Platform Engineer I - Cloud Infrastructure
First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026.
Platform Engineer I
Location : Bengaluru (Hybrid)
Experience : 1 - 3 Years
About Practo :
Practo is one of India's leading healthcare platforms, connecting patients with healthcare providers through technology. Our Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure, automation, and tools that power our products and enable engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure services.
Role Overview :
We are looking for a motivated and curious Platform Engineer I to join our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will work with experienced engineers to manage cloud infrastructure, support Kubernetes-based deployments, improve CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen monitoring and alerting systems. You will also automate repetitive operational tasks, troubleshoot production issues, and contribute to the reliability and efficiency of our platform. This is an excellent opportunity for early-career engineers to gain hands-on experience with production systems, cloud technologies, and modern infrastructure practices.
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Kubernetes & Deployments : Deploy, scale, and troubleshoot applications running on Kubernetes clusters using Helm and ArgoCD.
- CI/CD & Automation : Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, improve container image builds, and support service onboarding.
- Cloud Infrastructure : Assist in managing AWS services, including EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, SQS/SNS, IAM, Elastic Load Balancing, and Route 53.
- Monitoring & Observability : Support monitoring and logging systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch/Graylog, and New Relic; help improve alert quality and incident visibility.
- Incident Management : Participate in a supervised on-call rotation, triage incidents using PagerDuty, and contribute to root-cause analysis (RCA) and incident documentation.
- Infrastructure Optimization : Identify opportunities to reduce cloud costs, right-size resources, and maintain infrastructure hygiene.
- Scripting & Tooling: Develop scripts and lightweight tools using Python, Bash, or Go to automate repetitive operational tasks.
- Engineering Support : Collaborate with backend and product engineering teams to resolve deployment issues, investigate environment problems, and support database and performance troubleshooting.
- Documentation : Create and maintain runbooks, operational procedures, and technical documentation.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong fundamentals in Linux, including processes, networking, file systems, and system services.
- Working knowledge of at least one scripting language, preferably Python or Bash.
- Hands-on experience with Docker or other container technologies and a basic understanding of Kubernetes concepts such as pods, deployments, services, and ingress.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, TCP/IP, and load balancers.
- Familiarity with Git, version control, and pull-request workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a structured approach to debugging technical issues.
- Willingness to learn, collaborate, and participate in production support activities.
Good to Have :
- Exposure to AWS through internships, projects, certifications, or professional experience.
- Familiarity with Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Exposure to monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar platforms.
- Basic SQL knowledge and familiarity with MySQL administration.
- Understanding of messaging systems such as Amazon SQS or Kafka.
- Personal infrastructure projects, homelab experience, open-source contributions, or relevant technical certifications.
What Success Looks Like :
- First 30 days : Understand the deployment workflow and contribute initial changes to Helm charts or CI/CD pipelines.
- First 90 days : Independently handle routine deployments, service onboarding, and basic alert triage, with guidance available for production incidents.
- First 6 months : Take ownership of a small platform component or operational area and automate at least one recurring manual task.
Why Join Practo?
- Work on production infrastructure supporting a large-scale healthcare technology platform.
- Learn from experienced platform engineers through hands-on mentorship.
- Gain exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, databases, and infrastructure automation.
- Build a strong foundation in platform engineering, reliability, and cloud operations, with opportunities to grow into a Platform Engineer II role.
Skills
Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD Pipeline, Kubernetes, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, IAC Terraform, Scripting, Docker, Elastic Load Balancing