Expert Platform Engineer
TAWANTECH Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at TAWANTECH. Riyadh · full-time.
Pay not stated Platform Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Build platform architectures and set the engineering standards and technical patterns teams use
- Automate infrastructure with code, and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes and developer tools
- Strengthen container, orchestration and cloud practices while maintaining platform security, resilience and performance
- Resolve difficult infrastructure problems, create self-service tools and guide engineers through technical decisions
- Assess platform technologies and coordinate improvements with architecture, security, cloud, SRE and application teams
What you bring
- A degree in computer science, IT, software engineering or a related discipline
- At least eight years in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE or cloud infrastructure
- Production experience with Kubernetes and AWS, plus Terraform and CI/CD automation
- Background supporting highly available platforms, with monitoring, incident response and production troubleshooting
Who this fits
This mid-level, hands-on role suits an experienced platform engineer who can guide other engineers and work across technical teams. The position is based on-site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Experience in banking, fintech or payments, along with familiarity with PCI-DSS, is preferred.
From the employer
Purpose:
To design and evolve scalable, secure, and resilient technology platforms that enable engineering teams to efficiently develop, deploy, operate, and monitor enterprise applications and digital services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable platform architecture and engineering solutions.
- Define platform engineering standards, patterns, and technical practices.
- Develop and enhance infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities.
- Design and optimize CI/CD platforms, deployment pipelines, and developer tooling.
- Drive containerization, orchestration, cloud, and platform automation practices.
- Ensure platform security, resilience, availability, scalability, and performance.
- Lead technical resolution of complex platform and infrastructure issues.
- Develop self-service platform capabilities that improve developer productivity.
- Evaluate platform technologies and recommend improvements and modernization opportunities.
- Provide advanced technical guidance and mentorship to engineers.
- Collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, SRE, and application engineering teams.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure.
- Expert hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS Cloud in production environments.
- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD automation.
- Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, security, and cloud architecture.
- Proven experience designing and supporting highly available, scalable, and resilient platforms.
- Strong experience with monitoring, observability, incident management, and production troubleshooting.
- Experience in Banking, FinTech, or Payment environments is highly preferred.
- Good understanding of PCI-DSS and security/compliance requirements.
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