Platform Engineer
Pubblicato il 22-09-2026 - HCLTech in Milano
Role: Senior System / Platform Engineer
Location: Italy
Experience: 5+ Years
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About the Role
Are you an experienced Platform Engineer passionate about Linux, Kubernetes, virtualization, and large-scale infrastructure operations? Join our team and play a critical role in building, managing, and optimizing enterprise and telecom-grade platforms that power mission-critical services.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior System / Platform Engineer who can take ownership of platform reliability, scalability, automation, and operational excellence across production and lab environments.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior System / Platform Engineer, you will:
- Deploy, administer, and maintain Linux-based and Kubernetes-driven platforms.
- Manage and optimize containerized and virtualized environments.
- Integrate infrastructure components including compute, storage, and networking platforms.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex system, platform, and infrastructure issues.
- Perform system performance analysis, optimization, and capacity planning.
- Support automation initiatives to improve platform efficiency and reduce operational overhead.
- Manage and support production, staging, and lab environments.
- Drive operational excellence through proactive monitoring, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform availability, reliability, and scalability.
Required Technical Skills
Linux Administration
- Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Linux system administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- System patching and lifecycle management
Kubernetes & Containers
- Kubernetes cluster deployment and administration
- Container platforms and orchestration
- Kubernetes networking, storage, and security concepts
- Troubleshooting containerized workloads in production environments
Virtualization
- Experience with virtualization technologies and platforms
- Resource allocation and infrastructure optimization
- Virtual machine deployment and management
Infrastructure & System Integration
- Compute, storage, and networking integration
- Infrastructure architecture and platform lifecycle management
- System interoperability and platform onboarding
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Platform monitoring and observability tools
- Performance analysis and proactive issue identification
- Incident management and root cause analysis
Automation
- Shell scripting and automation fundamentals
- Basic Python scripting knowledge
- Experience with automation tools and operational efficiency initiatives
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience supporting enterprise-scale or telecom-grade platforms.
- Strong understanding of platform operations and reliability engineering principles.
- Experience working in highly available and mission-critical environments.
Preferred Skills
The following skills will be considered a strong advantage:
- Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Platforms
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation tools
- Observability and monitoring platforms
- DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
- CI/CD pipeline exposure
- AI-powered operations, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and intelligent monitoring solutions
Soft Skills
We're looking for professionals who demonstrate:
- Strong ownership and accountability
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Customer-first mindset
- Focus on reliability, stability, and continuous improvement
- Ability to perform effectively under pressure in mission-critical environments
About HCLTech
HCLTech is a global technology company with over 226,000 employees across 60 countries. We deliver industry-leading capabilities in AI, digital, engineering, cloud, and software services. xlwpduy Our expertise spans multiple industries including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Telecom, and Semiconductor, helping clients drive innovation and transformation at scale.