Sr Platform Engineer

Your Job

This person will play a key role in the implementation and ongoing improvement of our Platform Engineering practices across GP. We are looking for an experienced candidate with the knowledge and aptitude to help drive modernization, optimization, and innovation across the capabilities we're responsible for, who will challenge our internal process and existing methodologies with the aim to revolutionizing how we create value within Georgia Pacific.

This role is based in Atlanta, GA and is hybrid (three days in office per week). This person will support work both at the GP HQ Center on Peachtree St in downtown as well as at the CSC located at 1259 Seaboard Industrial Blvd NW.

This role is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship. If you currently possess any VISA such as OPT Stem, H1B, H4 EAD, TN, etc, you are not eligible for this role.

Our Team

Our team manages Georgia Pacific's multi-cloud platform, focusing on modernization, cloud optimization, maintenance of cloud native workloads and edge workloads. We collaborate with engineers and leaders to address issues affecting team performance by implementing tools, processes, or products that streamline daily activities.

What You Will Do

• Design, build, and operate Kubernetes clusters and container platforms at scale supporting multiple environments (dev, staging, production).
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, Helm, or similar.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with development teams to containerize applications and optimize resource utilization
• Support critical platforms including consulting, debugging, break/fix execution, and participation in the on-call rotation

Who Are You (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with Kubernetes, including cluster setup, management, networking, storage, RBAC, and troubleshooting
• Experience creating and maintaining infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation)
• Experience managing a GitHub organization DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code experience in GitHub Actions
• Experience in container orchestration using tools like ArgoCD and Rancher
• Experience in administering a cloud platform (AWS, Azure), with an emphasis on enterprise governance, support, automation and development
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with NATS or similar streaming platforms (Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ)
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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