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Lead Platform Engineer; Kubernetes

Job in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44101, USA
Listing for: Optomi
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, SRE/Site Reliability, IT Infrastructure
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 170000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 170000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Optomi, in partnership with an industry-leading client, is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to help drive the reliability, security, automation, and evolution of enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role working across platform engineering, Kubernetes, Dev Ops, automation, and infrastructure security.

What You’ll Do
  • Lead platform strategy and technical direction across infrastructure, cloud, networking, and Dev Ops environments.
  • Improve platform reliability, performance, monitoring, automation, and operational processes.
  • Design and maintain containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher.
  • Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform and other IaC/configuration management tools.
  • Support CI/CD, API integration, automated provisioning, and platform orchestration.
  • Establish and maintain security, resiliency, backup, and disaster recovery standards.
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide technical recommendations for new initiatives.
  • Partner with engineering, security, operations, and vendors to deliver enterprise platform solutions.
What they’re Looking For
  • 6+ years of platform engineering/infrastructure experience.
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes
  • Hands‑on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or similar automation/IaC tools.
  • Strong scripting skills with Python, Power Shell, and/or Bash.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to Have's
  • Azure Solutions Architect, CKA, or AWS Dev Ops certification.
  • Experience with Rancher, NGINX, cert‑manager, Hashi Corp Vault, Sysdig, Fluentd, or Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with Git Ops and ArgoCD.
  • Background supporting large‑scale enterprise platforms.

Location:

Cleveland, OH — 100% onsite at client headquarters

Work Authorization:
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

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