Lead Platform Engineer — Kubernetes & OpenShift

ICE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 149,400 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Paid leave

Job summary

ICE is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Kubernetes Platform Engineering team in New York. This role drives platform capabilities ensuring teams can deploy workloads at enterprise scale, involving hands-on work with GitOps pipelines and observability tooling.

With a base salary range of $149,400 – $180,000, the position requires extensive experience in Kubernetes and leadership skills. The role includes competitive benefits, including healthcare, 401(k), and more.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or a related discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in a production environment, OpenShift preferred.
• Deep proficiency in multiple K8s domain disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver platform features from design to deployment.
• Lead onboarding of new teams via GitOps workflows.
• Implement security and operational standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

DevOps

Linux

Grafana

ArgoCD

Ansible

Kustomize

Job description

ICE is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Kubernetes Platform Engineering team in New York. This role drives platform capabilities ensuring teams can deploy workloads at enterprise scale, involving hands-on work with GitOps pipelines and observability tooling.

With a base salary range of $149,400 – $180,000, the position requires extensive experience in Kubernetes and leadership skills. The role includes competitive benefits, including healthcare, 401(k), and more.