Lead Platform Engineer
Core
Architect and lead the enterprise developer platform and toolchain, enabling DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and self-service capabilities for software engineers across the organization.
Role type
Senior Lead Platform Engineer (DevOps/Platform Engineering)
Builds
Integrated developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, internal developer portals, and automation frameworks for identity and environment provisioning.
Domain
Enterprise Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
Required skills
Platform engineering, CI/CD pipeline design, GitHub Enterprise Cloud administration, Azure DevOps, AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, IAM), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK), Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Git workflows, Internal Developer Portal strategy.
Preferred skills
CI/CD migration leadership, regulated environment experience, AI-assisted development tooling (Copilot, Cursor), developer productivity metrics (DORA, SPACE), FinOps, compliance-as-code.
Technologies
GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM), Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Backstage, ServiceNow, Databricks, Python, TypeScript, Bash, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory.
Responsibilities
Own the platform engineering roadmap and architecture; lead and mentor a team of engineers; design and implement CI/CD pipelines; administer GitHub Enterprise Cloud and repository lifecycle; provision and optimize AWS services; drive internal developer portal and self-service strategy; build automation frameworks for routine operations; partner with security and SRE teams to enforce governance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities