Lead Platform Engineer

Job summary

Garmin is seeking a full-time Lead Platform Engineer to implement, automate, and support platforms and CI/CD capabilities for reliable application delivery across cloud and on-premises environments. This role involves leading complex automation efforts, supporting Linux-based platforms, improving operational reliability, and consulting with development teams for scalable delivery practices. The position requires strong hands-on ownership of automation, platform operations, troubleshooting, and cross-team technical execution.

Benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related field with a minimum of 9 years relevant experience, or equivalent education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0) with demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge
• Strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a small team setting
• Experience implementing disaster recovery and business continuity strategies
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible) to automate provisioning and configuration of environments
• Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, or closely related platform infrastructure in production environments
• Strong understanding of Linux operating systems, TCP/IP networking fundamentals, and containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman
• Experience with source and version control practices
• Working skill in one or more scripting or coding languages such as Bash, Python, Ansible
• Ability to think critically, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and work effectively with configuration as code
• Experience supporting or developing CI/CD and platform pipelines
• Ability to work under light supervision and independently determine effective technical approaches and solutions
• Breadth of experience across Linux, networking, and coding or automation disciplines
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and surrounding platform technologies for deployment, operation, and support
• Working knowledge of load-balancing technologies (Citrix NetScaler, HAProxy, F5)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platform services (ArgoCD, Tekton, Jenkins)
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OTEL, Elastic, Kibana)
• Familiarity with high-performance platform environments and supporting development team onboarding
• Exposure to messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• Demonstrated ability to document platform configurations, operational procedures, and technical decisions clearly

Responsibilities

• Exercise leadership for projects and programs contributing to organizational objectives
• Lead major IT projects with multiple system and application integrations
• Develop and support system integrations between multiple systems and applications
• Contribute to advanced technical research on new technologies and determine feasibility of goals
• Lead complex infrastructure, automation, and integration efforts across DevOps and platform services
• Build and improve automation for provisioning, configuration management, and operational support
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and developer tooling
• Troubleshoot complex Linux, platform, routing, and integration issues involving infrastructure and configuration as code
• Improve system stability, scalability, alerting, logging, automated recovery, and operational performance
• Support implementations following security, operational, and change management standards
• Use monitoring and operational data to improve uptime, capacity, and service reliability
• Research technologies and evaluate practical solutions that support team and business goals
• Maintain clear technical and configuration documentation and communicate effectively across teams
• Plan and execute technical work independently while supporting development teams with onboarding and day-to-day guidance
• Apply standards and procedures to accomplish tasks
• Learn and apply appropriate tools for the role
• Document work thoroughly and in an organized manner
• Work collaboratively and professionally in a team environment
• Apply applicable technologies to achieve essential functions

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Degrees

Relocation