About this role
Senior Platform Engineer
About Ashley Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. Established in 1945, Ashley offers one of the industry's broadest product assortments to retail partners in 123 countries. We're a privately held, family-owned business that offers great stability, a record of unparalleled success, and a company culture steeped in continuous improvement. Due to our ambitious growth plans, we're always on the lookout for dynamic professionals to join our team.
About the role The Senior Platform Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise in container orchestration, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic platform development, focusing on scalability, security, and automation of Kubernetes environments across multiple clouds and on-premises installations.
Summary The Senior Platform Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise in container orchestration, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic platform development, focusing on scalability, security, and automation of Kubernetes environments across multiple clouds and on-premises installations.
Primary Job Functions
• Actively design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions across multiple platforms (Azure, Google Cloud) as well as implementations into Kubernetes platforms, and understand the concept of cattle vs pets, but the reality of which is which, why, and how to build solutions around that.
• Design and implement enterprise-scale Kubernetes clusters and supporting infrastructure
• Develop and maintain custom Kubernetes operators and controllers
• Create and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes deployments
• Implement security best practices and compliance controls
• Design and implement multi-cluster management solutions
• Architect high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Develop automation for cluster lifecycle management
• Implement service mesh and networking solutions
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members
• Design and implement GitOps workflows
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation while actively participating in implementation
• Create and execute disaster recovery and business continuity solutions
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions across the technology stack
• Actively participate in code reviews and development activities
• Design, implement, and utilize centralized identity and access management solutions
Job Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience
Experience:
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS)
• Experience with Kubernetes Operators Framework
• Contribution to open-source Kubernetes projects
• Experience with service mesh technologies
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards
• Multi-cloud platform experience
• Experience with large-scale deployments (100+ nodes) Demonstrated expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, Kubernetes clouds)
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Deep understanding and implementation experience with security frameworks and compliance standards.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns and their implementation
Licenses or Certifications
• None
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Work independently as well as in a team environment
• Document management system
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Maintain confidentiality
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously within established time constraints
• Proficient computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite, internet
• Perform under strong demands in a fast-paced environment
• Work professionally with customers and co-workers to efficiently serve our customers, treating both with enthusiasm and respect
• Display empathy, understanding and patience with employees and external customers
• Respond professionally in situations with difficult employee/vendor/customer issues or inquiries