Platform Engineer
Summary
Hands-on Platform Engineer owning the web platform (Next.js/Strapi), Azure infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise integrations (Epicor Kinetic ERP, Shopify) that connect digital customer experiences to business systems at a helicopter manufacturer.
JOB SUMMARY:
Robinson Helicopter Company is hiring a hands-on Platform Engineer to own the technical foundations connecting our digital customer experiences to our enterprise systems and data.
This is a broad, high-ownership role. You will move between application code, Azure services, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, databases, and business system integrations; and you will be the person who owns them. We are building internal capability, not managing vendors, so you will inherit a real environment and make it more secure, more automated, and better documented than you found it.
Robinson has built helicopters in Torrance since 1973. Our aircraft fly in more than 60 countries. The systems you own here connect directly to how customers find us, configure aircraft, order parts, and get supported.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Own the web platform. Engineer and operate our public web platforms (Next.js frontend and Strapi headless CMS) across development, staging, and production. Build and support APIs, content workflows, forms, search, and configurator experiences.
Run the Azure environment. Operate and improve App Service, Front Door and WAF, Container Registry, Blob Storage, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Application Insights. Own monitoring, alerting, incident response, root cause analysis, and production readiness.
Automate delivery. Build reliable CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Docker, including environment configuration, automated testing, approval gates, and controlled releases. Replace manual steps with auditable, version-controlled ones.
Connect the business. Design and support integrations across web, cloud, ecommerce, and enterprise systems using APIs, webhooks, queues, and secure service identities, including Epicor Kinetic ERP and Shopify.
Secure and govern it. Own DNS, domains, certificates, redirects, and registrar access alongside IT security. Apply least privilege, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and access reviews. Keep documentation and runbooks current and usable.
Partner across the company. Work directly with Marketing, Customer Service, Engineering, and business application owners to turn requirements into secure, scalable solutions.