Brief Description
Cloud Platform Engineer
About Our Company
At Lids Sports Group, we don’t just sell hats — we fuel fandom. As the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, we bring sports, fashion, and culture together in more than 1,300 stores nationwide. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lids delivers premium, fan-driven products and unforgettable retail experiences.
Our stores feature officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional teams, alongside top brands like Champion, Nike, New Era, Lululemon Athletica, and Mitchell & Ness. We’re also the industry leader in on-demand customization, offering in-store embroidery that turns everyday gear into one-of-a-kind statements.
From specialty concept stores for the NBA and NHL to iconic clubhouse destinations for the Yankees and Dodgers, we create immersive retail experiences that celebrate the teams fans love. Through collaborations with brands like Marvel, Peanuts, and The Walt Disney Company, Lids continues to redefine how fans represent their teams — in style.
General Position Summary
The Cloud Platform Engineer plays a critical role in designing, building, automating, and evolving cloud infrastructure and platform services. This position develops resilient infrastructure patterns, Infrastructure as Code, automation, disaster recovery capabilities, and platform modernization by partnering with Cloud Architecture, Cloud Operations, DevOps, Security, Support, and application teams, driving a more scalable, secure, automated, and operable cloud platform.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, build, and improve Azure infrastructure and platform service patterns.
- Develop and maintain reusable Infrastructure-as-Code modules, deployment patterns, and platform automation standards.
- Design and implement networking, compute, storage, PaaS, resiliency, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Support disaster recovery design, recovery readiness, failover planning, and resilience engineering activities.
- Automate repeatable platform operations using scripting, pipelines, and cloud-native tooling.
- Collaborate with Cloud Architecture on reference architecture implementation and platform standards.
- Collaborate with DevOps on deployment orchestration, pipeline integration, and infrastructure delivery processes.
- Mentor CloudOps team members and conduct technical knowledge-sharing sessions, workshops, or operational handoffs.
- Document design decisions, standards, implementation patterns, operational handoff requirements, and support considerations.
- Lead complex technical remediation, modernization, and platform improvement efforts.
Job Required Knowledge And Skills
- AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AZ-700 Azure Network Engineer Associate.
- AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or equivalent automation / IaC experience.
- Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, CI/CD integration, and cloud platform modernization.
- Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical workshops, or creating reusable platform standards.
What We Offer
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement plan
- 100% employer-paid benefits, including short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Generous employee discount and exclusive perks
- Ongoing career development, including discounted secondary education courses
- A collaborative, innovative, and team-oriented work environment
- Early Wage Access options
- Bonus eligibility depending on position level
Physical Demands & Requirements
- Ability to operate a computer and work with digital systems for extended periods
- Ability to communicate verbally and visually with internal teams and stakeholders
- Ability to work in an office or remote environment with frequent task deadlines
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions
Work Environment
- Hybrid office work environment
- Standard business hours from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., flexibility may be provided upon request
- On-Call Rotation
Additional Information
Employment Requirements
Candidates must possess the experience, skills, physical abilities, and qualifications, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the essential duties of the role and must be able to meet all applicable employment standards. Being legally authorized to work in the United States is a precondition of employment for this position. Current or future employment-based visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Notice to Applicants
In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to, or describes you ("Personal Information"). The categories of Personal Information we collect include your name, email address, mailing address, other contact information, employment history, and educational history. We collect and use this information for human resources and business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating candidates for employment or future contract opportunities, and maintaining recruiting and hiring records. Additional information collected may include government-issued identification numbers, work authorization, emergency contact information, and other employment-related information.
Need Accessibility Assistance?
Applicants who require accessibility assistance to submit an employment application may email hr@lids.com. A member of our Talent team will respond as soon as reasonably possible. This email address is only for individuals seeking reasonable accommodation when applying for a career at Lids.
