Job DescriptionIngram Marine Group is hiring for a
Sr. Platform Engineer in
Nashville, TN. This role will be responsible for the following:
Platform Enablement, Pipeline & Automation- Design and implement reusable CI/CD pipeline capabilities and standardized templates using GitLab
- Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and self-service patterns for infrastructure provisioning
- Create and optimize Ansible playbooks and platform automation for configuration management and application deployment
- Embed security scanning, compliance checks, and platform guardrails into deployment workflows
Container & Kubernetes Platform Operations- Build, configure, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as a reliable, scalable application platform
- Develop and optimize reusable Helm charts and deployment standards for application teams
- Implement and manage GitOps workflows that enable consistent, repeatable application delivery
- Partner with application teams to monitor and troubleshoot containerized applications, platform services, and cluster performance
Platform Infrastructure & Reliability- Implement Infrastructure as Code best practices and reusable platform components using Terraform and Ansible
- Design and execute disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans
- Perform system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities
- Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana
Cost Optimization & Resource Management- Monitor and analyze Azure cloud spending patterns and resource utilization
- Implement cost optimization strategies including right-sizing, reserved instances, and auto-scaling policies
- Develop dashboards and reports for cost tracking and forecasting
- Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to optimize platform resource allocation and eliminate waste
Monitoring & Observability- Design and implement comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus for metrics collection
- Build and maintain Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metrics
- Configure intelligent alerting rules and escalation procedures
- Establish SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services
24x7 Support & Incident Response- Participate in on-call rotation for 24x7 production support
- Lead Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and system issues
- Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
- Collaborate with development teams on performance optimization and troubleshooting
- Maintain runbooks and documentation for operational procedures
QualificationsRequired Skills & ExperienceTechnical Expertise (5+ years)- Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestration
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible
- Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development, reusable templates, and developer enablement
- Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD
- Python scripting for platform automation, integrations, and pipeline tasks
- Azure cloud services, identity, and networking concepts
Monitoring & Cost Management- Hands-on experience with Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting
- Proficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualization
- Experience with Azure Cost Management tools and FinOps practices
- Knowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto-scaling strategies
- Understanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methods
Platform Engineering, DevOps & SRE Practices- Incident management and post-mortem processes
- 24x7 on-call experience with escalation procedures
- Disaster recovery planning and implementation
- Security best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure
- Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing
Collaborative Skills- Experience partnering with cross-functional application, infrastructure, architecture, and security teams
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities under pressure
- Documentation, platform standards, runbooks, and knowledge-sharing practices
- Comfortable with 24x7 on-call rotation responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications- Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305, or AKS-related)
- Experience with message bus systems (Azure Service Bus)
- Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deployments, including common developer workflows and platform integration needs
- Familiarity with secret management solutions (Delinea or similar)
- Experience with additional monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights)
- FinOps certification or cost optimization experience
- Experience with alerting tools and PagerDuty integration
Additional Information- A competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental and Health Care FSA.
- Generous paid time off benefits
- 401K match upon first day of hire
- Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
- Associate growth and development encouraged through internal training and tuition reimbursement program
If you are requesting reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting your application, you may email us at [redacted]
