About the role

Role Overview

As a Level 3 Platform Engineer (Hybrid Infrastructure) at Smarsh, you will design, deliver, and operate infrastructure automation and platform tooling. You’ll work independently on complex projects, own Kubernetes platform operations, and lead on-premises migration toward Smarsh’s cloud-native (“One Smarsh”) platform services.

Responsibilities

Conceive, deliver, and operate infrastructure automation and platform tooling across Smarsh’s on-premises environment.
Own Kubernetes platform operations, including:
- Cluster health
- Workload deployments
- Scaling
- Incident response
Lead migration projects moving on-premises workloads toward One Smarsh (cloud-native) platform services.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
Drive observability improvements.
Support security and compliance requirements.

Requirements

GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines at scale.
Production experience with VMware vSphere.
Infrastructure-as-code experience, specifically Ansible and/or Terraform in production.
Linux systems administration strong skills (Ubuntu).
Hands-on Kubernetes experience (cluster operations, Helm, workload troubleshooting).
Self-directed ability to drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
Comfortable working in evolving environments where tooling/processes mature.
Strong communication with cross-functional stakeholders.
4–7 years in platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.

Nice to Have

Regulated/ compliance-sensitive infrastructure background (e.g., financial services, healthcare).
Experience with VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) or other VMware-native Kubernetes platforms.
Python scripting for automation/tooling.
AWS cloud infrastructure experience.
Observability tooling: Datadog, Splunk, or ELK.
CI/CD tooling experience: Jenkins or Concourse.
GitOps CD tools: ArgoCD, Flux, or similar.
Prior on-call rotation experience with defined SLA structure.

Benefits / Work Setup

Flexible work arrangements and benefits including wellness programs and retirement savings.
The posting indicates remote (hybrid infrastructure) setup; exact onsite expectations are not detailed.

About Smarsh

Smarsh provides archiving and communication surveillance solutions, serving organizations that need secure retention and compliance-oriented messaging records. The role is focused on infrastructure automation and platform tooling for Smarsh’s on-premises environment, with Kubernetes operations and migration toward cloud-native platform services.

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