Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, Kubernetes & Microservices

Appian Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help re-architect their platform on public clouds. This role involves leading a global agile team to ensure a responsive infrastructure, focusing on AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of software architecture experience and a relevant degree. In-person collaboration is encouraged as employees are expected to work from the office five days a week.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience designing, building, and architecting software in an enterprise, SaaS/PaaS environment.
• Fluency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java).
• At least 5 years of experience in the Kubernetes ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead the re-architecture of the platform on public cloud environments.
• Maintain and improve infrastructure for a dynamic development ecosystem.
• Collaborate in an agile, global team to migrate to modern services architecture.

Skills

AWS expertise

Kubernetes experience

Coaching junior engineers

Communication skills

Networking and information security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Docker

GitLab

Prometheus

Job description

A leading software company in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help re-architect their platform on public clouds. This role involves leading a global agile team to ensure a responsive infrastructure, focusing on AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of software architecture experience and a relevant degree. In-person collaboration is encouraged as employees are expected to work from the office five days a week.