Remote Senior Platform Engineer: GitHub Migration Lead

Modus Create; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Modus Create is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead high-impact cloud-native migrations to GitHub Enterprise Cloud. You will partner with cross-functional teams to modernize infrastructure, implement EMU governance, and drive scalable, secure platform services across enterprise workloads.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in cloud-native migrations, strong IaC, and hands-on experience with GEI, EMU, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with cloud-native platform migrations.
• Proven expertise in GitHub Enterprise Cloud migrations, GEI, EMU.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable platform services.
• Experience managing full lifecycle of internal developer platforms (IDP).
• Understanding of Kubernetes and cloud-native architecture principles.
• Hands-on with Azure (preferred) and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools and Terraform/HashiCorp tooling.
• Strong automation skills in Python/bash and AI-powered SDLC concepts.
• Excellent communication and ability to mentor client teams.

Responsibilities

• Migrate repositories, user accounts, and access controls to GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) with EMU and Data Residency.
• Establish governed EMU environment with centralized IAM.
• Use GEI to migrate repos/workflows preserving full Git history and metadata.
• Transition to team-based access synced with identity provider.
• Validate integrations and toolchains before cutover for continuity.
• Deliver a fully documented, governed environment in handoff.
• Design and maintain robust infrastructure platforms to empower engineering teams.
• Standardize platform tooling for consistency across environments.
• Develop self-service capabilities for infra and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud-native migrations

GitHub Enterprise Cloud

Kubernetes

IaC

CI/CD

Python

Mentoring

Tools

GitHub Enterprise Importer

Terraform

HashiCorp tooling

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Modus Create is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead high-impact cloud-native migrations to GitHub Enterprise Cloud. You will partner with cross-functional teams to modernize infrastructure, implement EMU governance, and drive scalable, secure platform services across enterprise workloads.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in cloud-native migrations, strong IaC, and hands-on experience with GEI, EMU, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and distributed systems.