Senior Platform Engineer

TEKsystems; United States; Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for a hybrid role based in Madison, WI. You will own and run OpenShift workloads, manage multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) platforms, and drive automation with Terraform, Ansible, and Python.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, SRE principles, and hands-on experience with on-prem and cloud technologies. Expect collaboration in an agile team, with 2-week sprints and a focus on run work, deployments, and tuning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant infrastructure or platform engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience managing workloads on Red Hat OpenShift, including OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes.
• Experience with image provisioning, template management, and shared resources for OpenShift workloads.
• Hands-on experience in at least one public cloud: AWS or GCP.
• Experience with multi-cloud account security models and cross-account service delivery.
• Experience across on-prem technologies such as VMware and Linux/Windows server administration.
• Foundational system administration and network foundations.

Responsibilities

• Manage VM and container workloads on OpenShift Virtualization and OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Provision and manage images and templates for OpenShift workloads and shared resources.
• Build automation for on-prem and cloud environments using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Deliver platform services across AWS and/or GCP within multi-account security models.
• Maintain golden images, patching, and system hardening across enterprise OS.
• Participate in resiliency, data protection, and disaster recovery initiatives.
• Own automation work within larger projects from design to delivery.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks/roles following Git workflows.

Skills

DevOps

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Linux

Windows

Git

CI/CD

Education

5+ years relevant infrastructure or platform engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

CloudFormation

Python

VMware

Job description

Description

Platform Engineer

New net role, advanced platform team. Multi cloud team. On prem and AWS and GCP focused.

Main skill gap is increased volume in OpenShift and OpenShift virtualization. They own Golden images and patching.

Top 3 skills

• OpenShift, open shift virtualization (adjacent to Kubernetes and fairly new) new standard Based architecture
• Kubernetes experience
• GIT principles, Infrastructure as a cloud principals
• Core operating system, linux and windows knowledge. Base knowledge of applications and core networking

Day-to-Day

They run an agile team, 2 week sprints, working on more run work, deployments, tuning, bugs, participate in standups and get tasks, able to deliver on technical tasks.

Need to be near Madison if they want to convert. Open to remote, but they cant convert

Core business hours no night and weekend work

5 year is the sweet spot, been doing devops, infrastructure as a code, ansible, terraform, git

No call

Formal JD

Hybrid in Madison, preferably. That's where 80% of team is located, but manager is open to remote.

This position is for a Senior Level Engineer within the Datacenter Engineering Group. Our group delivers platform services across public cloud (AWS and GCP Primarily) and private cloud (VMware and Red Hat OpenShift). We are looking for a well-rounded engineer with hands-on experience across on-prem and cloud technologies, who uses DevOps tools such as Git, Ansible, Terraform, Python, and GitLab to build repeatable patterns and solutions. This role requires strong infrastructure fundamentals, a DevSecOps mindset, and Site Reliability Engineering principles.

Primary Accountabilities

Manage virtual machine and container workloads running on OpenShift Virtualization and OpenShift / Kubernetes.

Provision and manage images and templates for OpenShift workloads, along with the shared resources those workloads consume.

Build automation for on-prem and cloud environments using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.

Deliver platform services across AWS accounts and/or GCP projects, working within multi-account security models.

Understanding and lifecycle management of enterprise operating systems through golden images, patching, and system hardening.

Participate in large-scale resiliency, data protection, and disaster recovery solutions.

Own automation work within larger projects from design through delivery.

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles, following team coding standards and Git workflows.

Participate in technology evaluations and re-engineering activities to support continuous improvement.

Provide consistent documentation for design decisions, estimating assumptions, code modules, and performance metrics as required by organization standards.

Prepare and participate in platform, code/Git, and documentation walkthroughs.

Ensure work meets standards for design, performance, quality, and security. Identify and recommend areas for improvement in planning, design, development, and testing.

Analyze and interpret performance data such as CPU, memory, and storage.

Knowledge of agentic solutions and appropriate

Skills

Devops, Kubernetes, openshift, Linux, window server

Top Skills Details

Devops,Kubernetes,openshift

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant infrastructure or platform engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience managing workloads on Red Hat OpenShift, including OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes.
• Experience with image provisioning, template management, and shared resources for OpenShift workloads.
• Hands-on experience in at least one public cloud: AWS or GCP.
• Experience with multi-cloud account security models and cross-account service delivery.
• Experience across on-prem technologies such as VMware and Linux/Windows server administration.
• Foundational system administration (operating systems, configuration, installations, patch management, server maintenance) and network foundations (firewalls, proxies, IP management, routing, DNS).
• Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including job templates, workflows, inventories, credentials, and Execution Environments.
• Experience building and maintaining Ansible content that runs through AAP to automate on-prem and cloud services.
• Understanding of operating system hardening practices and methodologies for templating deployments from a set of standardized images.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and similar endpoints to configure, extract data, and build automation.
• Understanding of security best practices, secure coding practices, secrets management, certificates, and certificate management.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: Python, Linux, Shell, Bash, or other programming languages.
• Proficiency in Git/GitLab source code control, branching, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of resilient system design, high availability, and disaster recovery methodologies.
• Participate in agile pr

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Madison, WI.

This is a Contract position based out of Madison, WI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Madison,WI.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.