Lead Cloud Platform Engineer - 11691

Coupa; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Coupa seeks a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer with a strong Kubernetes background to shape a scalable, automated cloud footprint. You will drive platform automation, implement CI/CD pipelines, and enforce observability across clusters in a large enterprise environment.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, FinOps, and Finance to optimize performance, security, and cost, delivering highly available services for customers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at large scale.
• Hands-on with intelligent resource automation platforms like ScaleOps.
• Strong FinOps understanding and cost avoidance in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with Terraform/OpenTofu and IaC tooling.
• Deep AWS/GCP experience and containerization expertise.
• Excellent communication aligning tech work with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Architect, manage, and scale enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS/GKE).
• Oversee automated platform optimization, reducing manual toil.
• Implement automatic workload sizing and Karpenter configurations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, FinOps, and Finance for cost discipline.
• Design and maintain CI/CD, IaC, and observability tooling.
• Mentor engineers and lead architectural initiatives for resilience.

Skills

Kubernetes

EKS/GKE

FinOps

Terraform

OpenTofu

IaC

CI/CD

Observability

AWS

GCP

Cross-functional

Cost avoidance

Tools

ScaleOps

Karpenter

Terraform

OpenTofu

Job description

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community‑generated AI and industry‑leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we’re at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

The Impact of a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer at Coupa

As a Lead Platform Engineer specializing in Cloud and Kubernetes, you will help oversee and architect our highly scaled, continuously growing cloud environment. You will champion automation by default and apply FinOps principles to ensure efficiency, resilience, and scalable growth across our fleet of clusters. Your work will directly eliminate manual toil and optimize resource management, empowering Coupa to deliver highly available and performant services to our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, manage, and scale our enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS/GKE) to ensure high availability and performance across a large fleet of clusters.
• Oversee automated continuous platform optimization, shifting away from manual tuning and human toil to scalable, automated resource management systems.
• Implement and manage intelligent resource automation platforms to automate workload sizing, placement, and Karpenter configurations by default.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, FinOps, and Finance teams to drive sustainable cost avoidance and alignment, moving beyond retroactive cost savings.
• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and deep observability tools for the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Mentor engineers and lead architectural initiatives to improve platform resilience, security, and operational excellence.

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or SRE managing Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at massive enterprise scale.
• Hands‑on experience with intelligent resource automation platforms (e.g., ScaleOps) and automated scaling tools like Karpenter.
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles and experience driving cost avoidance strategies in a dynamic cloud‑native environment.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, OpenTofu) and configuration management.
• Deep expertise in AWS/GCP cloud services, containerization technologies, and managing large compute footprints.
• Excellent cross‑functional communication skills with a track record of aligning technical objectives with business and financial goals.

Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the state.