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Role: Platform Engineering Lead
Experience: 12 Years
Location: Reston, Only FTE
Role Overview
Seeking an experienced Platform Engineering Lead to drive enterprise Platform Engineering and DevOps transformation using integrated with , , and .
Key Responsibilities
Experience: 12 Years
Location: Reston, Only FTE
Role Overview
Seeking an experienced Platform Engineering Lead to drive enterprise Platform Engineering and DevOps transformation using integrated with , , and .
Key Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of Internal Developer Platform (IDP) capabilities using GitLab.
- Design, deploy, and maintain the Backstage.io developer portal for internal engineering teams.
- Develop custom Backstage plugins using TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
- Integrate plugins with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and cloud platforms.
- Extend Backstage functionality to support organization-specific workflows and tools.
- Configure and maintain the Backstage Software Catalog to manage services, pipelines, and infrastructure components.
- Create and maintain Software Templates using Backstage's Scaffolder to standardize project bootstrapping
- Develop "golden paths" (Internal Developer Platforms) that allow developers to deploy applications without tickets
- Integrate Backstage with major platforms and tools, including GitLab, AWS ( Terraform), Bitbucket, Kubernetes etc.,
- Solid understanding of developer portals, API development, and software cataloging
- Define platform KPIs, DORA metrics, and engineering governance standards
- Work with platform engineers to automate infrastructure tasks and enhance self-service capabilities