Coupa
Lead Cloud Platform Engineer - 11691
US Remote
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$174kDetected 11 days ago
AWSGCPCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers.
- Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa.
Responsibilities
- Architect, manage, and scale our enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS/GKE) to ensure high availability and performance across a large fleet of clusters.
- Implement and manage intelligent resource automation platforms to automate workload sizing, placement, and Karpenter configurations by default.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, FinOps, and Finance teams to drive sustainable cost avoidance and alignment, moving beyond retroactive cost savings.
- Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and deep observability tools for the Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Mentor engineers and lead architectural initiatives to improve platform resilience, security, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or SRE managing Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at massive enterprise scale.
- Hands-on experience with intelligent resource automation platforms (e.g., ScaleOps) and automated scaling tools like Karpenter.
- Strong understanding of FinOps principles and experience driving cost avoidance strategies in a dynamic cloud-native environment.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, OpenTofu) and configuration management.
- Deep expertise in AWS/GCP cloud services, containerization technologies, and managing large compute footprints.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills with a track record of aligning technical objectives with business and financial goals.
Compensation
- Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.
Company info
- At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend. 🔹
- We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence. 🔹
- Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.
Equal opportunity
- #LI-TC1 #LI-Remote Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment.
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