Software Engineer III - DevOps

Job Summary: 
As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of our CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure. You will lead a team of Platform engineers, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure our systems are scalable, secure, and resilient. Your expertise in Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and Observability will be critical in modernizing our technology stack and fostering a culture of automation and reliability. 

This role includes strategic planning, technical leadership, and hands-on engineering. Participation in an on-call rotation and occasional support outside of business hours is expected. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead and mentor a team of Platform engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence. 

• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools via Terraform. 

• Lead and perform research to find solutions for complex business problems as they relate to infrastructure. 

• Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and optimization using GitHub Actions and Argo. 

• Drive automation initiatives using Golang, Helm, and Bash for infrastructure and monitoring. 

• Enhance system observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions. 

• Collaborate with development, architecture, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure with business goals across time zones. 

• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of production systems. 

• Evaluate and integrate emerging Platform tools and practices to improve efficiency and reliability. 

• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues. 

Qualifications: 

• 8+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role. 

• Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and strong knowledge of Argo, Helm, and GitHub Actions. 

• Proficiency in scripting languages and knowledge of cloud platforms. 

• Strong communication, collaboration, and analytical skills. Ability to work in a team and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 

• Expertise with observability tools and techniques (e.g., logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting). 

• Expertise with compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security, PII, SOC, ISO, etc.) 

• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, with experience resolving complex infrastructure and application issues. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.  

• Experience developing system requirements, documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans. 

Bonus Skills: 

• AWS or DevOps-related certifications 

• Expertise with Cloud Optimization strategies 

• Experience working with multiple cloud providers