Lead Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

Optomi; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a fortune 500 company, is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer for their Cleveland, OH location. The ideal candidate will own the Kubernetes infrastructure, drive platform standards, and mentor a growing team.

You will lead proofs of concept, balance hands-on engineering with strategic decisions, and collaborate with a Container Domain Architect to set priorities for on-prem and cloud services.

Qualifications

• Experience with container platform/infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Lead-level experience setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Partner with the Container Domain Architect to establish priorities and platform standards.
• Lead proofs of concept and first implementations of new technologies.
• Establish repeatable platform patterns and golden paths.
• Mentor junior engineers and help develop the broader team.

Skills

Container platform experience

Lead-level direction setting

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a fortune 500 company, is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer for their Cleveland, OH location! Candidates must know the ins and outs of Kubernetes, container platform/infrastructure, and have past experience within a lead-level role. This Platform Engineer will preferably be knowledgable with on-prem Kubernetes/containers, AKS or EKS, and have previous experience leading technical initiatives.

What the right candidate will enjoy!

• Ability to influence enterprise container platform standards.
• Mix of cloud and on-prem work.
• Direct partnership with a Container Domain Architect.
• Opportunity to lead proofs of concept and first implementations.
• Strong balance of strategy and hands-on engineering.

Experience of the right candidate:

• Strong container platform/infrastructure experience.
• Lead-level experience setting technical direction.

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Partner with the Container Domain Architect to establish priorities and platform standards.
• Lead proofs of concept and first implementations of new technologies.
• Establish repeatable platform patterns and golden paths.
• Mentor junior engineers and help develop the broader team.