• Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

    Insight Global (Denver, CO)


    Job Description

    A client of Insight Global is looking for a fully remote Lead Platform Engineer This is a technical lead role responsible for driving modernization initiatives for the company's legacy Python/Django application. The position is fully remote and offers autonomy to lead projects end-to-end.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Migrate a large monolithic Python/Django app to Docker-based microservices using AWS ECS.

    • Implement Terraform for infrastructure automation and manage CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.

    • Optimize and maintain the existing UWSGI-based Python web server for performance and reliability.

    • Oversee infrastructure modernization projects, including database migration (MariaDB → Aurora).

    • Set up developer self-service frameworks (e.g., Backstage.io) for microservice deployments.

    • Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure uptime, scalability, and best practices.

     

    Provide technical leadership and mentorship while owning all DevOps initiatives

     

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    Skills and Requirements

     

    Proven experience in designing, migrating, and managing AWS ECS-based containerized environments.

     

    Deep expertise in Terraform for IaC, with experience in Spacelift.io or similar policy-as-code automation tools.

     

    Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.

     

    Strong knowledge of Backstage.io for developer portal and self-service infrastructure.

     

    Experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.

     

    Self-service and everything-as-code mindset – experience designing repeatable, fully automated infrastructure patterns.

     

    Strong understanding of networking, IAM policies, secrets management, and cloud security best practices.

     

    Experience with monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, NewRelic).

     

    Ability to troubleshoot performance, availability, and scaling issues in containerized and cloud-native environments. Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, or AWS App Mesh).

     

    Familiarity with FinOps and cost optimization in AWS environments.

     

    Knowledge of SRE principles, SLAs, and error budgets.

     

    Experience with policy-as-code tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) or HashiCorp Sentinel.