Senior Platform Engineer

Title: Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Remote

Type: Direct Hire

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help build, operate, and continuously improve a modern cloud platform supporting highly available and scalable applications. This role blends Dev Ops and Site Reliability Engineering principles, with a strong focus on reliability, automation, and operational maturity across multi-cloud environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands‑on experience in AWS and Azure, thrives in complex distributed systems, and enjoys partnering with development teams to improve how software is built, deployed, and operated.

• Architect and evolve cloud environments that balance performance, resilience, security, and cost across AWS and Azure
• Own the reliability and day‑to‑day health of Kubernetes platforms, including cluster lifecycle management and workload optimization
• Advance software delivery practices by building and refining automated pipelines that enable fast, repeatable deployments
• Establish strong observability practices through metrics, logs, and alerts that enable proactive system monitoring
• Champion infrastructure automation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Work closely with application teams to improve system reliability, deployment confidence, and operational workflows
• Contribute to incident management, on‑call support, and disaster recovery readiness
• Embed security best practices into cloud platforms, networking, and access controls

• 10+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, Dev Ops, or cloud infrastructure roles
• Proven experience operating production workloads in both AWS and Azure environments
• Deep expertise managing Kubernetes at scale, including EKS and AKS
• Strong background designing and maintaining CI/CD workflows using platforms such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring and observability platforms, with Datadog preferred
• Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Python, Bash, or Power Shell
• Practical experience implementing Infrastructure‑as‑Code using tools like Terraform, Bicep, or Cloud Formation
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and distributed system architecture
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues under pressure and communicate clearly during incidents

• Experience improving platform reliability and operational maturity in high‑growth or complex environments