Lead Platform Engineer – Hybrid – (Stock Options available)

INSPYR Solutions; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to set strategic priorities for the company's platform across on-prem and cloud environments. You will guide DevOps efforts, drive security and resiliency policies, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure reliable services.

The role emphasizes containerization, IaC, and advanced monitoring. The ideal candidate has deep experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Terraform, and ArgoCD, plus a strong cloud background (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or 9+ years in Platform Engineer/related role in lieu of degree.
• 6+ years of platform engineering and infrastructure experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher).
• Expertise in automated interaction with physical infrastructure.
• 3+ years hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher for orchestration and cluster management.
• Proven track record in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Nagios, Splunk, ELK).
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash.
• Experience with IaC and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, Chef).
• Experience deploying observability tools (Sysdig, Fluentd, Elasticsearch).
• Familiarity with GitOps and ArgoCD for CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic priorities for platform hardware, software, and network requirements.
• Share best practices for monitoring system performance and lead performance teams.
• Improve DevOps tooling and orchestration to support organizational processes.
• Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to bring features into production.
• Oversee automated fulfillment mechanisms to optimize platform services delivery.
• Lead cross-team workstreams for smooth operations.
• Identify and mitigate security threats; set security compliance standards.
• Develop and implement security and resiliency policies per regulations.
• Review high-level design docs and provide actionable feedback.
• Analyze technical research results and present findings to stakeholders.
• Build relationships with vendors for mutual opportunities.

Skills

Platform engineering

Containerization

Cloud environments

IaC

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Monitoring/logging

Security practices

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

9+ years of experience alternative to degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Rancher

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

ArgoCD

Nagios

Splunk

ELK

Sysdig

Fluentd

Elasticsearch

HashiCorp Vault

cert-manager

Job description

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
• 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
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with containerization technologies, including Docker, and Kubernetes and Rancher for orchestration and cluster management
• Proven track record in managing and maintaining cloud-based environments such as
• Proven expertise in maintaining platform-level runtimes, including ingress controllers
• 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
• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer preferred
• (e.g., NGINX), TLS certificate lifecycle management (e.g., cert-manager), and secrets management integrations (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)

Technical Skills

• Programming Languages
• Cloud Technologies & Platforms
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• DevOps Methodology
• Software Packaging and Deployment Procedures
• Operating Systems
• Network Operations, Configuration, & Services
• Containerization
• Monitoring and Logging
• Integration Technology

Ideal candidate is willing to work hybrid in the Cleveland areaStock options available

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected status. INSPYR Solutions complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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