American Compnay is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Platform Team Leader with a strong background in both cloud infrastructure and application development to drive engineering foundation forward. You will lead a small, talented team (3-4 people), oversee Platform tools and infrastructure, and ensure our AWS-based systems are scalable, secure, and reliable.

This is a role for someone who loves to lead from the front—mentoring, coding, and problem-solving alongside the team. 

Tech Stack:

• Cloud Platform: AWS 

• CI/CD & Source Control: GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Fisheye 

• Deployment & Infrastructure: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Pulumi (IaC) 

• Observability & Monitoring: Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Tempo, Mimir 

• Languages & Frameworks: Java, JSP, Bash, Python (basic level) 

• Additional Tools: HTTP(S) redirect/proxy services, Start/Stop Scheduler for non-prod environments, Database replication tools 

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead and actively contribute to the Platform team, managing our AWS-based core engineering infrastructure. 

• Serve as a bridge between backend/application development teams and the platform team, helping translate development needs into scalable, secure platform capabilities. 

• Oversee and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab and legacy Jenkins jobs, and guide the migration to GitLab. 

• Define, enforce, and coach teams on Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi) best practices across environments. 

• Build templates through IaC, so we can help our dev teams to speedup their work 

• Manage Kubernetes clusters, support application/service deployments, and ensure smooth onboarding to ArgoCD. 

• Develop and maintain observability solutions, including Grafana dashboards, Loki logging, Prometheus metrics, Tempo distributed tracing, and Mimir. 

• Serve as a hands-on mentor and subject-matter expert for developers and engineers across the organization. 

• Establish platform standards, provide consulting on complex CI/CD and IaC use cases, and promote safe, scalable practices. 

• Collaborate with other teams to improve platform automation, reliability, performance, and maintainability. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a hands-on Platform or DevOps 

• Solid background in Java-based and Python-based application development, including working with JSPs and modern backend development practices. 

• Strong expertise in AWS and Infrastructure as Code, preferably Pulumi, including defining organizational standards. 

• Deep experience with Kubernetes, including cluster provisioning, service deployments, and operational troubleshooting. 

• Proven ability with observability and monitoring, including Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and distributed tracing (Tempo). 

• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, and Jenkins migration/automation. 

• Strong collaboration, mentoring, and leadership skills, with a hands-on approach to problem-solving. 

• A hands-on approach to leadership, leading by example in coding, debugging, and technical decision-making. 

• A track record of creating and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure platform services. 

WE OFFER

Perks & Benefits

• 5 weeks of holidays + extra corporate days off
• Sick days
• Flexibility to work from home most of the week
• Certain flexibility to schedule your working hours
• Cafeteria system (use points on Pluxee, pension/life insurance, or Multisport card)
• Meal allowance 

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