# Senior Platform Engineer – Enterprise Developer Platform and Toolchain

**Company**: S&P Global
**Location**: Hyderabad, Telangana
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

You will build and operate tooling and automation that give engineers a fast, secure and consistent software delivery experience across S&P Global.

The Enterprise Developer Platform & Toolchain team owns the developer platforms, tools and capabilities that support software engineers across S&P Global.

**Responsibilities**

- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling across GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Azure DevOps (ADO), and GitHub Actions hosted runners to ensure reliable, fast, and secure software delivery.

- Administer and evolve the source control platform (GitHub Enterprise Cloud), including repository governance, branch policies, access controls, and enterprise-level configurations.

- Manage the repository lifecycle (creation, ownership, archival) and enforce version control best practices (Conventional Commits, semantic versioning, branching, PR standards).

- Design and support internal developer portal capabilities such as service catalogues, templates, and self-service workflows.

- Build and operate cloud-based services and infrastructure that support the developer platform.

- Integrate security, quality, and artefact management tools into developer workflows with minimal friction.

- Automate identity, access, and onboarding processes in partnership with security and IT teams.

- Own and operate AI-assisted development tooling including GitHub Copilot, Cursor IDE, developer agents, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations , driving adoption, measuring productivity impact, and scaling usage across engineering teams.

- Provision, secure, and optimise AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFormation/CDK) that underpin the developer platform infrastructure.

- Build automation frameworks and developer agents that eliminate toil , automating onboarding, environment setup, compliance checks, and repetitive platform operations.

- Collaborate with engineering, security, and architecture teams to define platform standards, enforce guardrails, and drive continuous improvement across the developer experience.

- Produce clear documentation, runbooks, and enablement material to drive self-service adoption and reduce support burden.

**What We're Looking For**

- 5–8 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, SRE or infrastructure engineering roles.

- Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud (administration, Actions, hosted runners, GHAS) and Azure DevOps.

- Deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and automation at enterprise scale.

- Strong understanding of the repository lifecycle and Git best practices (Conventional Commits, semantic versioning, trunk-based/GitFlow, PR workflows).

- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and configuration management tools.

- Solid experience with AWS services , compute, networking, storage, IAM, and container orchestration (ECS/EKS).

- Understanding of CMDB and change management (ITIL-aligned change requests, approvals, audit trails).

- Experience building or extending Internal Developer Portals (Backstage, Port, or similar).

- Familiarity with ServiceNow (workflow/catalogue configuration) and data platforms (Databricks or equivalent).

- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, TypeScript/Node.js).

- Excellent understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies and developer collaboration practices.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence adoption across engineering teams.

**Nice to Have**

- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor IDE) and developer agents/MCP integrations.

- Hands-on experience building developer productivity metrics and dashboards (DORA, SPACE frameworks).

- Contributions to open-source Backstage plugins or IDP ecosystems.

- Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimisation for platform infrastructure.

- Familiarity with compliance-as-code and policy engines (OPA, Sentinel).

- Certifications in AWS (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).

**Benefits**

- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards,small perks can make a big difference.

## Skills

### Required
- GitHub Enterprise Cloud
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD pipeline design
- automation
- infrastructure-as-code
- AWS services
- Python
- Bash
- TypeScript/Node.js

### Nice to have
- AI-assisted development tools
- developer productivity metrics
- Backstage plugins
- FinOps practices
- compliance-as-code
- AWS certifications
- Kubernetes certifications

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