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# Software/ Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $156,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Bash Shell, Batch Processing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Middleware, Spring Framework, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Scripting, ReactJS, AWS Lambda, Cloudformation, Fastapi, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/34F0DA4D1DC54A75A9FFA8EDEE93F1E0/job/

## About the Role

Solid development background with experience in:

Java

Node.js

Python

Scripting (Bash, Python, or similar)

Hands-on experience managing AWS cloud environments

Experience working with CI/CD tools, especially Jenkins

Familiarity with containerization and Kubernetes

Experience with Linux-based systems, middleware, and patching processes

Ability to bridge development and operations through automation and shared tooling Experience migrating legacy or VM-based applications to container platforms

Exposure to microservices architecture

Knowledge of AWS Lambda and serverless architectures

Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source projects

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

## Description

Insight Global is looking for a Platform Engineer with a strong development background and hands-on experience to help design, build, and operate scalable, reliable platforms. This role blends cloud infrastructure management, automation, and software development, with a focus on modernizing systems and enabling engineering teams through shared platforms and tooling. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across AWS, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and application development, and enjoys building reusable libraries and automation frameworks., Platform & DevOps Engineering

Perform platform administration and DevOps-related activities, including:

OS and middleware patching and maintenance

Monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization

Design, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, going beyond basic pipeline implementations

Implement automation for operational tasks and platform workflows

Cloud & Infrastructure

Manage and maintain AWS cloud resources, including:

Provisioning, upgrading, and optimizing cloud infrastructure

Supporting cost, performance, and scalability best practices

Lead and support the migration of applications from EC2-based deployments to containerized Kubernetes environments

Collaborate on cloud architecture decisions and platform standards

Application Modernization & Development

Contribute to the development of common libraries and shared services used across engineering teams

Support and enhance:

Batch processing applications using the Spring Framework

Node.js services, including AWS Lambda-based builds

ReactJS-based front-end components, including open-source packages

Apply best practices in application design, testing, and maintainability

Automation & Scripting

Build and maintain automation tools using Python, leveraging frameworks such as FastAPI

Develop scripts and utilities to improve deployment speed, reliability, and developer productivity


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