Platform Engineer

Breeze is hiring- join us!

We are searching for a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in AWS, GitLab, and DevOps practices to join our dynamic team. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps processes. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our platform.

Here’s what you’ll do

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS according to best practices.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD to automate software delivery and deployment.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Monitor and optimize the performance, availability, and cost of AWS resources and GitLab pipelines.
• Troubleshoot issues related to cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud architecture, CI/CD processes, and DevOps practices.
• Stay up to date with the latest AWS services, GitLab features, and DevOps best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams on AWS, GitLab, and DevOps practices.

Here’s what you need to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related experience
• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role
• Strong understanding of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, etc.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar CI/CD tools
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes is a plus
• Familiarity with Git version control system
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in CS or other relevant field of study
• Experience using Kubernetes, EKS, Terraform and Ansible
• Additional certifications correlating with Site Reliability Engineering

Skills/Talents

• Exemplifies Breeze’s safety culture, values, and mission
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with individuals and teams at all levels in the organization

Perks of the Job

• Health, Vision and Dental
• Health Savings Account with Breeze Employee Match
• 401K with Breeze Employee Match
• PTO
• Travel on Breeze and other Airlines too!