Lead Devops Platform Engineer

Location: East Quogue, United States

Department: Development

Experience: 10+ Years

Lead DevOps Platform Engineer

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud-native platform solutions.
• Build and manage Kubernetes environments across development, staging, and production.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules using Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Implement platform standards, golden-path templates, and automation frameworks.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

CI/CD & DevOps Automation

• Design and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar tools.
• Automate application deployment, testing, release management, and rollback processes.
• Implement GitOps practices and deployment automation.
• Manage artifact repositories and software package lifecycle processes.

DevSecOps & Security

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement SAST, SCA, container scanning, secrets detection, and policy-as-code solutions.
• Support software supply chain security initiatives including SBOM generation, artifact signing, and dependency management.
• Collaborate with Security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.

Cloud & Container Platforms

• Manage and optimize cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting solutions.
• Support high availability, disaster recovery, and platform resilience initiatives.

Developer Experience & Enablement

• Build self-service developer capabilities and platform automation.
• Support Internal Developer Portal initiatives such as Backstage or similar platforms.
• Create technical documentation, runbooks, standards, and onboarding guides.
• Improve developer productivity through automation and platform enhancements.

Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, Splunk, or similar tools.
• Monitor platform health, availability, and performance metrics.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes administration and container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform/OpenTofu and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Tekton.
• Strong Linux system administration and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of GitOps practices and deployment automation.

DevSecOps Experience

• Experience integrating security tools such as Semgrep, Snyk, Checkmarx, Trivy, Prisma Cloud, Gitleaks, or HashiCorp Vault.
• Working knowledge of Policy-as-Code using OPA/Rego or Kyverno.
• Familiarity with SBOM, SLSA, software supply chain security, and artifact signing.

Observability & Reliability

• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
• Knowledge of DORA metrics and platform performance measurement.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Backstage or Internal Developer Portals.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Agentic workflows.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, or Government.
• Knowledge of Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• Experience with eBPF security tools such as Falco or Tetragon.
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant certifications in Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, or Security are highly preferred.