Platform Engineer – AI/ML Infrastructure, Kubernetes, GitOps & Helm

About the Role

We’re seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to deploy and manage AI/ML infrastructure and applications on Kubernetes. You’ll be responsible for building reliable, scalable, and secure deployment pipelines using contemporary GitOps practices.

What You’ll Do

- Deploy and manage AI/ML applications and related platforms across Dev/QA/Prod environments.

- Implement GitOps workflows using Flux CD for automated deployments.

- Administer Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments.

- Configure HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and ExternalSecrets integration.

- Maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Artifactory.

- Work with enterprise Identity Management teams to configure OIDC authentication with Microsoft Entra ID.

- Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.

- Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.

- Document procedures, runbooks,



and infrastructure patterns.

Required Skills

Core Technologies

- 3+ years managing production Kubernetes clusters.

- 2+ years with Flux CD, ArgoCD, or similar GitOps tools.

- Advanced Helm chart development and management.

- HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.

- Artifactory or similar container registries.

- CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.

- Kubernetes networking, Ingress, and Gateway API.

Infrastructure & Database

- PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ administration.

- Database HA/failover configurations (PgBouncer, HAProxy).

- Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell).

Nice to Have

- Experience with AI/ML platforms and application frameworks.

- Vector databases and related technologies.

- Temporal.io workflow orchestration.

- Python/Go for automation.

📌 Platform Engineer - AI/ML Infrastructure (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Astra North Infoteck
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality