Platform Engineering Lead

Job Description:

We are seeking a Platform Engineering Lead with over 18+ years of experience in building and maintaining applications with a strong focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability.

Key Requirements:

• 20+ years of experience in software development and application maintenance.
• 7+ years leading enterprise-grade platform solutions.
• Experience in Agile CI/CD environments, preferably within the financial domain.
• Strong expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Mule, Web Services, Kafka, SQL & PL/SQL (Oracle).
• Hands-on with XML, JSON and their use in API and microservice implementations
• Experience deploying cloud-native applications using OpenShift, Kubernetes, or similar container platforms.
• Background in managing on-premise, containerized, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Proficiency with Mule ESB, Anypoint Platform, MQ, Kafka.
• Experience using Splunk, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics.
• Knowledge of DevOps, infrastructure automation, and platform architecture.
• Proven ability to implement best practices, optimize performance, and lead engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

About Us:

• Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” [EngineeringAI] methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital. For more information, please go to www.ascendion.com.