Lead Platform Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Platform Engineer to define and lead our organization’s CI / CD, platform automation, and infrastructure strategies. As a senior technical leader, you will mentor teams, shape best practices, and drive infrastructure solutions that enable rapid, reliable, and secure application delivery across cloud-native environments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Collaboration
- Define and execute DevOps and platform automation strategies aligned with organizational goals.
- Mentor, coach, and inspire senior and junior DevOps engineers;
promote best practices and continuous improvement.
Partner with engineering, security, and platform teams to architect reliable and scalable cloud environments, pipelines, and operational tooling.Build & Optimize CI / CD Pipelines
Architect and oversee enterprise-grade CI / CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Argo Workflows, Tekton, or similar.Improve build, test, and deployment automation processes, ensuring high performance and minimal downtime.Standardize pipelines with reusable templates, code quality checks, and automated rollback mechanisms.Infrastructure as Code & Platform Automation
Lead design and implementation of infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent tools.Manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (EKS or on-prem) with GitOps practices (ArgoCD, Flux).Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and secret management to support scalable platforms.SDLC & Release Management
Own and refine SDLC workflows, ensuring seamless, automated, and secure software releases.Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability for CI / CD pipelines and platform health.Enforce security, RBAC policies, and compliance standards throughout the SDLC.Security & Compliance
Enforce secure development practices, role-based access, least-privilege principles, and secrets management.Integrate security testing, vulnerability management, and code analysis within pipelines.Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead cross-team collaboration on platform improvements, automation standards, and best practices.Document architecture decisions, operational runbooks, and pipeline configurations for transparency and onboarding.Required Skills and Qualifications
7+ years in DevOps, site reliability engineering.Proficiency in scripting (Python, Shell, Go), automation, and cloud infrastructure automation (Terraform, CloudFormation).Deep knowledge of CI / CD tools : Jenkins, Argo Workflows, Tekton, GitHub Actions, or similar.Strong experience in API GatewaysStrong experience with Kubernetes, containerization (Docker), and cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).Expertise in infrastructure as code, configuration management, secrets management, and security automation.Proven track record of designing scalable, reliable, and secure platform solutions.Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.Good to Have
Experience with enterprise developer portals, portal integrations, or platform APIs.Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.Exposure to event-driven architectures or messaging systems like Kafka, SNS / SQS.Knowledge of compliance standards, data encryption, and audit frameworks.