Lead Platform Engineer

Lead Platform Engineer

Overview

Guardian Life is seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer with a focus on delivery excellence to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in GitHub (or similar), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Internal Development Platforms, and strong software development skills. This role is critical in ensuring our development processes are efficient, scalable, and reliable.

You Are: 

• The optimal candidate should demonstrate substantial familiarity with GitHub (or similar),  
• In-depth knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Internal Development Solutions, and skilled software development expertise.  

You Will: 

• GitHub: Design and optimize GitHub, workflows, and integrations to enhance developer productivity and collaboration. 
• Developer Experience: Improve the overall developer experience by streamlining development workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and providing robust development tools and environments. 
• CI/CD Pipelines: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, reliable, and secure software delivery. 
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and manage infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, ensuring infrastructure is scalable, maintainable, and secure. 
• Internal Development Platforms: Build and maintain internal development platforms that support the entire software development lifecycle, from code commit to production deployment. 
• Apply strong software development skills to develop and maintain tools, scripts, and applications that support platform engineering efforts. 
• Collaboration and Support: Partner with development teams to comprehend their needs, offer technical assistance, and ensure standard processes are upheld. 
• Monitoring and Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize platform performance, reliability, and security. 

You Have: 

• Experience: Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on delivery excellence. 
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in GitHub, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI), IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash). 
• Developer Experience: Strong understanding of developer workflows and experience in improving developer productivity and satisfaction. 
• Solid OOP fundamentals in C#, TypeScript, or Python. 
• Strong SQL fundamentals. 
• Docker/Kubernetes
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. 
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues. 
• Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. 

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 

Location: Three days a week at a Guardian office in New York, NY, Holmdel, NJ or Bethlehem, PA. 

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.