A company is seeking a seasoned Lead Platform Engineer to drive the maintenance and expansion of our Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) environment. This critical role is central to our IT services and cloud platform strategy, overseeing the architecture, design, development, implementation, and on-call production support of our 18-component Kubernetes ecosystem and all associated CI/CD pipeline services. In this position, you will collaborate closely with digital product, software development, infrastructure, and operations teams to enhance the Developer Experience. Youll lead the utilization of CI/CD tools, including GitHub Actions and Flux CD, and leverage monitoring tools such as Grafana to ensure optimal performance of our applications and API services. As a thought leader in Kubernetes, you will play a key role in shaping and executing our Kubernetes platform strategy, managing technical debt efficiently, and ensuring a robust, scalable, and secure platform. Additionally, as a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, you will leverage your deep expertise in Application and Cloud Platform Engineering to help drive the companies growth and long-term success.
Pay Rate: $50-70/hour
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5+ years of hands-on experience in designing, managing, and supporting complex, enterprise-grade Microsoft AKS environments.
Extensive experience with Azure cloud services, including Azure SQL Database, Storage Accounts, and Azure Container Registry.
Strong understanding and hands-on experience with Terraform for automating infrastructure deployment and management.
Deep knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes), including Helm for managing Kubernetes applications.
Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Flux CD.
Expertise in security best practices within Kubernetes environments, ensuring secure and compliant deployments.
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools, including the Grafana stack (Grafana, Loki, Mimir, Tempo), for creating dashboards and alerts.
Practical experience with Kuma/Kong Mesh service mesh technologies.
Hands-on experience managing Kong API gateways.
Exceptional problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities, capable of leading troubleshooting sessions and guiding cross-functional teams.
Experience in platform architecture (IaaS, PaaS), site reliability engineering (SRE), quality assurance (QA), system design, integrations, and end-to-end implementation.
Experience working with Enterprise Architecture (EA) teams, participating in EA processes, and engaging with Architecture Review Boards (ARB), Change Advisory Boards (CAB), and other governance bodies (GRC).
* This position includes on-call rotation, triage, and incident response responsibilities. *
** This position can be remote, with the expectation of travel to our Lincolnshire, IL or Chicago, IL offices occasionally as business needs dictate. **
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.