Platform Engineering Lead

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

• 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