Staff Platform Engineer
Sumerge Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 On-site Cairo Full-time Senior Platform & Infrastructure
At a glance
Senior Platform & Infrastructure role at Sumerge. Cairo · full-time.
Pay not stated Platform Engineer salary
RolePlatform & Infrastructure
SenioritySenior
LocationCairo
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 6, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Build and refine secure platform infrastructure, delivery pipelines and Infrastructure as Code solutions
- Run Kubernetes and OpenShift environments and container workloads to support availability and resilient operations
- Deploy and tune IBM Cloud Pak Stacks, Confluent, Elasticsearch and related platform technologies
- Set up monitoring, logs, alerts and observability, then respond to incidents and resolve platform issues
- Strengthen platform security, backups and disaster recovery, while documenting standards and supporting audits
What you bring
- At least four years in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure or a related discipline
- A degree or diploma in computer science, engineering or a related field
- Hands-on knowledge of Linux or Windows administration, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, CI/CD, scripting and infrastructure as code
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, networking, production support and service reliability
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can lead technical initiatives and work across teams on automation and platform improvements. The position is based on-site in Cairo, Egypt.
From the employer
Our Staff Platform Engineer Designs, implement, maintain, and continuously improves the organization's platforms and infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, security, scalability, and operational efficiency
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable platform infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
- Manage Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms and containerized workloads while ensuring high availability, performance, and operational resilience.
- Deploy, administer, and optimize IBM Cloud Pak Stacks, Confluent, Elasticsearch, and related platform technologies.
- Ensure effective monitoring, incident response,, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to proactively identify and resolve platform issues.
- Strengthening platform security through access management, vulnerability remediation, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive DevOps adoption, automation initiatives, and continuous platform improvements.
- Maintain technical standards, operational documentation, deployment guides, and support audits and operational reviews
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or related disciplines.
- Strong experience with Linux/Windows administration, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, scripting, Infrastructure as Code, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms, networking, production support, and service reliability practices.
- Exposure to IBM Cloud Pak Stacks, Confluent, and Elasticsearch is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of incident management, troubleshooting, security best practices, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
- Excellent problem-solving, planning, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to lead technical initiatives.
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