Platform Engineer Jobs in Ohio
Platform Engineer jobs in Ohio are in strong demand, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and enterprise systems across industries like financial services, healthcare IT, and manufacturing technology, with openings at every level from junior to principal. Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati lead hiring activity, anchored by established employers such as Nationwide, KeyBank, and Procter & Gamble, which maintain substantial platform and infrastructure teams in the state. The most sought-after specialties right now are Kubernetes and container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline development, and cloud-native architecture on AWS or Azure. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
The Hartford’s Data Analytics and AI Office (DAIO) – and Data Platform Services (DPS) Team is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer.
The Hartford’s journey to Cloud is a period of immense change – it is a critical part of this role to foster a customer first mindset and focus on work that meets the most needs of Data and Analytics users across The Hartford.
You should be passionate for innovating with new cloud and data platform technologies, designing physical architectures and engineering platform solutions with an emphasis on improving adoption and user experience. This position requires 6+ years of relevant industry, cloud and/or platform experience.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Collaboration
- As a technical leader you will need to analyze industry trends focused on cloud computing and data platform technologies.
- You will be part of a team of architects working across organizational boundaries advancing DAO technical capabilities.
- Translate these trends into actionable capabilities.
- Current and Target State Architectures:
- Design and Engineer target state platform architectures with reusability in mind.
- Define strategy and roadmaps to guide transformation efforts.
- Create architecture patterns for Cloud Data ecosystems (including AWS Cloud, PySpark, Snowflake, Tableau and ThoughtSpot).
- Customer Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal customers to evaluate needs and provide architectural guidance in utilizing the right products & services for solutions in support of batch/streaming, real-time, near real-time integration/ELT, structuring data for analytic consumption, cloud migrations, and supporting AI.
- Build relationships with internal customers proactively identifying platform and technical needs supporting a business roadmap.
- New Technology evaluations and POCs
- Driving product evaluations, defining scoring criteria, and providing technical recommendations.
- This will be a HANDS-ON role building IaC and Cloud platforms to support POCs of new technologies.
- Hyper-Automation
- Incorporation of DevOps and DataOps practices into suggested solutions to drive increased automation.
- Driving Adoption
- Driving technical road shows to improve adoption of services.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- At least 6 or more years of solid, diverse work experience in cloud computing, data delivery applications, analytics or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- At least 3 years of experience providing architectural guidance and technical direction to developers, or platform administrators.
- At least 2 years of experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and implementing solutions in AWS and GCP Services.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly, and perform major job responsibilities proficiently within 6-12 months
- Experience in building applications/platforms using agile scrum methodologies
- Strong analytical ability, problem analysis techniques, and broad knowledge of technology alternatives
- Strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with business and IT partners
Preferred
- Experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and/or implementing data delivery solutions using Data Integration Tools (Informatica, Talend etc.) and/or Data Platforms (Oracle, Snowflake, S3, RDS etc.) or Data Management (Cataloging, Lineage, Quality, MDM etc.)
Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$137,200 - $205,800Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
Job Details
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
The Hartford’s Data Analytics and AI Office (DAIO) – and Data Platform Services (DPS) Team is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer.
The Hartford’s journey to Cloud is a period of immense change – it is a critical part of this role to foster a customer first mindset and focus on work that meets the most needs of Data and Analytics users across The Hartford.
You should be passionate for innovating with new cloud and data platform technologies, designing physical architectures and engineering platform solutions with an emphasis on improving adoption and user experience. This position requires 6+ years of relevant industry, cloud and/or platform experience.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Collaboration
- As a technical leader you will need to analyze industry trends focused on cloud computing and data platform technologies.
- You will be part of a team of architects working across organizational boundaries advancing DAO technical capabilities.
- Translate these trends into actionable capabilities.
- Current and Target State Architectures:
- Design and Engineer target state platform architectures with reusability in mind.
- Define strategy and roadmaps to guide transformation efforts.
- Create architecture patterns for Cloud Data ecosystems (including AWS Cloud, PySpark, Snowflake, Tableau and ThoughtSpot).
- Customer Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal customers to evaluate needs and provide architectural guidance in utilizing the right products & services for solutions in support of batch/streaming, real-time, near real-time integration/ELT, structuring data for analytic consumption, cloud migrations, and supporting AI.
- Build relationships with internal customers proactively identifying platform and technical needs supporting a business roadmap.
- New Technology evaluations and POCs
- Driving product evaluations, defining scoring criteria, and providing technical recommendations.
- This will be a HANDS-ON role building IaC and Cloud platforms to support POCs of new technologies.
- Hyper-Automation
- Incorporation of DevOps and DataOps practices into suggested solutions to drive increased automation.
- Driving Adoption
- Driving technical road shows to improve adoption of services.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- At least 6 or more years of solid, diverse work experience in cloud computing, data delivery applications, analytics or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- At least 3 years of experience providing architectural guidance and technical direction to developers, or platform administrators.
- At least 2 years of experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and implementing solutions in AWS and GCP Services.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly, and perform major job responsibilities proficiently within 6-12 months
- Experience in building applications/platforms using agile scrum methodologies
- Strong analytical ability, problem analysis techniques, and broad knowledge of technology alternatives
- Strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with business and IT partners
Preferred
- Experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and/or implementing data delivery solutions using Data Integration Tools (Informatica, Talend etc.) and/or Data Platforms (Oracle, Snowflake, S3, RDS etc.) or Data Management (Cataloging, Lineage, Quality, MDM etc.)
Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$137,200 - $205,800Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
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Platform Engineer Job Market in Ohio
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What Ohio Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineer jobs across Ohio.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related technical field
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration in production environments
- Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, primarily AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or Go for infrastructure tooling
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as Terraform or Ansible in enterprise settings
Platform Engineer Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a platform engineer in Ohio?
Platform engineering has no state-issued license in Ohio, so the path runs through education and credentials. Most Ohio employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems. From there, industry certifications carry significant weight: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and HashiCorp Terraform Associate are the credentials Ohio hiring managers reference most often. Building a portfolio of infrastructure-as-code projects and contributing to open-source DevOps tooling strengthens applications considerably.
Which companies hire platform engineers in Ohio?
Employers hiring platform engineers in Ohio right now include CVS Health, NetJets, and The Hartford, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Ohio's concentration of large financial institutions, regional healthcare systems, and corporate headquarters in Columbus and Cleveland means platform engineering demand remains steady year-round rather than clustered around hiring seasons.
Which Ohio cities have the most platform engineer jobs?
Columbus, Ohio, and Cincinnati account for the largest share of platform engineer openings in Ohio. Columbus dominates because it is home to major financial services firms, insurance carriers, and a growing technology corridor, while Cleveland's healthcare systems and regional banks generate consistent infrastructure hiring and Cincinnati benefits from the large corporate headquarters of consumer goods and logistics companies concentrated in the metro.
Are there remote platform engineer jobs in Ohio?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 50% of platform engineer openings tied to Ohio are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how naturally the role suits distributed work. The parts of the role most consistently offered remotely are cloud infrastructure management, pipeline development, and platform tooling work, while on-call data center or hardware-adjacent responsibilities are more likely to require at least occasional on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a platform engineer in Ohio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a junior DevOps or site reliability engineer role, which Ohio employers such as Nationwide, Progressive, and major healthcare systems post regularly as feeder positions into platform teams. System administrator, network operations, and software developer roles at Ohio companies are common lateral moves. Pursuing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator or AWS Cloud Practitioner credential before applying signals readiness, and a GitHub portfolio demonstrating Terraform modules or CI/CD pipeline configurations gives Ohio hiring managers something concrete to evaluate.
Where can I find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Ohio?
You can find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Ohio on Migrate Mate, which lists current Ohio openings from employers actively hiring. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to each one.
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