Senior Platform Engineer

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Remote

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
• Strong collaborator who can bridge the gap between infrastructure and application teams
• Passion for automation, system resilience, and continuous improvement

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

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