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Apply Now: Lead Platform Engineer, Location is Hybrid (Baltimore, MD) for this 6 month contract position.
Job Title:
Lead Platform Engineer Location-Type:
Hybrid – Onsite 3 days/week (Tue–Thu) Start Date Is:
2 weeks from offer (or ASAP) Duration:
6 months Compensation Range:
$70.00-85.00/hr
About the Role
Seeking a
Lead Platform Engineer
to strengthen its observability, reliability, and cloud infrastructure capabilities. This role combines
hands-on engineering
with
strategic leadership , working closely with product teams to ensure systems are performant, reliable, and scalable.
The engineer will set performance/availability objectives, drive automation, provide technical mentorship, and guide the adoption of modern DevOps, observability, and cloud- practices.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Define and track
availability and performance objectives , implementing improvements as needed.
Interpret evolving product team requirements and adjust platform/tooling accordingly.
Provide
subject matter expertise
in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Agile methodologies.
Deliver hands-on
configuration, development, and automation
across cloud and observability platforms.
Mentor team members and contribute thought leadership in platform engineering.
Partner with stakeholders to advise on innovative, out-of-the-box technical solutions.
Ensure observability tooling and platform services support
CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices .
Must Haves
8 years of experience in
observability, site reliability, or cloud infrastructure .
Strong
hands-on expertise with AWS & Azure services , including monitoring/logging (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).
Proficiency with
observability stacks/APM tools : Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic stack, OpsRamp, OpenTelemetry, or similar.
Understanding of
containerized environments
(Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
Scripting/automation experience:
Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible .
Knowledge of
system performance tuning, incident management, and root cause analysis .
Familiarity with
CI/CD pipelines
and modern DevOps practices.
P
roblem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills .
Nice to Haves
Certifications : AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or Solutions Architect.
Experience with
serverless and hybrid cloud architectures .
Knowledge of
security and compliance monitoring
in cloud environments.
Background in
software development or SRE
roles.
Apply Now: Lead Platform Engineer, Location is Hybrid (Baltimore, MD) for this 6 month contract position.
Job Title:
Lead Platform Engineer Location-Type:
Hybrid – Onsite 3 days/week (Tue–Thu) Start Date Is:
2 weeks from offer (or ASAP) Duration:
6 months Compensation Range:
$70.00-85.00/hr
About the Role
Seeking a
Lead Platform Engineer
to strengthen its observability, reliability, and cloud infrastructure capabilities. This role combines
hands-on engineering
with
strategic leadership , working closely with product teams to ensure systems are performant, reliable, and scalable.
The engineer will set performance/availability objectives, drive automation, provide technical mentorship, and guide the adoption of modern DevOps, observability, and cloud- practices.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Define and track
availability and performance objectives , implementing improvements as needed.
Interpret evolving product team requirements and adjust platform/tooling accordingly.
Provide
subject matter expertise
in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Agile methodologies.
Deliver hands-on
configuration, development, and automation
across cloud and observability platforms.
Mentor team members and contribute thought leadership in platform engineering.
Partner with stakeholders to advise on innovative, out-of-the-box technical solutions.
Ensure observability tooling and platform services support
CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices .
Must Haves
8 years of experience in
observability, site reliability, or cloud infrastructure .
Strong
hands-on expertise with AWS & Azure services , including monitoring/logging (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).
Proficiency with
observability stacks/APM tools : Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic stack, OpsRamp, OpenTelemetry, or similar.
Understanding of
containerized environments
(Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
Scripting/automation experience:
Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible .
Knowledge of
system performance tuning, incident management, and root cause analysis .
Familiarity with
CI/CD pipelines
and modern DevOps practices.
P
roblem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills .
Nice to Haves
Certifications : AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or Solutions Architect.
Experience with
serverless and hybrid cloud architectures .
Knowledge of
security and compliance monitoring
in cloud environments.
Background in
software development or SRE
roles.