Remote Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

GDH; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

GDH is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to lead the Kubernetes-based compute platform within a multi-cloud environment, focusing on reliability, scalability, security, performance, and developer experience. You will guide distributed engineering teams to deliver platform enhancements and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.

This remote role emphasizes technical direction, cross-team collaboration, and long-term cloud platform strategy, with opportunities to influence tooling, automation,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.
• Proven leadership of distributed engineering teams.
• Experience with Kubernetes-based compute platforms and controllers.
• Proficiency in Go (Golang).
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Ability to work remotely from an approved location.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for projects supporting the lifecycle management and evolution of Kubernetes-based compute platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to distributed engineering teams while promoting engineering best practices and technical excellence.
• Design and deliver platform enhancements that improve developer experience, operational efficiency, reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage technical project priorities, dependencies, deadlines, and deliverables to support successful execution.
• Contribute to the long-term strategy and evolution of cloud platform infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to align technical objectives, project outcomes, and delivery timelines.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve cloud-native compute platform capabilities.
• Develop, review, and optimize Kubernetes controllers, admission webhooks, and related platform components.
• Advance platform security, orchestration, automation, and developer tooling capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and platform issues to support high availability and reliable performance.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Leadership

Cloud architecture

Remote work ability

Education

Relevant degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

GDH is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to lead the Kubernetes-based compute platform within a multi-cloud environment, focusing on reliability, scalability, security, performance, and developer experience. You will guide distributed engineering teams to deliver platform enhancements and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.

This remote role emphasizes technical direction, cross-team collaboration, and long-term cloud platform strategy, with opportunities to influence tooling, automation,