Senior Application Platform Engineer

Job Overview

This position is responsible for supporting Qualcomm’s enterprise applications across hybrid infrastructure, including on-premises, Windows/Linux platforms, and AWS cloud environments. The role focuses on application reliability, production support, deployments, monitoring, automation, incident resolution, and performance optimization.

The candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Linux administration, middleware support, Apache, Tomcat, AWS, SQL, Vertica, AWS EMR, AWS EKS, DevOps automation, and production operations.

Key Technologies / Required Skills

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

Web / Middleware Platforms: Apache, Tomcat, IIS, RabbitMQ, NGINX, HAProxy

Cloud Platforms: AWS, AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS EMR, AWS EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFront, WAF

Database / Data Platforms: SQL Server, SQL, Vertica, data loading pipelines, database connectivity support

DevOps / Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Python, Shell scripting, PowerShell

Containers / Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS

Monitoring / Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, Grafana

IT Operations: Incident Management, Change Management, RCA, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence

Security / Compliance: SSL certificates, PAM/service accounts, access controls, vulnerability remediation

Key Responsibilities

• Support enterprise applications running across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Apache, Tomcat, IIS, RabbitMQ, and related middleware platforms.
• Support Linux and Windows application infrastructure.
• Perform application deployments, upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and post-deployment validation.
• Troubleshoot production issues related to application performance, SSL/certificates, database connectivity, CPU/memory utilization, service failures, and data processing delays.
• Work with DBA and infrastructure teams on SQL Server, SQL, Vertica, AWS EMR, and data loading related issues.