IDP Developer

Internal developer Portal(Backstage/Port/Redhat developer Hub)

Location: Irving Tx (Remote)

Hiring mode: Open for Fulltime and Contract.

Contract

Mandatory Skills required :

• Java script (Mandatory) Python/Go
• IDP Internal developer Portal(Backstage/Port/Redhat developer Hub) Backstage/Port/any developer experience platform tools
• CICD Tools Jenkins/Tekton/ArgoCD/Github
• Terraform/Helm/Cross plane
• Devops Skills multicloud and hybrid cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP /VMware).
• API Development: Experience building APIs to integrate with IDP components
• OpenShift 4.x knowledge

Good to have Skills:

• Observability ( Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)
• Service Mesh technologies ( Istio Linkerd)
• Security best practices for containerized environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that empowers application teams with selfservice capabilities for application onboarding namespace creation and resource management.
• Integrate and customize developer portals (e.g. Backstage Port) to provide a unified platform for app teams.
• Automate the provisioning of infrastructure and Kubernetes resources using tools like Helm ArgoCD and Crossplane.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows on OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms.
• Collaborate with platform engineering teams to enhance developer experience ensuring governance compliance and scalability.
• Integrate external systems such as service catalogs monitoring tools logging solutions and CI/CD systems into the IDP.
• Develop and enforce standards templates and guardrails for application teams to adopt cloudnative best practices.
• Work with security teams to ensure secure access control PKI integration and compliance with organizational policies.
• Support the integration of multicloud platforms (onprem GKE AKS AWS VMware etc.) within the IDP.

Required Skills:

• Kubernetes and OpenShift Expertise: Strong experience with OCP Kubernetes architecture operators and custom resource definitions (CRDs).
• Developer Portals: Handson experience with platforms like Backstage Port or similar tools for building developer experience platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform Crossplane Helm or similar tools for declarative resource management.
• Automation and CI/CD: Experience with tools like Tekton Jenkins GitHub Actions or ArgoCD.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python Go JavaScript).
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with multicloud and hybrid cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP VMware).
• Observability and Monitoring: Knowledge of Prometheus Grafana ELK stack or similar tools.
• API Development: Experience building APIs to integrate with IDP components and enable selfservice workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with service mesh solutions (e.g. Istio Linkerd) and API gateways.
• Familiarity with governance and policy tools (e.g. Kyverno OPA).
• Understanding of container security best practices (e.g. image scanning PKI RBAC).
• Prior experience contributing to opensource projects related to IDP or Kubernetes.

Soft Skills:

• Strong problemsolving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work with crossfunctional teams.
• Passion for improving developer productivity and experience.