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Foot Locker · 1 day ago

Sr. Platform Engineer, DevOps

Irving, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $135K/yr

5+ years exp

Foot Locker is a leading athletic footwear and apparel retailer, and they are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer, DevOps to enhance their internal developer platform. The role involves designing and building tools for developer productivity, implementing self-service capabilities, and driving automation to improve engineering excellence.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Design and Build the Internal Developer Platform (IDP): Architect and implement the foundational systems and tooling (e.g., developer portals, APIs, CLI tools) that internal development teams rely on to build, deploy, and manage applications

Enhance Developer Experience (DevEx): Identify pain points in the software development lifecycle ("inner and outer loops") and implement solutions that reduce cognitive load, improve workflow automation, and boost overall developer productivity

Implement Self-Service Capabilities: Empower developers with self-service tools for provisioning environments, managing infrastructure, and deploying applications with built-in guardrails for security and compliance

Automate Everything: Drive automation through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent, repeatable, and efficient deployments

Establish Observability: Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (using tools like New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to provide developers with clear insights into their application's health and performance, facilitating rapid troubleshooting

Foster Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work closely with cross-functional teams (software, SRE, security, product managers) to gather requirements and ensure the platform meets their needs. Create detailed, high-quality documentation and lead knowledge-sharing sessions

Drive Innovation and Best Practices: Stay abreast of industry trends (cloud-native computing, AI in DevEx) and advocate for the adoption of new technologies and methodologies that improve the platform's reliability, scalability, and security

Mentor and Lead: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, helping to raise the bar on engineering quality and practices across the organization

Qualification

Platform engineeringDevOpsCloud provider proficiencyIaC toolsCI/CD pipelinesContainer orchestrationCoding skillsUser-centered designProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationMentorshipDocumentation

Required

Minimum 5 years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or a related infrastructure management role

Proficiency in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container-based architectures

Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for managing containerized workloads at scale

Deep experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible

Proficiency in managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD

Strong coding skills in languages such as Java, Node.js, React, Python, Go, Bash, or similar, for automation and tool development

Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. The ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and a user-centered design mindset are crucial