Senior Platform Engineer: Middleware & Cloud Automation

Zohorecruit; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in Jacksonville, FL to lead engineering of middleware platforms and automation. You will architect solutions, mentor colleagues, and collaborate across teams to streamline deployments using DevOps tooling and SOP documentation.

The role emphasizes containerization, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), service mesh, and scalable infrastructure with strong emphasis on security, monitoring, and cross-team partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or 12 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• 10-15+ years of related IT work experience.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift (OCP) or Kubernetes platforms.
• Automation of CI/CD pipelines for OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Docker/Podman, Git, Jenkins, and other CI/CD tools.
• Istio or another service mesh for traffic management and security.
• DevSecOps concepts/tools and IaC tooling (Terraform).
• AWS or Azure cloud experience preferred.
• IBM Event Streams or IBM App Connect Enterprise (MQ) is highly preferred.
• AWS foundational services like ECS, EC2, IAM, VPCs, DNS, Networking, Load Balancers.
• Scripting languages: Shell, Python, Groovy, PowerShell.
• IBM CloudPak knowledge is a plus.
• Middleware experience with IBM WebSphere is a plus.
• Linux/Windows/AIX distributed OS knowledge.
• DNS, load balancers, and basic network troubleshooting for middleware.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available, resilient middleware platforms.
• Drive automation initiatives using IaC and DevOps practices.
• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for containerized apps.
• Engineer and support OpenShift/EKS/AKS platforms in enterprise environments.
• Implement service mesh technologies (Istio) for observability and security.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting standards for reliability.
• Serve as SME for middleware platforms and architectures.
• Collaborate with security to embed governance and DevSecOps.
• Lead troubleshooting for complex production issues (Level III/IV).
• Install, configure, and maintain middleware platforms and Kubernetes clusters.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across teams.
• Document architecture and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in cross-functional architectural discussions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve performance and scalability.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

CI/CD

Istio

DevSecOps

AWS

Docker

Shell scripting

Python

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree or 12 years of relevant experience

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in Jacksonville, FL to lead engineering of middleware platforms and automation. You will architect solutions, mentor colleagues, and collaborate across teams to streamline deployments using DevOps tooling and SOP documentation.

The role emphasizes containerization, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), service mesh, and scalable infrastructure with strong emphasis on security, monitoring, and cross-team partnership.