Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer – OpenShift & GitOps

ICE; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 149,400 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Time off and paid leave

Job summary

ICE is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Kubernetes Platform Engineering (KPE) team in Jacksonville, Florida. This role involves driving platform capabilities and providing technical leadership across the full platform stack.

The successful candidate will have 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes and DevOps. You will collaborate closely with other teams to ensure scalability while maintaining documentation and observability practices.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills for documentation and changes.
• Proficient in Kubernetes configuration and templating.
• Experience with observability tools and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver platform features from design to deployment.
• Lead onboarding of new teams via self-service and GitOps workflows.
• Build and maintain observability tooling and dashboards.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

Linux

Observability

Security & Policy Enforcement

Education

6+ years of experience in platform engineering or DevOps

Red Hat OpenShift Certified Administrator or equivalent

Tools

Grafana

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

ICE is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Kubernetes Platform Engineering (KPE) team in Jacksonville, Florida. This role involves driving platform capabilities and providing technical leadership across the full platform stack.

The successful candidate will have 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes and DevOps. You will collaborate closely with other teams to ensure scalability while maintaining documentation and observability practices.