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Platform Engineering Lead
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A Platform Engineer is responsible for the development of platforms that support the needs and use cases of different engineering teams across the organization. Creates reusable tools and workflows to streamline operational needs and facilitate automation tasks, supporting scalability of DevOps practices.
$129,418 / year median in Illinois
Job Description
Platform Engineering Lead l No Sponsorship Available Job Details
Platform Engineering Lead Compensation:
$150,000- $165,000
Bonus:
Discretionary Role Type:
Lead Location:
Lake Forest, IL Work Environment:
Hybrid (Onsite approx. once every 2 weeks)Travel:
Minimal Benefits:
Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Match, PTO, Warrants Job Overview- Platform Engineering Lead Innovative clean energy software company seeking a Platform Engineering Lead to own and scale the cloud infrastructure behind a battery energy management platform. This leader will drive platform strategy, DevOps, SRE, security, AI-enabled engineering operations, and eventually build and lead a platform engineering team. Job Responsibilities
- Platform Engineering Lead Own and evolve cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Lead platform architecture, reliability, observability, security, and infrastructure automation Drive CI/CD maturity, release automation, deployment standards, and engineering enablement Strengthen edge-to-cloud communications supporting connected energy assets Establish IAM, access controls, secrets management, and operational security best practices Implement and govern AI-powered engineering agents supporting deployments, reviews, incident management, documentation, and troubleshooting Build platform standards and eventually lead a growing Platform Engineering function Required Background•Platform Engineering Lead 8+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or Cloud Architecture, with experience supporting large-scale production environments.
- Platform Engineering Lead Energy, IoT, Industrial Automation, SCADA, or Operational Technology environments Protocols such as DNP3, Modbus, or ICCP Experience with Agentic AI, AI Ops, AI governance, or AI-enabled operations GCP certifications Experience building or leading platform engineering teams Build a rewarding long-term career with us at CFS—when we knock, doors open.