Lead Platform Engineer

Posted on 21 August 25 by Carol Greer

  • Remote
  • $ - $
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Job Description

Centurion is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join our team and drive the design, operation, and automation of a secure, reliable, and highly available cloud-based developer platform. In this role, you’ll partner with Security, Compliance, and Platform Engineering teams to implement secure infrastructure features, configurations, and automation that empower development teams through a dynamic platform-as-a-service.

You’ll be a hands-on technical leader, translating business and developer requirements into platform solutions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high standards of reliability and security across our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, implementation, and operation of cloud, container, and platform infrastructure with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability.

  • Partner with Security and Compliance teams to integrate secure configurations, IAM policies, and automation into platform operations.

  • Build, scale, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads in production environments.

  • Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and developer workflow automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodeStar).

  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.

  • Drive adoption of GitOps principles with tools such as Helm, Flux, or Argo CD.

  • Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for platform and application deployments.

  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

  • Collaborate with development teams to design solutions that balance security, compliance, and developer agility.

  • Champion observability, monitoring, and performance management through APM tools and logging platforms.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering for containerized and Kubernetes production systems.

  • 4+ years of experience with AWS services and CI/CD automation.

  • Strong expertise in Kubernetes deployments and GitOps tooling (Helm, Flux, Argo CD).

  • Solid background in Cloud and Network Security (IAM, RBAC, secrets management, boundary protection).

  • Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, RDS, DynamoDB, KMS, SSM, ELB, VPC, Route53.

  • Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, or Landing Zone Accelerator.

  • Demonstrated leadership in mentoring junior engineers and leading platform initiatives.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred/Bonus Experience:

  • Service mesh, policy, and observability tools such as Istio, Kyverno, Prometheus, Grafana, Keycloak.

  • Vulnerability management, dynamic/static code analysis, and compliance frameworks (e.g., DoD STIGs, CIS Benchmarks).

  • Experience with SIEMs, logging, and audit systems.

  • Familiarity with APM solutions such as Datadog, New Relic, or Splunk.

  • Expertise in hardened AMIs and container images.

What We’re Looking For

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and business teams.

  • Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently and lead others in a fast-paced, agile environment.

  • Passion for building secure, automated, and developer-friendly platforms.

Job Information

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$ - $

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Our Reference

JOB-5356

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