Senior Platform Engineer

Location: SeaTac, WA
Contract: 12-Month W2 Contract with possible extension
Pay Rate: $70–$80/hour, depending on experience
Work Arrangement: Onsite/Hybrid as required by the client

Russell Tobin is supporting a leading organization in the technology and transportation industry in hiring a Senior Platform Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team focused on building and optimizing the infrastructure that supports critical applications and services.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, automation, and observability. You will work closely with software engineering, DevOps, SRE, and security teams to improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, and developer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available platform infrastructure.

• Develop and manage automated CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.

• Architect, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Implement infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, including platforms such as EKS, AKS, or GKE.

• Build and maintain robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.

• Utilize tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic to monitor platform health and performance.

• Identify infrastructure bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

• Implement cloud security best practices, including IAM, network security, access controls, and compliance requirements.

• Partner closely with software engineers, SREs, DevOps, and security teams to streamline development and deployment workflows.

• Develop automation and operational tooling using Python, Bash, or Go.

• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, troubleshooting production issues and driving timely resolution.

• Contribute to improving developer experience through reliable tooling, automation, and streamlined infrastructure processes.

• Document infrastructure, processes, operational procedures, and technical solutions.

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve platform reliability, security, cost efficiency, and operational effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, or a related field.

• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Docker; experience with EKS, AKS, or GKE is highly desirable.

• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.

• Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, Bash, or Go.

• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.

• Knowledge of cloud security principles, including IAM, network security, access management, and compliance frameworks.

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to diagnose complex production and infrastructure issues.

• Experience working in highly available, production-critical environments.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, DevOps, SRE, and security teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating large-scale cloud infrastructure.

• Experience with Kubernetes platform engineering and container orchestration.

• Experience implementing infrastructure automation and self-service developer platforms.

• Experience with cloud cost optimization and performance tuning.

• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar security/compliance frameworks.

• Experience supporting 24/7 production environments and participating in on-call rotations.

• Experience working in transportation, travel, technology, e-commerce, or other high-availability environments.

Why Join?

• Work on a highly impactful platform engineering and cloud infrastructure environment.

• Opportunity to work with modern technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud platforms, CI/CD, and observability tools.

• Collaborate with experienced software engineering, DevOps, SRE, and security professionals.

• Gain experience supporting scalable, highly available production infrastructure.

• Competitive $70–$80/hour W2 compensation based on experience.

• 12-month contract with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful infrastructure initiatives.

Apply today to be considered for this Senior Platform Engineer opportunity in SeaTac, WA.

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Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.