Cloud Platform Engineer

Formula.Monks, part of Media.Monks and S4 Capital, is a global consulting firm mastering AI-powered transformations for the Fortune 100. We combine long-term strategic thinking, deep enterprise experience, and a human-centered approach to help clients transform business processes and dominate their industries.
About the RoleAs a Cloud Platform Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Kafka messaging clusters to serve as the foundation for application pub/sub requirements. You’ll collaborate closely with application teams to translate their needs into scalable, maintainable services, while bringing a strong incremental and MVP-based approach to all tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Kafka clusters to meet application pub/sub demands.
• Collaborate with application teams to translate requirements into deliverable services.
• Optimize performance around messaging platforms within the application.
• Contribute to the build and operation of Kubernetes (K8s) clusters and cloud environments.
• Leverage application observability platforms to improve system reliability and performance.
• Take a data-driven approach to troubleshooting and decision-making for platform operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in cloud platform engineering or related fields.
• Expertise in building and managing Kafka clusters, with proven experience in pub/sub messaging systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++ (alternatively Java or Node.js).
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, ideally AWS (experience with GCP or Azure also acceptable).
• Experience integrating with application teams to ensure infrastructure serves user needs.
• Knowledge of performance optimization strategies in Kafka or messaging platforms.
• Experience working in Kubernetes (K8s) and containerized environments.
• Familiarity with observability tools and metrics for monitoring.
• A demonstrated MVP-based and incremental approach to development.
• Strong English Skills (B2+)

Desirable Skills (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with data science tooling such as Python, Pandas, Snowflake, Spark, or S3.
• Familiarity with running containerized environments at scale.
• A data-driven mindset in addressing operational challenges.

Formula.Monks does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
At Formula.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to welcoming team members who reflect the communities we serve.Unsure if your skills meet all of our requirements?
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