Senior Platform Engineer: Automation & CI/CD Lead

Talentify; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in the Greater Kansas City area to implement, automate, and support platforms and CI/CD capabilities for reliable delivery across cloud and on‑premises environments.

You will lead automation efforts, support Linux-based platforms, and collaborate with development teams to enable scalable delivery practices. This role emphasizes hands‑on ownership and cross‑team technical execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or related field AND 5+ years relevant experience OR equivalent combination.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, networking fundamentals, and container technologies (Docker/Podman).
• Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex infrastructure, automation, and integration efforts across DevOps and platform services.
• Build and improve automation for provisioning, configuration management, and operational support.
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and developer tooling.
• Troubleshoot Linux, platform, and integration issues; improve uptime and reliability.
• Document configurations and decisions; guide development teams on onboarding.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Docker

Podman

Bash

Python

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/IS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Podman

Git

Job description

Garmin International is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in the Greater Kansas City area to implement, automate, and support platforms and CI/CD capabilities for reliable delivery across cloud and on‑premises environments.

You will lead automation efforts, support Linux-based platforms, and collaborate with development teams to enable scalable delivery practices. This role emphasizes hands‑on ownership and cross‑team technical execution.