Sr. Platform Engineer

  • U.S. Xpress
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Full Time

Sr. Platform Engineer
USX HEADQUARTERS
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Position open to remote: Yes
Grade: ES17
Compensation Range: $102,600-$136,800

Who We Are:
Relentlessly Delivering Big Ideas. U.S. Xpress is one of the nations largest asset-based trucking companies. But the most valuable asset we offer isnt tractors, trailers, or even our exclusive, cutting-edge technology. Its the collective brainpower of thousands of visionaries and problem-solvers. Together, we are revolutionizing the transportation industry by providing innovative, custom solutions. And, here, we believe in the sanctity of a promiseboth to our customers, and our people. When we focus our varied talents on reshaping the future of transportation, thats what we call the POWER OF U.S.

Why U.S. Xpress?
Right Role. Right Tools. Right People. We invest in our talent starting on day one. You will be provided with personal and professional development opportunities that complement your interests and encourage you to build a career youre passionate about. Whether it is employee stock options, profit-sharing, 401K, professional development, or our competitive pay, we help prepare you for the future. Be part of an organization that values out-of-the-box thinking and rewards employees for going above and beyond. Curious about the other benefits of working with us? Check out other perks below!

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Basic/Supplemental Life
  • Accidental Death/Dismemberment
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Flexible Savings Accounts
  • Company Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k with Employer Matching Contribution
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short Term Incentive Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet Insurance

What Youll Do:

We are looking for Sr Platform Engineer with 5+ years experience to manage our growing infrastructure and build tools to increase the productivity of the engineering team. Platform Engineers at U.S. Xpress are part of the CloudOps and Infrastructure team. They are extremely code savvy via cloud- native approach, function using software engineering paradigms, extensively use infrastructure as code, deploy applications at scale on Kubernetes and work with several AWS core services. They also work closely with backend, frontend, mobile and data engineering teams.

Develop web APIs for automating resources creations

Creating custom GitHub Actions for building applications

Developing script modules to deploy applications to end platform

Developing a framework to backup/restore from an AWS account containing EKS, EC2, RDS, etc.

Gain knowledge about Kubernetes and develop controllers to auto remediate issues inside EKS cluster

Work on IAAC using terraform to create resources using the best practices that enables reporting and monitoring

Engage in idea/knowledge transfer within team and with the development teams

Mentoring junior developers in all technical aspects such as design and implementation

Harden the security of the accounts but at the same time allow the ease of deployment

What Were Looking For:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field or equivalent experience required. Equivalent years of experience are defined as one year of professional experience for each year of college requested.

Experience

Excellent programming knowledge in any one of Golang or Python

Excellent Knowledge of container platform like docker and Kubernetes

Experience using AWS console and creating resources in AWS

Experience in terminal-based languages like bash and PowerShell

Experience in debugging issues in Linux systems

Ability to write Helm Charts for deploying any type of resource

In depth knowledge and experience working in Kubernetes resources especially RBAC, Namespaces, HPA and PDBs

Have coded IAAC using an infrastructure creation tool such as terraform or pulumi

Experience troubleshooting Linux systems be it in server or docker

Work Environment / Physical Requirements Normal office settings.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected for this position. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Employees performing this job may be asked to perform other duties as required and the responsibilities of the position may change. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

U.S. Xpress is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce.

This role will remain open until it has been filled.

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Job ID: 520492813
Originally Posted on: 5/8/2026

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