What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Platform Engineer position at Rite-Hite?
Lead Platform Engineer
Rite-Hite is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of industrial loading dock and door equipment. Our innovative products and world class sales organization ensure solid, consistent growth, both for our company and our staff. We are always looking ahead to develop innovative new products and services to improve our customers' safety, security, and productivity. We are currently seeking a Lead Platform Engineer at our Corporate Headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
- Lead the conceptualization, execution, and upkeep of cloud architecture solutions that are both highly scalable and resilient
- Provide technical knowledge and leadership for Software Engineering Leads in technologies like GCP, Kubernetes, security, and microservices
- Build software delivery capabilities that will allow continuous delivery with low friction and low risk
- Define and build solutions that are aligned with enterprise architecture principles
- Identify & propose emerging software engineering technologies, methodologies and/or approaches that will address gaps in our container management platform ecosystem
- Lead adoption of those technologies across all internal software engineering teams as they onboard to and operate on the container management platform
- Optimize our systems for security, performance, and cost
- Offer technical mentorship and leadership to junior engineers, actively supporting their skill advancement and fostering an atmosphere of perpetual learning
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education and relevant IT experience
- 5-7 years of designing, installing, and maintaining the essential platforms for modern cloud computing
- Understanding of container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
- Hands on experience managing Kubernetes AKS, EKS, and/or GKE
- Experience building and maintaining platform automation capabilities around Kubernetes
- Experience designing and implementing high-availability application architectures
- Experience managing container platforms at Internet/Customer scale
- Experience with DevOps engineering best practices, including version control and CI/CD (GitHub, BitBucket)
- Experience deploying and managing web services/APIs
- Experience with full stack development
- Strong oral and written communication skills
We Offer:
Rite-Hite provides competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and paid medical leave. We also provide a retirement savings plan that combines 401(K) with company match and profit sharing. Paid holidays, vacation, and up to five paid personal/sick days per year round out the package. Interested applicants, please email resume to: sohara@ritehite.com.
Rite-Hite is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer offering a drug free workplace for our customers and employees.
