Lead Engineer, Developer Platform (Kubernetes & Cloud)

Iron Mountain Incorporated; Yumbo; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Professional development

Job summary

Iron Mountain Incorporated is seeking a Lead Engineer - Developer Platform to shape our internal developer experience by building and evolving a Backstage-based platform. You will bridge strategic direction with hands-on coding to enable scalable, secure cloud workloads.

You will lead architecture for IDP and Kubernetes, contribute code (Python/Go/TS), explore Generative AI for automation, and mentor teams in GitOps practices to improve deployment reliability and velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced English skills.
• 7+ years in a technical role, with 2–4 years as a technical lead on complex engineering initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node.js.
• Expert-level proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) and public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs, integrating GitOps tooling (e.g., ArgoCD), and automating security controls with Akeyless or HashiCorp Vault.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture of our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and Kubernetes ecosystems by authoring Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Contribute directly to the platform codebase (50%+ hands-on) utilizing Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Explore and integrate Generative AI capabilities to boost developer productivity.
• Partner with Product Owners to create Golden Path templates, reducing cognitive load and simplifying deployment pipelines.
• Mentor and elevate team members through architectural deep-dives, code reviews, and progressive adoption of GitOps deployment models.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript/Node.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)

ArgoCD

GitOps

HashiCorp Vault

Akeyless

Job description

Iron Mountain Incorporated is seeking a Lead Engineer - Developer Platform to shape our internal developer experience by building and evolving a Backstage-based platform. You will bridge strategic direction with hands-on coding to enable scalable, secure cloud workloads.

You will lead architecture for IDP and Kubernetes, contribute code (Python/Go/TS), explore Generative AI for automation, and mentor teams in GitOps practices to improve deployment reliability and velocity.