Software Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability
Job in
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 28245, USA
Listed on 2026-07-11
Listing for:
Judge Group, Inc.
Contract
position Listed on 2026-07-11
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Data Platform Engineer - Private Cloud / Kubernetes
We are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.
Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week)
Duration: 12-month contract with strong potential for extension up to 24 months
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to help design, build, and scale a next-generation private cloud data platform supporting enterprise analytics and data workloads. This role will play a critical part in a large-scale data center transformation initiative, enabling a secure, highly available, and multi-tenant platform that supports more than 70 business applications and teams.
As a member of the platform engineering team, you will work across infrastructure, Kubernetes, observability, automation, and security domains to deliver a production-ready platform that accelerates enterprise data adoption.
What You'll Do
Platform Engineering & Architecture
- Design, build, and operate a scalable private cloud data platform leveraging Kubernetes, with a preference for Open Shift.
- Develop and integrate core platform services across compute, storage, networking, and security layers.
- Support modernization and migration initiatives by enabling cloud-native infrastructure and platform capabilities.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and networking teams to establish foundational services, including load balancing, routing, and firewall integrations.
- Design platform capabilities that support secure onboarding and operation of 70+ tenant applications.
- Define resource allocation models, access management patterns, and operational standards for tenant environments.
- Partner with application and data engineering teams to optimize adoption and platform usability.
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions that provide visibility into platform health and performance.
- Establish operational best practices for incident response, reliability engineering, and service availability.
- Drive continuous improvements in platform observability and operational excellence.
- Create infrastructure and platform automation using Infrastructure-as-Code and Git Ops methodologies.
- Develop automated deployment, provisioning, and lifecycle management solutions.
- Support CI/CD and platform release processes to improve delivery velocity and reliability.
- Implement enterprise-grade security controls, governance standards, and compliance requirements.
- Design secure network communication patterns and access controls within Kubernetes/Open Shift environments.
- Partner with security teams to align platform capabilities with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience building and operating Kubernetes-based platforms in enterprise environments.
- Experience administering Linux systems in production environments.
- Experience designing and implementing platform observability solutions.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
- Experience collaborating across infrastructure, security, networking, and application engineering teams.
- Experience with Open Shift platform administration and engineering.
- Experience with object storage technologies.
- Experience supporting distributed execution engines such as Apache Spark or Trino.
- Experience with modern table formats including Apache Iceberg and Apache Hive.
- Experience with metadata and data lineage platforms such as Data Hub.
- Experience with observability tools including:
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Big Panda
- Pager Duty
- Thousand Eyes
- Experience with:
- Terraform
- Helm
- Git Ops practices
- Argo CD
- Experience working with Service Now for operational workflows and change management.
- Experience designing and enforcing Open Shift ingress and egress controls.
- Experience implementing secure north-south traffic patterns in Kubernetes environments.
- Experience with load balancing and traffic…
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