Lead Platform Engineer

Brooksource offers a range based on experience.

$70.00/hr - $80.00/hr

Hybrid:
Detroit, MI (1 day/wk onsite)

Long-term Contract (1-2+ years) (W2)

$70.00 – 80.00/hour (D.O.E.)

A major utility provider in Michigan is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Cloud Platform team focusing on enabling the organization to take a self-service approach to cloud usage. Your role would be to mentor engineers, build new features for the enterprise cloud, and plan for the future of automation and cloud enablement across the company. If you are seeking a mentorship role where you will own cloud enablement roadmaps and develop innovative cloud features, keep reading and apply!

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Create and deploy new infrastructure and cloud features with the goal of enabling the organization to be more self-sufficient in cloud utilization.
• Plan sprints, develop IaC, security-as-code, and policy-as-code utilizing modern cloud technology, as well as support deployments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop skills in an enterprise cloud engineering team, helping to troubleshoot, teach, and guide other engineers.
• Lead demos and presentations of new products and/or features to high-level leaders and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with user groups to identify pressing needs then create plans and develop solutions accordingly.
• Innate leadership skills in mentoring engineering teams and communicating with high-level stakeholders.
• 7+ years of experience as a cloud engineer or similar infrastructure-intensive role in enterprise cloud environments.
• Significant experience in enterprise Azure environments managing cloud instances, deployments, and infrastructure changes.
• Strong expertise in utilizing Terraform to execute infrastructure, policy, and security changes.
• Familiarity with the following is preferred:
  Ansible, Git Hub, Opa.

What’s in it for you…?

• Take on a role with high visibility with leadership and decision-makers in IT in a major enterprise.
• Opportunity to build and guide the cloud strategy from an early stage, shaping and molding strategy and features, overall affecting the entire company.
• Opportunity to mentor and guide less experienced engineers in this cloud journey.
• Ability to enroll in comprehensive health benefits and weekly paychecks.

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Information Technology, Engineering, and Strategy/Planning

• IT Services and IT Consulting, Utilities, and Utilities Administration

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