Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of delivering platform solutions across various teams and systems, ensuring alignment of technical direction with business objectives and customer impact.

• Spearhead the standardization of cloud platform patterns and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), implementing reviews, reusable modules, and testing to enhance consistency and minimize operational risks.

• Lead the implementation and integration of CI/CD processes across multiple teams to elevate delivery quality and speed, facilitating quicker and more reliable delivery of value to customers.

• Design scalable, multi-region architectures and resilient global networking patterns that enhance availability, recoverability, and performance for end users.

• Integrate security and compliance by design throughout infrastructure and delivery tools, promoting secure baselines, hardening, and risk-based controls that safeguard customer data.

• Drive the telemetry and observability strategy, establishing meaningful SLOs and actionable alerts to enhance reliability, expedite troubleshooting, and improve overall customer experience.

• Influence cost planning and establish guardrails through tagging, monitoring, and automation to support efficient operations and sustainable customer outcomes.

• Mentor and coach engineers, providing technical leadership, raising engineering standards, and effectively helping teams scale platform practices.

• Communicate effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders, influencing decisions and resolving cross-team conflicts to achieve shared goals.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in software and/or infrastructure engineering roles.

• More than 5 years in Cloud/DevOps or platform-oriented engineering.

• Proficient in Azure or AWS.

• Proven ability to guide engineers technically and manage delivery across teams in uncertain environments.

• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code and scripting/automation.

• In-depth knowledge of secure CI/CD platforms and delivery tools.

• Demonstrated experience in leading high availability/disaster recovery designs, hybrid networking, and secure cloud baselines across teams.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and version control systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous annual bonus opportunity.

• 401(k) plan with employer match.

• Flexible Time Off: take leave as needed without concern for available hours.

• 11 paid holidays.

• Your Day Your Way - Celebrate a personal day of cultural or social importance.

• Insurance options: Choose from Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.

• Health Savings Account with employer matching.

• Flexible Spending Account available.

• 100% Company-Paid Parental Leave (after 6 months of employment).

• 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.

• Nextech Luminary Peer Recognition Program.

• Wellness Program offering discounts on medical premiums.

• Employee Assistance Program providing free counseling sessions.

• Corporate discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment.