Overview
Platform Engineer – Remote Jobs in Al Kuwait · Kuwait at Diyar United Company
We are looking for a self‑sufficient Linux & Kubernetes Engineer with proven expertise in building and operating container orchestration platforms, GitOps workflows, and cloud‑native tooling. The role owns the end‑to‑end lifecycle of our Kubernetes estate, leveraging Rancher for fleet management, ArgoCD for continuous deployment, and GitHub for version control
Role Accountabilities
• Design, build, and maintain production‑grade Kubernetes clusters (Rancher‑managed) across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Automate application and platform deployments using GitOps principles with Argo CD and GitHub.
• Administer Linux servers, ensuring patch management, compliance, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform/Helm).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for cluster and workload health.
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform incidents, participating in an on‑call rota.
• Drive capacity planning, cost optimization, and security hardening of the platform.
• Produce clear documentation and knowledge articles, mentor junior engineers.
KPI
Cluster availability
Deployment success rate
Change Success Rate
Automation coverage
Lead time for change
Description
99% rolling monthly uptime for Kubernetes control plane and critical system workloads.
Successful Argo CD syncs ÷ total syncs, target ≥ 98 %
Successful changes ÷ total changes in Linux and K8S estate
Automation coverage
Median hours from approved pull request to production deployment ≤ 2 hours
Title: Platform Engineer – Remote
Company: Diyar United Company
Location: Al Kuwait · Kuwait
