Platform Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native technologies and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies. Full-time role with Ascendion 3 days onsite - Chester Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes Implement and manage service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, or similar) Support release engineering and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and services using Node.js Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability Apply application construct experience, including performance optimization and implementation of security best practices (e.g., secure coding, threat mitigation, and system hardening)