Lead Platform Engineer — Platform Development

Iron Mountain; Mexico; On-site; PHP 8,777,000 - 11,912,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, wellness & retirement plans

Learning & growth opportunities

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking an innovative Lead Platform Engineer — Platform Development to shape the internal developer experience. You will architect and evolve a Backstage-based platform, bridging strategic direction with daily coding to enable fast, secure cloud workloads.

You will lead Kubernetes ecosystems, contribute to the codebase (50%+ hands-on) in Python/Go/TypeScript, and explore AI-driven tooling to boost developer productivity, while mentoring the team in GitOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

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, such as automated troubleshooting agents and LLM-driven coding guardrails, 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

REST APIs

Architecture & ADRs

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)

ArgoCD

HashiCorp Vault

Akeyless

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking an innovative Lead Platform Engineer — Platform Development to join our Enterprise Information Technology team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our internal developer experience by architecting and evolving our Backstage-based developer platform. As a hands-on technical leader, your expertise will directly empower our engineering teams to build, deploy, and scale modern cloud workloads with speed, security, and autonomy. You will bridge strategic platform direction with daily coding, driving engineering excellence across our modern technology stack.

What You’ll Do:

• 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, such as automated troubleshooting agents and LLM-driven coding guardrails, 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 & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced English skills.
• 7+ years of experience in a technical role, with at least 2–4 years acting 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.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.