Platform Engineering Lead

Sprezzatura Management Consulting • US,

1d • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an Engineering Lead to support the VA.gov Platform Management team in delivering secure, scalable, and reliable platform capabilities supporting Veteran-facing digital services. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across platform operations, software delivery, infrastructure coordination, and engineering execution while partnering closely with product, operations, SRE, and DevOps teams. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about platform engineering, government modernization, cloud-native technologies, and building resilient systems that directly support mission-critical digital services for Veterans.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or related engineering/technical discipline required
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant engineering, platform operations, infrastructure, or software delivery experience
• Additional relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of education requirements
• Experienced designing, building, and maintaining platforms supporting software development and operational delivery
• Experience managing application configurations and supporting multiple operational environments
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery methodologies
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or federal IT environments
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and cross-functional engineering collaboration
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting VA.gov or other federal digital services platforms
• Familiarity with SRE practices, observability tools, monitoring platforms, and operational support models
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, containerization, or infrastructure automation
• Experience supporting organizational transitions, onboarding activities, or knowledge transfer initiatives
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, GitHub, ServiceNow, or similar engineering collaboration tools

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities supporting VA.gov platform management initiatives and operational priorities
• Design, build, maintain, and optimize platform capabilities supporting software development and delivery
• Provide technical leadership across cloud infrastructure, application operations, integrations, and deployment pipelines
• Support platform scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, and operational performance initiatives
• Administer and manage configurations across development, testing, staging, and production environments
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and operational issue resolution activities
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to ensure platform stability and compliance
• Drive engineering best practices, automation efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with Product Leads, engineering teams, and government stakeholders to align technical execution with delivery priorities
• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and operational impacts across varying stakeholder audiences
• Support Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical estimation, and release coordination
• Prepare technical documentation, system reports, operational metrics, and platform status updates
• Participate in transition planning, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness activities
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams to manage external dependencies and platform integration efforts

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Saving Account (when enrolled in eligible plan) with Company contribution
• Company paid Life, Accidental Death, Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Care Insurance
• Voluntary Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Accrued Paid Time Off & Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior