Platform Engineer

The Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, securing, and optimizing the enterprise cloud platform that supports mission-critical transportation systems, customer-facing applications, integration services, and global infrastructure connectivity.

This role provides senior technical leadership for cloud architecture, platform reliability, automation, network security, and infrastructure modernization across a complex logistics environment that includes transportation management systems, customer integrations, operational platforms, and acquired business technologies.

Platform Engineer plays a key role in enabling scalable growth through cloud transformation, acquisition integration, secure partner connectivity, and operational resilience. This position partners closely with software engineering, data, security, infrastructure, and business systems teams to ensure cloud platforms remain secure, highly available, cost-efficient, and capable of supporting evolving business demands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure within Amazon Web Services supporting enterprise logistics applications, APIs, integrations, and customer platforms
• Architect highly available, fault-tolerant environments across multiple regions and production tiers
• Lead cloud modernization initiatives including migration of legacy platforms and acquired company systems
• Develop repeatable infrastructure standards using Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and CloudFormation
• Establish secure, scalable cloud patterns that support future enterprise growth

DevOps Automation & Platform Reliability

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS deployment services
• Automate deployment, configuration, testing, and operational processes to improve speed, consistency, and reliability
• Develop scripts and tooling using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to eliminate manual operational dependencies
• Improve release governance and deployment quality to minimize production risk
• Support environment consistency across development, testing, staging, and production

Network Architecture & Secure Connectivity

• Design and maintain secure enterprise network connectivity across cloud environments, offices, acquired entities, and external partners
• Manage VPN tunnels supporting connectivity with customers, carriers, customs brokers, financial systems, and global operating partners
• Maintain AWS networking including VPCs, routing, NAT gateways, subnets, security groups, and private connectivity models
• Troubleshoot latency, routing, and connectivity issues affecting business-critical operations
• Support secure B2B integration frameworks including EDI and API traffic

Security, Identity & Compliance

• Enforce cloud security best practices using least privilege access models and role-based access controls
• Manage IAM standards, identity federation, and authentication controls including MFA.
• Support enterprise security posture aligned with SOC 2, ISO 27001, customer requirements, and internal governance
• Conduct periodic access reviews, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure hardening activities
• Collaborate with security stakeholders to strengthen monitoring and response capability

Platform Performance & Operational Resilience

• Monitor infrastructure health using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, Prometheus, and ELK-based logging platforms
• Optimize platform performance, availability, and recovery capability across critical systems
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning
• Maintain disaster recovery readiness and business continuity support processes
• Reduce infrastructure-related service disruption through proactive engineering improvements

Cloud Cost Optimization & Governance

• Monitor and optimize cloud spend through rightsizing, auto-scaling, reserved capacity, and architecture efficiency
• Establish governance standards for resource provisioning and usage control
• Provide reporting on cloud consumption, optimization opportunities, and cost trends
• Partner with leadership to ensure infrastructure investments support business priorities

Acquisition Integration & Technology Enablement

• Support technology integration of acquired businesses into enterprise platform standards
• Assess inherited infrastructure, identify risks, and develop migration roadmaps
• Enable secure transition of applications, data, and connectivity during acquisitions
• Standardize newly acquired environments into enterprise cloud controls

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with engineering teams to support application scalability and platform requirements
• Support integrations involving shipment visibility, rating, invoicing, document exchange, and customer APIs
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align infrastructure capability with logistics operations
• Provide technical leadership on infrastructure decisions impacting customer delivery.

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• 7+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps or platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, and CloudFormation
• Advanced experience with Terraform or equivalent IaC frameworks
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline design and automation
• Strong networking knowledge including VPNs, firewalls, routing, and secure connectivity
• Experience supporting enterprise security and compliance frameworks
• Strong scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Preferred qualifications and skills include:
• Experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or customer-facing service environments
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with EDI integration patterns and logistics APIs
• Knowledge of SQL / NoSQL systems and cloud data platform performance
• Experience supporting acquisitions or multi-entity infrastructure integration
• Exposure to cloud governance and cost reporting tools such as AWS Cost Explorer or CloudHealth
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office products

Key Competencies

• Advanced problem-solving capability
• Platform ownership mindset
• Strong systems thinking
• Ability to plan and effectively set priorities for implementation and deadlines
• Natural ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work setting with a strong attention to detail
• Strong technical communication skills and an ability to motivate people with an emphasis on listening skills
• Ability to relate to and successfully interact and collaborate across a variety of settings and work well with a broad and diverse workforce throughout the organization
• Highly motivated team player with an outgoing and positive work attitude
• Proven analytical skills in a time-sensitive, logistics environment
• Demonstrates ability to work in a client-centric setting
• Ability to be flexible as priorities shift
• Consistent in follow-up and follow-through
• Credible with a high level of personal integrity
• Adaptive to ICAT’s core values

3.93.9 out of 5 stars United States Remote $115,770 - $136,200 a year - Full-time