Platform Engineer - Lead

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering, with at

least 2 years in a technical leadership role.

• Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines,

and strong knowledge of Argo, Helm, and GitHub Actions.

• Proficiency in scripting languages and knowledge of cloud platforms.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and analytical skills. Ability to work in a

team and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Expertise with observability tools and techniques (e.g., logging, metrics,

monitoring, and alerting).

• Expertise with compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security,

PII, SOC, ISO, etc.)

• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, with experience resolving

complex infrastructure and application issues.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with

minimal supervision.

• Experience developing system requirements, documentation, architecture

diagrams, and implementation plans.

Bonus Skills:

• AWS or DevOps-related certifications

• Expertise with Cloud Optimization strategies

• Experience working with multiple cloud providers

Job Summary:

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and

optimization of our CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure. You will lead a team

of Platform engineers, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure our

systems are scalable, secure, and resilient. Your expertise in Kubernetes, Infrastructure

as Code, and Observability will be critical in modernizing our technology stack and

fostering a culture of automation and reliability.

This role includes strategic planning, technical leadership, and hands-on engineering.

Participation in an on-call rotation and occasional support outside of business hours is

expected.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Platform engineers, fostering growth and technical

excellence.

• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools via

Terraform.

• Lead and perform research to find solutions for complex business problems as

they relate to infrastructure.

• Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and optimization using GitHub Actions and

Argo.

• Drive automation initiatives using Golang, Helm, and Bash for infrastructure and

monitoring.

• Enhance system observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting

solutions.

• Collaborate with development, architecture, operations, and security teams to

align infrastructure with business goals across time zones.

• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of production systems

• Evaluate and integrate emerging Platform tools and practices to improve

efficiency and reliability.

• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.