Senior Platform Engineer

Description
Job Description
The Senior Platform Engineer role is responsible for designing, building, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and maintaining platforms within the current technology environment. The role involves analyzing complex technical problems, developing appropriate solutions to maintain the overall integrity of the platform, including operating systems, hardware and software infrastructure that are critical to the company's user populace and application environments. They collaborate with other IT professionals such as Application, Architect, and Database Engineers to ensure that all components of the platform are working efficiently, securely, and resiliently. The Senior Platform Engineer uses their extensive knowledge of both traditional and modern platforms to ensure high performance and reliability of the company's infrastructure, including both cloud and on-premises systems, in support of DevOps efforts and general business and IT objectives.
Responsibilities
Maintain the platform hardware, software, and network requirements in alignment with business needs and organizational standards defined
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise to continuously improve platforms in alignment with application goals
Manage and configure DevOps tools (such as API Gateway, Teraform) to support processes as per organizational needs
Collaborate with DevOps engineering and production team to update, troubleshoot and maintain platforms and environments to bring new features and services into production
Identify, prioritize, implement and maintain automated and orchestrated fulfillment mechanisms to optimize delivery of key platform services
Coordinate the tasks of other teams that work within the target platform to ensure smooth operations
Identify and mitigate security threats to comply with a strict security compliance
Develop and implement security and resiliency policies, standards, and procedures to protect the infrastructure and ensure compliance with regulations
Produce high-level design documentation where required
Conduct technical research regarding user requests for new/modified systems or problem resolution
Manage vendor relationships and discussions related to design docs, platform changes, and other modifications, as needed
This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future.
This role is not remote/hybrid. This role will report to our office in Cleveland, OH.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in the role of Platform Engineer or related position
Preferred
Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer preferred
Required
4-6; years of experience in platform engineering and infrastructure components
Experience in automated interaction with physical infrastructure
Experience in managing and maintaining cloud-based environments such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure
Experience with monitoring and log management tools such as Nagios, Splunk, and ELK
Experience in developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies
Excellent scripting experience in languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, and Terraform
Technical Skills
Programming Languages
Cloud Technologies & Platforms
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
DevOps Methodology
Software Packaging and Deployment Procedures
Operating Systems
Network Operations, Configuration, & Services
Containerization
Monitoring and Logging
Integration Technology
Preferred
Over 3 years of hands-on experience with containerization technologies, including Docker, and Kubernetes and Rancher for orchestration and cluster management
Proven expertise in maintaining platform-level runtimes, including ingress controllers (e.g., NGINX), TLS certificate lifecycle management (e.g., cert-manager), and secrets management integrations (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
Experience deploying and managing observability tools, such as Sysdig for monitoring and CVE scanning, Fluentd for log forwarding, and Elasticsearch for log analysis
Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools, particularly ArgoCD, to support continuous deployment workflows
Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa
Skills
Python, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Scripting, Ansible
Top Skills Details
Python,Linux,Kubernetes,Terraform,Scripting,Ansible
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Cleveland, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $108500.00 - $140086.00/yr.
Health benefits, medical, dental, vision, 401k, gym membership reimbursement, stock plan options.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Cleveland,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 24, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.