Senior Platform Engineer I – Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer I to drive the design, implementation, and reliability of our enterprise cloud infrastructure. This role requires deep technical expertise in cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, Istio, and CI/CD practices within AWS, as well as the ability to collaborate across development, security, and operations teams.

As a senior individual contributor in our Workload Infrastructure organization, you will own critical platform components, shape best practices, and enable faster and safer delivery through automation and standardized workflows. You will be a trusted technical leader who improves platform reliability, operational excellence, and scalability across multiple lines of business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms (Amazon EKS), including architecture, multi-tenancy, RBAC, and governance.
• Build and manage robust Istio-based service mesh solutions, ensuring secure, observable, and resilient service-to-service communication.
• Drive modernization efforts through the design and implementation of GitOps-based CI/CD workflows that enable scalable and secure deployments across hundreds of microservices.
• Collaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure smooth delivery and enforce operational standards and cloud best practices.
• Architect and optimize multi-account/multi-region AWS environments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Manage budgets and forecasts for cloud spend; implement cost controls and optimization strategies at scale.
• Stay current with emerging cloud and DevOps technologies and assess their applicability to our environment.
• Lead by example to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and team practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven record as a senior technical contributor, with experience mentoring peers and influencing engineering best practices.
• Expertise in:
  • Kubernetes (EKS or self-managed clusters in production)
  • Istio or similar service mesh solutions (e.g., Linkerd, Consul)
  • CI/CD pipeline automation (e.g., ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
  • AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS/Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch)
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices running at enterprise scale.
• Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in modern scripting languages (Python, Bash, Groovy).
• Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, and monitoring at scale.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
• Strong Python development skills, with experience building automation and tooling.
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or NewRelic.
• Familiarity with other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) is a plus.