Best Practices, Data Recovery, GitHub, Go Programming Language (Golang), Hybrid Cloud, Information Architecture, Intelligence Gathering, Knowledge Transfer, Mentoring, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Engineering, Strategic Planning, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Chattanooga, TN
POSTED
13 days ago
Primary Position Purpose:
The Senior Platform Engineer will contribute expertise to our hybrid infrastructure and build platform capabilities to enhance developer experience and speed to market. Platform Engineers at U.S. Xpress are part of the Unified Platform team. They are extremely code savvy (especially with Golang), have a hybrid-cloud approach, function using software engineering paradigms, extensively use infrastructure as code (IaC), deploy applications at scale on Kubernetes (EKS). They collaborate with the IT architects and Director of Infrastructure on strategic initiatives while working closely with backend, frontend, mobile, and data engineering teams.
Position Functions:
Create custom GitHub Actions for building applications
Develop script modules to deploy applications to end platform
Develop a framework to backup/restore from containers and platforms
Gain knowledge about Kubernetes and develop controllers to auto remediate issues inside a containerized cluster
Work on IaC using Terraform to create resources using the best practices that enables reporting and monitoring
Engage in idea/knowledge transfer within team and with the development teams
Mentor junior developers in technical aspects such as design and implementation
Harden the security of the accounts, but at the same time allow the ease of deployment
Collaborate with all levels of the organization to harness collective intelligence of the workforce