Sr. Platform Engineer
$115,000–$140,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Design, implement, and maintain core cloud platform capabilities in AWS, including networking, containers, compute, storage, identity, and security foundations. Build reusable infrastructure primitives as standardized components and enforce Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for all provisioning. Define platform standards, reference architectures, and guardrails to ensure SOC2, HIPAA, and HITRUST compliance by default. Develop automation and self-service capabilities that enable application teams to safely consume infrastructure without direct intervention. Partner with security and cross-functional teams to embed reliability, cost-awareness, and shift-left security into CI/CD workflows. Mentor engineers by sharing patterns and best practices while collaborating with principal architects to design platform direction.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or Information Technology
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps-focused roles
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Hands-on experience operating AWS in production environments
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
- Strong automation and scripting skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
- Strong experience with collaborative development tools (e.g. Git, GitHub)
- Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy)
- Experience designing secure, scalable systems rather than manually operating them
Desired Qualifications
- Platform-oriented mindset focused on leverage and durability
- Strong ownership and accountability for outcomes
- Enablement-first approach to system design with regards to security & reliability as default systems attributes
- Bias toward automation and continuous improvement
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
- Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure best practices and design
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