Sr. Platform Engineer

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 21 sequential quarters of growth with $389.7M in Q1 FY26 revenue, up 3.9% Q-o-Q and 18.8% Y-o-Y growth. Our 25,000+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been named the fastest-growing Indian IT services brand in the "Brand Finance India 100" 2025 report. We were also cited as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens 2025 for Digital Engineering Services 2025 and the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Application Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2025

About Position:

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Role: Sr. Platform Engineer

· Location: Sydney, Australia

· Experience: 8 to 10 years

· Job Type: Full Time Employment

· Mandatory Mention 3 skills: AWS, Microsoft Power Platform, Azure

Job Description:

• Multi-Cloud Platforms (Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, AWS)

Position Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with strong Site Reliability Engineering expertise to design, implement, and maintain our cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and AWS environments. This role will be instrumental in driving our cloud strategy, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability of our platform services, while maintaining high reliability and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Engineering

• Lead the implementation of solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) and Azure
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS platforms
• Develop and implement automation strategies for infrastructure deployment and management.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cross-platform deployments
• Establish best practices for cloud security, compliance, and cost optimization
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership to the team
• Site Reliability Engineering – Good to have
• Define and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Implement and maintain observability solutions across all platforms (metrics, logging, tracing)
• Design and implement automated alerting and incident response systems
• Conduct capacity planning and performance optimization
• Lead post-incident reviews and implement systematic improvements
• Develop and maintain runbooks and playbooks for operational procedures
• Implement chaos engineering practices to improve system resilience
• Automate routine operations and maintenance tasks
• Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity solutions
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Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering or similar role
• Strong experience with Azure services (Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure AD, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, etc.)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation)
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications in Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and/or AWS
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures
• Knowledge of API design and implementation
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Background in implementing SRE practices in large-scale environments
• Experience with chaos engineering tools and practices

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, AWS
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation
• Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring & Observability:
• Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch
• Prometheus, Grafana
• ELK Stack
• Security: Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Compliance
• Incident Management: PagerDuty
• Performance Testing: JMeter, K6, LoadRunner

SRE Specific Tools & Methodologies

• Error budgets and SLO/SLI implementation
• Chaos engineering tools (Chaos Monkey, Gremlin)
• Incident management and postmortem processes
• APM tools (New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics)
• Git-based configuration management
• Blue-green and canary deployment strategies

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and documentation abilities
• Team leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Calm and methodical approach to incident response
• Ability to make data-driven decisions

On-Call Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call rotation
• Respond to critical incidents and service disruptions
• Lead incident response and coordination
• Conduct post-incident analysis and improvement planning

Benefits:

• · Competitive salary and benefits package
• · Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• · Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• · Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• · Annual health check-ups
• · Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

· We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.

· Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

· If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment