Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

Job summary

The Staff Cloud Platform Engineer architects and operates a secure, scalable multi-cloud platform supporting global applications, from operating systems and networking to Kubernetes and automated governance. The role manages AWS, GCP, and Azure infrastructure, identity and access controls, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps pipelines, cost optimization, and security controls aligned with SOC 2, HIPAA, or FedRAMP. It also uses AI-native tools to accelerate infrastructure automation and root-cause analysis.

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Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, SRE, or DevOps, with deep proficiency in AWS and/or GCP.
• Expertise administering Linux, including shell scripting and kernel tuning, and Windows Server, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and PowerShell.
• Experience running production-grade Kubernetes workloads at scale, including Helm and container security.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash for infrastructure automation and tool development.
• Understanding of VPC/VNet design, peering, Transit Gateways, and zero-trust security models.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Preferred experience with monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
• Preferred experience migrating legacy Windows or Linux monolithic applications to containerized microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design secure multi-account structures and landing zones across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Manage multi-cloud IAM, SSO, and RBAC to enforce least-privilege access.
• Set tagging standards and resource hierarchies, and optimize cloud costs through rightsizing and removal of idle resources.
• Deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters, including CNI plugins, ingress controllers, and service meshes.
• Administer and optimize Linux and Windows Server environments, including hardened configurations and automated patching.
• Manage cloud services and operating system dependencies, including Active Directory integration and file system performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain modular infrastructure templates using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Build and optimize deployment pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Flux, or ArgoCD to support GitOps workflows.
• Design encryption, VPC Service Controls, and audit logging to support SOC 2, HIPAA, or FedRAMP requirements.
• Use AI-native development tools and LLM-powered agents to accelerate infrastructure-as-code authoring, root-cause analysis, and predictive cloud utilization optimization.
• Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native best practices.

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