Client: The Friedkin Group
Location: Houston, TX 77077 (hybrid: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote)
Website: www.friedkin.com
Duration: Direct Hire
Platform Engineer
A Day In The Life
We are seeking a Platform Engineer with a strong interest in DevSecOps practices, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise analytics systems. This role is ideal for an engineer who is eager to learn, proactive in solving problems, and motivated to grow into a technical leader while contributing to the reliability, security, and scalability of our platform ecosystem. This Platform Engineer will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, container platforms, and enterprise systems such as Denodo, Tableau, and MicroStrategy, while helping to establish and follow platform best practices.
As a Platform Engineer - Analytics you will:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern DevSecOps practices, including Git-based workflows, artifact management, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), security controls integration, and containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Develop automation solutions using scripting languages or AI platforms to automate operational tasks to improve platform reliability and efficiency
- Provide platform and DevOps support for enterprise analytics tools (Denodo, Tableau, MicroStrategy), including deployments, upgrades, configuration management, and environment maintenance
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across compute, storage, networking, load balancers, firewalls, and security groups, analyzing logs and metrics to identify root causes and recommend solutions
- Document platform best practices, promote operational standards, and support incident response and problem resolution efforts
What We Need From You
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering Preferred
- 3-4 years of experience in Platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or system administration Required
- Experience supporting or administering Denodo, Tableau, or MicroStrategy Preferred
- Hands-on exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps concepts
- Working knowledge of: Git-based source control, Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals and Infrastructure as Code principles
- Basic understanding of: Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls) and Load balancing (application and network)
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Exposure to API gateways and API management platforms
- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools
- Understanding of security fundamentals (certificates, TLS, secrets management)
- Eager to learn and grow technically in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive and self-motivated, willing to take ownership of problems
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
- Interest in building reliable, secure, and scalable platforms
- Comfortable receiving guidance and mentorship while developing leadership skills
About INSPYR Solutions
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