Hybrid Senior Platform Support Engineer

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About the role

  • Sr. Platform Support Engineer in SRE Operations team at Saviynt. Ensuring stability and reliability of Enterprise Identity Cloud through application support and operational ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Strong pod-level troubleshooting skills in AKS/EKS (not just restarting pods).
  • Analyze application and DB (RDS, MySQL) performance issues.
  • Deeply investigate and analyze application performance issues (Java, Grails, Hibernate), identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
  • Oversee the monitoring of our SaaS applications and underlying infrastructure (Kubernetes on AWS and Azure, VPN connections, customer applications, Elastic Search, MySQL) for alerts and performance issues.
  • Strong understanding of basic computing concepts like DNS, IP addressing, Networking, and LDAP.
  • Effectively participate and contribute in on-call escalations with a strong operational mindset and provide technical guidance during critical incidents.
  • Proactively communicate with customers on technical issues when required.
  • Ability to guide junior engineers when needed technically.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of alerts, incidents, and service requests reported through FreshService, ensuring timely and accurate logging, prioritization, resolution, and escalation.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, and knowledge base articles to standardize incident resolution and service request fulfillment.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize operational efficiency, reduce incident rates, and improve service request turnaround times via engineering automation to reduce toil and waste.
  • Collaborate with backend engineering and development teams to troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and implement preventative measures.
  • Ensure adherence to defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for operational performance.
  • Maintain operational documentation, including system diagrams, contact lists, and escalation paths.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant security and compliance policies.
  • Plan and coordinate scheduled maintenance activities with minimal impact to service availability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT/Cloud operations and application support (specifically Java apps), with knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure).
  • Strong experience with application support (Java, Grails, Hibernate) and performance analysis in a production environment, able to pinpoint a performance degradation through analysis.
  • Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and services on both AWS and Azure platforms including Gov cloud requirements.
  • Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, specifically Kubernetes.
  • End-to-end technical accountability and operational ownership.
  • Willingness to work in a 24/7 operating model (including Night Shift).
  • Experience managing and troubleshooting network connectivity, including VPNs and connections to external networks.
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools and practices, with experience in setting up and responding to alerts.
  • Hands-on experience with log management and analysis tools, preferably Elastic Search.
  • Working knowledge of database systems, preferably MySQL, including L2 troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
  • Experience with ITSM (IT Service Management) systems, preferably FreshService, including incident, problem, and service request management processes.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with a data-driven approach.
  • Experience with Grafana systems and dashboards is a plus.
  • Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in developing and documenting operational procedures and runbooks.
  • Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.
  • Experience working in a SaaS environment is highly desirable

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Learning and tremendous opportunities to grow and advance in your career.

Job title

Senior Platform Support Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$110,000 - $140,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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