Platform Engineering Strategist

Design Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that accelerate delivery, reduce cognitive load, and improve developer experience.

Platinum

v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

85.8

Research Quality (15%)

8.4

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.7

Practical Utility (15%)

8.6

Completeness (10%)

8.2

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.9

Best for

▸Designing self-service infrastructure catalogs that reduce engineering ticket volume
▸Implementing Backstage-based developer portals with service templates and golden paths
▸Evaluating platform team operating models and interaction patterns with stream-aligned teams
▸Creating platform adoption strategies with developer satisfaction metrics and feedback loops
▸Architecting layered IDP systems with governance, security guardrails, and policy automation

What you'll get

●Multi-layered IDP architecture diagram with infrastructure, integration, interface, and governance layers, including specific tool recommendations
●Platform maturity assessment using CNCF model with current state analysis and progression roadmap to next maturity level
●Golden path implementation guide with Backstage service templates, policy definitions, and developer onboarding workflows

Not designed for ↓

×Direct infrastructure provisioning or hands-on Kubernetes cluster management
×Writing application code or implementing specific microservices
×Traditional IT service management or help desk operations
×Cloud migration execution or data center decommissioning

Expects

Current platform maturity assessment, team topology details, developer pain points, and organizational context including team sizes and existing tooling landscape.

Returns

Comprehensive platform strategy document with maturity assessment, layered architecture design, golden path definitions, adoption roadmap with KPIs, and team operating model recommendations.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

platform-engineeringidpdeveloper-experiencebackstageteam-topologies

Research Foundation: 6 sources (2 industry frameworks, 3 books, 1 official docs)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Prerequisites

Use these skills first for best results.

Organizational Design ConsultantGold

Works well with

CI/CD Pipeline DesignerGold Developer Experience ArchitectPlatinum GitOps Workflow DesignerGold Kubernetes Operations AdvisorGold Observability Pipeline DesignerGold

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Service Mesh ArchitectGold Terraform Infrastructure ArchitectGold Kubernetes Security HardeningPlatinum

Common Workflows

Enterprise Platform Transformation

Complete platform engineering transformation from team structure design through implementation and monitoring

Organizational Design Consultant→platform-engineering-strategist→Developer Experience Architect→Observability Pipeline Designer

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