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# Senior Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Champion, Inc.
- **Location:** Cleveland, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Apache Maven, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, Deployment Automation, Playwright, Terraform, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/442b3295-5380-487c-9628-1cad4aa88893/senior-platform-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, software engineering, or a related role.
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 * Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and shared developer tooling, libraries, or platform capabilities.
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 * Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
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 * Software engineering experience with Java or another modern programming language.
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 * Experience implementing automated testing, quality, or security controls, with working knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, and least-privilege practices.
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 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across applications, pipelines, and cloud infrastructure, including experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
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 * Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
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 * Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, quality, security, cloud, and product teams.
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 * Experience with distributed systems, APIs, or message-driven architectures.
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 * Experience with LaunchDarkly or another feature flag platform.
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 * Experience with automated quality and security tools such as SonarQube, Playwright, or GitHub Advanced Security.
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 * Experience with blue-green, canary, or zero-downtime deployment strategies.
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 * Experience with automated or ephemeral testing environments.
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 * Experience with observability tools, OpenTelemetry, or software-delivery metrics.
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 * Experience building reusable Java libraries, SDKs, or Maven components.
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 * Experience using AI to accelerate engineering work and enhance developer tools, automation, and platform capabilities.
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 * Experience supporting high-availability and fault-tolerant systems.
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 * Experience working in government, financial, regulated, or compliance-sensitive environments.
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 * Familiarity with FedRAMP, GovRAMP, NIST, or similar security frameworks.
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 * Experience working with distributed or offshore engineering teams.