Lead Platform Engineer — Internal Dev Platform & Kubernetes
Iron Mountain Incorporated
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Iron Mountain is seeking an innovative Lead Engineer — Developer Platform to join our Enterprise Information Technology team. You will shape the future of our internal developer experience by architecting and evolving our Backstage-based platform, empowering engineering teams to build, deploy, and scale cloud workloads with speed and security.
In a hands-on leadership role, you will mentor engineers, drive ADRs, contribute code (Python/Go/TypeScript), and advance GitOps with ArgoCD, Kubernetes,
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field.
- 7+ years in a technical role with 2–4 years as a technical lead.
- Strong knowledge of Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node.js.
- Expert Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) and cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Hands-on REST APIs, GitOps (ArgoCD), and security tooling.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture of the Internal Developer Platform and Kubernetes ecosystems.
- Contribute 50%+ to platform codebase in Python/Go/TypeScript.
- Integrate Generative AI capabilities to boost productivity.
- Partner with Product Owners to create Golden Path templates.
- Mentor team members through architectural deep-dives and code reviews.
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Iron Mountain is seeking an innovative Lead Engineer — Developer Platform to join our Enterprise Information Technology team. You will shape the future of our internal developer experience by architecting and evolving our Backstage-based platform, empowering engineering teams to build, deploy, and scale cloud workloads with speed and security.
In a hands-on leadership role, you will mentor engineers, drive ADRs, contribute code (Python/Go/TypeScript), and advance GitOps with ArgoCD, Kubernetes,
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