Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer - AWS

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Become a member of a highly-collaborative engineering team offering a unique blend of

engineering solutions.

• Serve as the cloud SME to support design, architecture, and deployment engagements in the AWS, Azure, or GCP space using automated orchestration and configuration management techniques.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of internal tools, scripts, and processes that enhance service delivery, repeatability, and client outcomes.

• Deploy security tooling solutions such as Tenable, Trend Micro, AquaSec, Microsoft Defender Burp Suite and others.

• Work across a myriad of technology stacks in the leading cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, researching how to understand and utilize native services in deployments.

Essential Skills:

• Strong experience with AWS or Azure platform capabilities and services (Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Cloud Security Engineer)

• Experience working within technical teams of 3+ individuals in an Agile environment

• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Effective documentation skills, including technical diagrams and written descriptions

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a professional attitude and demeanor

• Critical thinking, and ability to balance security requirements with mission needs

• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately in a dynamic and fluid environment

EXPERIENCE:

• BS or above in related Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5+ years of directly relevant systems engineering and architecture experience including

requirements definition, architecture development, development of use cases and stories, andsystems integration & test

• 5+ years of experience supporting cloud architecture, design, implementation, operations andautomation in Azure or AWS.

• 5+ years of experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and orchestration/automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS (not required):

• Professional/Expert level certifications in AWS or Azure

• Previous experience supporting clients from within a professional services organization

• Project management experience for individual and team projects (ability to track detailed tasks and ensure timely delivery)

• Experience automating workflows in GitLab/GitHub with Terraform and Ansible.

• Expertise with serverless, microservices, and other modern application architectures

• Familiarity with configuration baseline standards such as CIS Benchmarks & DISA STIG

• Proven expertise in the implementation of encryption technologies (SSL, encryption, PKI)