Lead Platform Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Engineering Platform Team of a global automotive services leader. The role combines hands‑on development with technical leadership, focusing on GitHub Enterprise, cloud automation, and AI‑assisted engineering practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop reusable GitHub Actions.
• Build and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Drive DevSecOps, security, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Establish AI development standards with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.
• Mentor engineers through architecture guidance, design discussions, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and Scrum Master on planning and delivery.
• Participate in production support and continuous platform improvement.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in software or platform engineering.
• At least 1 year of proven technical leadership and mentoring.
• Advanced proficiency in Python.
• Strong expertise in AWS and Terraform.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise, and CI/CD.
• Background in Infrastructure as Code, Docker, and Linux.
• Competency in DevSecOps, production operations, and security tooling (SonarQube, CodeQL, Veracode).
• Familiarity with PagerDuty for incident response.
• Daily hands‑on experience with Claude Code and/or GitHub Copilot.
• Understanding of prompt engineering, LLM fundamentals, and AI‑assisted development.
• Excellent written documentation skills and English proficiency (B2+).

Required skills

• Python
• AWS
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions
• GitHub Enterprise
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code
• Docker
• Linux
• SonarQube
• CodeQL
• Veracode
• PagerDuty
• Claude Code
• GitHub Copilot