Platform Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms and cloud-native infrastructure that enable engineering teams to deliver software faster, safer, and at scale. This role focuses on creating reusable infrastructure components, automation frameworks, and self-service tooling that improves developer productivity and system reliability.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD systems, container orchestration, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering practices. They are passionate about building scalable platforms that abstract infrastructure complexity and empower software engineering teams.

Location Requirement

To support collaboration with engineering and infrastructure teams, candidates must currently reside in one of the following metropolitan areas in the United States:

• Dallas

• Houston

• Austin

• Atlanta

• Jacksonville

• Miami

• Nashville

• Charlotte

• Phoenix

Candidates outside of these locations will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Design & Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain scalable internal developer platforms

• Develop standardized infrastructure components and reusable services

• Create self-service tooling for application deployment and management

• Improve developer experience (DevEx) through automation and abstraction layers

• Define platform architecture standards and best practices

Cloud Infrastructure & Systems Engineering

• Build and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP

• Design highly available, scalable, and secure platform services

• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes

• Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools

• Optimize compute, storage, networking, and service performance

CI/CD & Developer Tooling

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-scale deployments

• Build automation tools for build, test, release, and deployment workflows

• Improve software delivery speed, reliability, and consistency

• Integrate security and compliance into development pipelines (DevSecOps)

• Support version control, artifact management, and release engineering systems

Observability & Reliability

• Implement monitoring, logging, and tracing across platform services

• Build dashboards and alerting systems for platform health and performance

• Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance of platform systems

• Collaborate with SRE teams to improve system reliability and uptime

• Define SLOs and SLIs for platform services

Security & Compliance

• Integrate security controls into platform architecture and workflows

• Enforce identity, access management (IAM), and least privilege principles

• Ensure compliance with security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, etc.)

• Support secrets management, encryption, and secure configuration practices

• Collaborate with Security teams on audits and risk assessments

Developer Experience & Enablement

• Work closely with Software Engineers to understand infrastructure needs

• Reduce operational burden by providing abstractions and automation

• Improve onboarding experience for engineering teams

• Create documentation, templates, and best practices for platform usage

• Act as an enabler for fast and safe software delivery

Infrastructure Automation & Optimization

• Automate provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of infrastructure

• Improve cost efficiency through resource optimization and usage monitoring

• Support multi-environment and multi-tenant platform strategies

• Implement policy-as-code and infrastructure governance frameworks

• Continuously improve platform performance and scalability

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

• 4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or SRE roles

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP

• Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerized workloads

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent)

• Strong programming or scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)

• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Knowledge of Linux systems and distributed systems fundamentals

• Strong problem-solving and automation mindset

• Must currently reside in one of the approved locations listed above

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience building internal developer platforms (IDP) or platform engineering frameworks

• Familiarity with tools like ArgoCD, Helm, Flux, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI

• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, etc.)

• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK stack)

• Experience with API gateways and service orchestration

• Understanding of DevSecOps and security automation practices

• Experience in large-scale distributed systems or enterprise environments

• Knowledge of cost optimization strategies in cloud environments

• Certifications in cloud or DevOps technologies

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Platform Performance

• Platform uptime and availability

• Deployment success rate and reliability

• Reduction in infrastructure-related incidents

• System scalability and performance improvements

Developer Experience (DevEx)

• Developer onboarding time reduction

• Developer satisfaction scores

• Self-service adoption rates

• Reduction in engineering support tickets

Automation & Efficiency

• Percentage of infrastructure automated

• Reduction in manual operational tasks

• CI/CD pipeline efficiency and deployment frequency

• Time-to-deploy improvements across teams

Cost & Resource Optimization

• Cloud cost savings and optimization achievements

• Resource utilization efficiency

• Infrastructure waste reduction

• Budget adherence and forecasting accuracy

Security & Compliance

• Compliance audit success rate

• Security policy enforcement coverage

• Reduction in misconfigurations and vulnerabilities

• Secrets and access management compliance

Reporting To

• Head of Platform Engineering

• Director of Infrastructure

• Cloud Engineering Manager

• Director of DevOps / SRE

• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Employment Type & Work Setup

• Full-Time

• Remote (Candidates must reside in approved locations)

• Hybrid opportunities may be available based on business needs

• Agile, cloud-native engineering environment

• Collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, Security, and SRE teams

Work Environment & Conditions

• High-scale, cloud-native engineering environment

• Strong focus on automation, reliability, and developer productivity

• Collaborative culture across engineering and infrastructure teams

• Opportunity to build foundational systems used across the entire organization

• Continuous learning in modern platform engineering and cloud technologies

• Career growth opportunities into Senior Platform Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Platform Architect roles