies

• CloudFormation
• SSM Parameter Store
• Lambda
• ECS Fargate
• ECS Windows
• EC2
• S3
• CloudFront