- Company Name
- Electronic Arts (EA)
- Job Title
- Lead Platform Engineer - Infrastructure / Cloud (DevOps)
- Job Description
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Job title
Lead Platform Engineer – Infrastructure / Cloud (DevOps)
Role Summary
Senior engineering role focused on designing and delivering Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) solutions for a large-scale internal developer platform. Leads a small team, mentors peers, collaborates with architects and product owners, and ensures secure, observable, high‑performance cloud infrastructure using Terraform, GitLab CI, AWS, and observability tools.
Expactations
- Deliver scalable, reusable IaC modules and automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Mentor and coach team members, balancing guidance with ownership of tasks.
- Translate high‑level designs into actionable engineering work and manage tech debt.
- Communicate status, risks, and metrics to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Champion security, observability, and performance best practices across the platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture, development, and maintenance of Terraform modules for cloud infrastructure.
- Build, optimize, and maintain GitLab CI pipelines for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
- Conduct code reviews, uphold coding standards, and enforce documentation best practices.
- Decompose complex designs into clear, manageable tasks and provide technical direction.
- Integrate observability solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus) to monitor health, performance, and compliance.
- Implement and audit security controls, ensuring infrastructure meets industry standards.
- Collaborate with product owners to refine requirements and set realistic roadmaps.
- Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and deployment guides, keeping them updated.
- Mentor junior engineers and facilitate continuous learning within the team.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of software engineering experience in corporate environments.
- 5+ years of designing and supporting scalable, secure cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform).
- 2+ years of integrating observability tools in medium or large organizations.
- Strong command of CI/CD pipelines, especially GitLab CI.
- Familiarity with UI/CLI development, user journey mapping, and UX principles.
- Deep knowledge of DevOps, Agile, SRE, and continuous delivery practices.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
- Proven leadership or mentorship experience in engineering teams.
- Familiarity with cloud security best practices and automated compliance.
Required Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (desired).