Lead Engineer - Developer Platform

About the role

Iron Mountain is seeking a Lead Engineer for its Enterprise Information Technology team to shape the future of its internal developer experience. You will architect and evolve a Backstage-based developer platform, empowering engineering teams to build, deploy and scale modern cloud workloads with speed, security and autonomy. The role bridges strategic platform direction with daily coding.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture of the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and Kubernetes ecosystems by authoring Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Contribute directly to the platform codebase (more than 50% hands-on) using Python, Go or TypeScript.
• Explore and integrate Generative AI capabilities, such as automated troubleshooting agents and LLM-driven coding guardrails, to improve developer productivity.
• Partner with Product Owners to create Golden Path templates that simplify deployment pipelines.
• Mentor team members through architectural deep-dives, code reviews and the gradual adoption of GitOps deployment models.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced English skills.
• 7+ years of experience in a technical role, including at least 2-4 years as a technical lead on complex engineering initiatives.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of Python, Go or TypeScript/Node.js.
• Expert-level Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) and public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• REST API development, GitOps tooling (e.g. ArgoCD) and security automation with Akeyless or HashiCorp Vault.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience.
• Health, wellness and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.