Principal Platform Services Engineer

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Position Overview

ThePrincipal Platform Services Engineer within Autodesk'sCloud Infrastructure, Platform & Engineering (CIPE)organization will be a key contributor in advancing our next-generationintelligent cloud platform and Developer tools. This role focuses on buildingscalable, secure, and self-optimizing systemsthat power Autodesk's global engineering ecosystem and Tier-0 services.

We are seeking an experiencedPrincipal Platform Engineerto design, build, and operate modern, scalable platforms onAmazon EKSandAzure AKS. This role goes beyond cluster administration and focuses onplatform engineering,GitOps-based delivery,event-driven systems, andAI agent enablement. The ideal individual will have strongPython development skills, experience withKafka, and hands-on exposure toAI agent development , MCP or similar tool-integration frameworks.

Location:[Remote / Hybrid / Bengaluru,IN]

Key Responsibilities
Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes platforms onAWS EKSandAzure AKS
• Manage full cluster lifecycle including provisioning, upgrades, scaling, and security
• Build reusable, self-service Kubernetes platform capabilities for application teams
• Implement multi-tenant, highly available, and secure cluster architectures

GitOps & Automation

• Design and implementGitOps workflowsusing tools such asArgo CDorFlux
• Establish Git as the source of truth for infrastructure and application deployments
• Standardize deployment patterns using Helm, Kustomize, and policy-as-code
• Automate platform operations and compliance controls

Kafka & Event-Driven Platforms

• Deploy and manageKafkaplatforms (self-managed or managed) on Kubernetes
• Support event-driven and streaming workloads
• Ensure Kafka reliability, scalability, and observability

Development & Tooling

• Develop automation tools, operators, and internal services usingPython
• Build APIs and services to simplify platform operations and developer workflows
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, GitOps, and AI-driven automation
• Collaborate closely with application, SRE, and security teams

Security, Reliability & Operations

• Implement Kubernetes security best practices (RBAC, network policies, secrets management)
• Enable observability using metrics, logging, and tracing
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across Kubernetes, Kafka, AI agents, and cloud services
• Support reliability engineering practices and incident response

Good to have: AI Agent & MCP Development

• Design and buildAI agent platformsintegrated with Kubernetes environments
• DevelopAI agentsthat interact with infrastructure, APIs, and internal services
• Build and maintainMCP (Model Context Protocol) serversto expose tools, resources, and workflows to AI agents
• Integrate AI agents with GitOps pipelines, operational workflows, and observability systems
• Ensure secure, auditable, and scalable AI-agent interactions

Required Qualifications

• 5+ yearsof experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience withKubernetes administration
• Proven experience withAWS EKSandAzure AKS
• Experience implementingGitOpsusing Argo CD, or similar tools
• Hands-on experience withKafkaplatforms
• StrongPython development skills
• Experience building or integratingAI agentsand automation workflows
• Understanding ofMCP (Model Context Protocol)or similar agent-tool integration frameworks
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, and security concepts
• Experience buildingInternal Developer Platforms (IDP)
• Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd, App Mesh)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience operating platforms in regulated or enterprise environments
• Experience with cloud-native AI/ML platforms

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