Lead Platform Engineer

Talentify

Cleveland (OH)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer in Cleveland, OH to steer platform strategy across hardware, software, and network domains. You will guide cross-functional teams, optimize DevOps tooling, and ensure secure, resilient operations for cloud and on-prem environments.

The role requires 6+ years in platform engineering, strong containerization skills (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher), and hands-on cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field or 9+ years of experience in Platform Engineer roles.
At least 6+ years of platform engineering and infrastructure experience with a strong focus on containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher).
Experience managing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and on-premises systems.

Responsibilities

Set strategic priorities for platform hardware, software, and network requirements.
Lead monitoring and performance troubleshooting efforts.
Oversee DevOps tooling optimization and automation.
Foster cross-team collaboration to bring features into production.
Oversee security and resiliency policy development and enforcement.
Evaluate high-level design docs and provide constructive feedback.
Engage with vendors to explore mutual opportunities.

Skills

Containerization

Docker

Kubernetes

Rancher

Cloud platforms

AWS

GCP

Azure

Monitoring

ELK/Splunk

IaC

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Scripting

Python

PowerShell

Bash

CI/CD

OS administration

Security & resiliency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

9+ years experience alternative to degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Kubernetes tools

Nagios

Splunk

ELK

Job description

Lead Platform Engineer

Cleveland, OH, United States

Job Description

The Lead Platform Engineer role is responsible for setting strategic priorities for the maintenance of platforms within the current technology environment. The role involves sharing leading best practices and providing guidance to maintain the overall integrity of the platform, including operating systems, hardware and software infrastructure that are critical to the company's user populace and application environments. They foster a culture of collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure that all components of the platform are working efficiently, securely, and resiliently. The Lead Platform Engineer leverages a strategic mindset, offers advice, and drives the development and implementation of security policies to ensure high performance and reliability of the company's infrastructure, including both cloud and on-premises systems, in support of DevOps efforts and general business and IT objectives.

Responsibilities

WHAT THE ROLE WILL DO:

Set strategic priorities for platform hardware, software, and network requirements in alignment with overall organizational goals
Share best practices for monitoring system performance, and lead teams responsible for system performance and troubleshooting of issues
Leverage advanced techniques and methods for optimizing DevOps tools (such as API Gateway, Teraform) to support processes as per organizational needs
Foster a culture of collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure new features and services are brought into production
Leverage a strategic mindset to oversee the execution and maintenance of automated and orchestrated fulfillment mechanisms to optimize delivery of key platform services
Lead cross-team collaboration and workstreams to ensure smooth operations
Identify potential security threats, mitigate them proactively and set standards for a strict security compliance
Drive and oversee the development and implementation of security and resiliency policies, standards, and procedures in line with organizational strategic priorities and latest industry regulations
Evaluate high-level design documentation, share feedback, and provide recommendations
Interpret results and present findings from technical research regarding user requests for new/modified systems or severe problem resolution
Foster strong relationships with vendors to create mutually beneficial opportunities for the organization

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships

Must be eighteen years or older

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without now or in the future requiring sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1, etc.)
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 9 years of experience in the role of Platform Engineer or related position
6+ years of experience in platform engineering and infrastructure components [with a strong focus on containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher.].
Expertise in automated interaction with physical infrastructure
Proven track record in managing and maintaining cloud-based environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Expertise in monitoring and log management tools such as Nagios, Splunk, and ELK
Proven track record in developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies
Expertise in scripting experience in languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, and Terraform

Preferred Qualifications:

Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer preferred
3+ years of hands-on experience with containerization technologies, including Docker, and Kubernetes and Rancher for orchestration and cluster management
Proven expertise in maintaining platform-level runtimes, including ingress controllers (e.g., NGINX), TLS certificate lifecycle management (e.g., cert-manager), and secrets management integrations (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
Experience deploying and managing observability tools, such as Sysdig for monitoring and CVE scanning, Fluentd for log forwarding, and Elasticsearch for log analysis
Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools, particularly ArgoCD, to support continuous deployment workflows

Technical Skills