Senior or Lead Platform Engineer - Remote

Job Description

Job Description

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior or Lead Platform Engineer for a remote position with a Major Healthcare Company located in Pittsburgh, PA. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity. This position is 100% remote.

Compensation: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications

Position Overview:
This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys operating at the intersection of software engineering, platform engineering, and site reliability engineering (SRE). The successful candidate will join a growing engineering team focused on building and enhancing an internal developer platform that supports enterprise data initiatives, including its user-facing experience. The team is focused on improving developer experience, enabling self-service capabilities, and making data flow development more accessible across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement observability, monitoring, and operational excellence practices that improve platform reliability and engineer productivity
• Build and enhance APIs that integrate with internal and external systems, including data-focused technologies
• Develop cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure, including selecting and configuring appropriate Azure resources and services
• Partner with engineering teams to improve developer productivity and self-service capabilities
• Support infrastructure automation and deployment practices using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and promote automation best practices across the platform
• Help define and implement microservices-based solutions that support scalability and maintainability
• Collaborate with platform, software, and reliability engineers to build resilient and secure cloud solutions
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud architecture, engineering standards, and platform best practices

Primary Requirements:

• 7+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or related experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Python development
• Experience designing, building, and supporting RESTful APIs
• Proven experience developing solutions within Microsoft Azure
• Understanding of Azure resource selection, provisioning, and configuration
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vuet preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, specifically knowledge and experience building or deploying code with Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and concepts
• Experience working in cloud-native environments with a strong automation mindset
• Ability to balance software engineering responsibilities with platform reliability and operational considerations

Desired Skills:

• Experience integrating enterprise engineering tools through REST APIs and event-driven architectures
• Experience supporting or building internal developer platforms
• Exposure to data platform technologies and integrations
• Experience working with technologies such as Azure Data Factory (ADF), Informatica, or similar enterprise data tools
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles
• Experience improving developer experience, self-service capabilities, and engineering efficiency across large organizations
• Previous healthcare industry experience is a plus

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all of our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.