Senior Platform Engineer - AWS Foundations
$96,700–$145,000 year
HybridRichmond, Virginia, United States or Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Design, implement, and support foundational AWS platform services across the enterprise, including networking, identity integration, governance controls, and shared cloud services. Build and maintain AWS landing zones, account structures, and resource organization standards while overseeing enterprise cloud foundations. Engineer and support AWS networking services such as VPCs, Transit Gateway, and PrivateLink, alongside implementing IAM and identity management solutions. Develop repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and automation pipelines to accelerate cloud adoption. Troubleshoot complex platform issues involving infrastructure automation and service integration, contributing to observability and operational readiness. Partner with Cloud Architecture and Security teams to implement enterprise standards and support hybrid cloud integration requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5–8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology roles
- Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud platform operations
- Experience designing and supporting AWS networking services including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, security groups, and network segmentation
- Experience with AWS identity and security services, including IAM, Identity Center (SSO), SCPs, and governance controls
- Hands-on experience with developing, supporting, and managing services via Terraform, both module driven and resource specific configuration
- Demonstrated effectiveness troubleshooting cloud and on-prem environments, including infrastructure, networking, and platform services
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and Git-based workflows
- Familiarity with container platforms and cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, EKS, and related ecosystem tooling
- Willingness to support production cloud environments and participate in operational support activities to ensure sustained business value
- Ability to translate architectural requirements into operationally sound platform implementation
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A positive, customer-first attitude and a passion for enabling others through technology
- A Hybrid schedule of both Remote and In-Office days is required
- In office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with working hours targeting our core business hours of 9am-5pm EST
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with AWS networking services including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, PrivateLink, VPC Endpoints, Direct Connect, DNS, routing, and network segmentation
- Experience with AWS identity and access management solutions leveraging IAM, Identity Center (SSO), role-based access controls, and security best practices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and Git-based workflows
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