Sr. Platform Engineer

Ingram Barge Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Medical/Dental/Vision and Health Care

Generous paid time off

401K match

Life and AD&D, EAP, Group Legal

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Ingram Marine Group is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer in Nashville, TN to design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines, IaC modules, and platform automation. The role focuses on AKS, GitOps, and Terraform/Ansible to deliver secure, observable infrastructure.

Collaboration with application teams will ensure reliable deployment and performance across the platform. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes, Azure, and advanced CI/CD practices, along with strong scripting

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in platform engineering or equivalent.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible.
• Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development, reusable templates, and developer enablement.
• Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD.
• Python scripting for platform automation, integrations, and pipeline tasks.
• Azure cloud services, identity, and networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement reusable CI/CD pipeline capabilities and standardized templates using GitLab.
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and self-service patterns for infrastructure provisioning.
• Create and optimize Ansible playbooks and platform automation for configuration management and application deployment.
• Embed security scanning, compliance checks, and platform guardrails into deployment workflows.
• Build, configure, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as a reliable, scalable application platform.
• Develop and optimize reusable Helm charts and deployment standards for application teams.
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows that enable consistent, repeatable application delivery.
• Partner with application teams to monitor and troubleshoot containerized applications, platform services, and cluster performance.

Skills

Kubernetes (AKS)

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

GitOps (Helm/Flux/ArgoCD)

Python scripting

Azure Cloud

Tools

Helm

Flux

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Ingram Marine Group encompasses our operating units involved in transporting bulk commodities on America's inland waterways, delivering fuel and supplies to the towing industry, and providing a ship anchorage in Louisiana. As the leading carrier, we operate a fleet that transport aggregates, grain, fertilizer, coal, ores, alloys, steel products, chemicals, and other products.

We're committed to being the best at whatever we do. We're continuously growing, adapting, and responding, and we're successful because of the outstanding hard work and creative energy of our associates.

Job Description

Ingram Marine Groupis hiring for aSr. Platform EngineerinNashville, TN. This role will be responsible for the following:

• Design and implement reusable CI/CD pipeline capabilities and standardized templates using GitLab
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and self-service patterns for infrastructure provisioning
• Create and optimize Ansible playbooks and platform automation for configuration management and application deployment
• Embed security scanning, compliance checks, and platform guardrails into deployment workflows
• Build, configure, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as a reliable, scalable application platform
• Develop and optimize reusable Helm charts and deployment standards for application teams
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows that enable consistent, repeatable application delivery
• Partner with application teams to monitor and troubleshoot containerized applications, platform services, and cluster performance

Platform Infrastructure & Reliability

• Implement Infrastructure as Code best practices and reusable platform components using Terraform and Ansible
• Design and executedisaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans
• Perform system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities
• Establishand maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana

Cost Optimization & ResourceManagement

• Monitor and analyze Azurecloud spending patterns and resource utilization
• Implement cost optimization strategies including right-sizing, reserved instances, and auto-scaling policies
• Develop dashboards and reports forcost tracking and forecasting
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to optimize platform resource allocation and eliminate waste

Monitoring & Observability

• Design and implement comprehensive monitoringsolutions using Prometheus for metrics collection
• Build and maintain Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metrics
• Configureintelligent alerting rules and escalation procedures
• Establish SLIs, SLOs, and errorbudgets for critical services
• Participatein on-call rotation for 24x7 production support
• Lead Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and systemissues
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
• Collaborate with development teams onperformance optimization and troubleshooting
• Maintain runbooks and documentation foroperational procedures

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise(5+ years)

• Strong experience with Kubernetes(AKS preferred) and container orchestration
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible
• Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development, reusable templates, and developer enablement
• Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD
• Python scripting for platform automation, integrations, and pipeline tasks
• Azure cloud services, identity, and networking concepts

Monitoring& Cost Management

• Hands-on experience withPrometheus for metrics collection and alerting
• Proficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualization
• Experience with AzureCost Management tools and FinOps practices
• Knowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto-scaling strategies
• Understanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methods
• Incidentmanagement and post-mortem processes
• 24x7on-call experience withescalation procedures
• Disaster recovery planningand implementation
• Securitybest practices in CI/CD and infrastructure
• Experience with chaosengineering and resilience testing
• Experience partnering with cross-functional application, infrastructure, architecture, and security teams
• Strongtroubleshooting and problem-solving abilities under pressure
• Documentation, platform standards, runbooks, and knowledge-sharing practices
• Comfortable with24x7 on-call rotation responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305, or AKS-related)
• Experiencewith message bus systems (AzureService Bus)
• Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deployments, including common developer workflows and platform integration needs
• Familiarity withsecret management solutions(Delinea or similar)
• Experience with additionalmonitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights)
• Experience with alerting tools and PagerDutyintegration

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental and Health Care FSA.
• Generous paid time off benefits
• 401K match upon first day of hire
• Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
• Associate growth and development encouraged through internal training and tuition reimbursement program

If you are requesting reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting your application, you may email us at [e-mail]

Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates ("Company") is an affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.