About the position
??Join Our Team as a Platform Engineer Lead!??
Are you passionate about shaping the future of technology? Do you thrive in leading dynamic teams to success? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you We're seeking a talented Platform Engineer Lead to spearhead our innovative projects and lead a team of platform engineers to new heights.
As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's technology platforms. This role involves overseeing a team of platform engineers, setting technical direction, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the continuous improvement of our infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a proven track record of successfully leading platform engineering initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in platform engineering, system administration, or a related role.
- Proven experience managing and leading a team of platform engineers.
- Expert proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and extensive experience with automation tools.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and advanced cloud services.
- Strong expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to guide technical teams and collaborate with other stakeholders.
Preferred Skills:
- Certification in cloud technologies, platform engineering, or related domains.
- Experience with advanced CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices.
- Advanced knowledge of networking concepts and protocols.
- Strong SRE skills
- Experience in the use and management of Vendor packaged software, including patching and upgrades.
- Experience with monitoring and observability architecture, tools, deployment, maintenance of multi-vendor tool suite environments, compliance with published SLA's, including but not limited to: Dynatrace, Canary Checker, Loki, Grafana, Prometheus, Cloudwatch.
- Experience in working with application & engineering teams to develop requirements that define monitoring and interpret alerting, notification and escalation requirements for managing the end user experience, assist with fault isolation, and deliver proactive environment health management analysis and reporting.
Desired Skills:
- Python
- Bash
- WS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- CI/CD pipelines
- GIT
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Desired Work Experience:
