[Remote] Sr Platform Engineer I

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Eliassen Group is recruiting for an unnamed client seeking a Sr Platform Engineer I. The role contributes to the design and implementation of cloud platform capabilities, infrastructure automation, security, observability, and developer self-service to improve reliable software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Implement and contribute to the design of platform environments across cloud compute, storage, networking, and runtime layers leveraging Azure IaaS and PaaS
• Deploy and operate containerized platform-native runtime services
• Implement infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code
• Develop, maintain, and enhance reusable platform components and automation frameworks based on platform patterns and standards
• Implement security controls and policy enforcement per platform standards
• Implement identity, access, and secrets management patterns
• Enable compliance and governance through automated guardrails
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions and support observability
• Implement and support redundant, fault tolerant, and automated recovery mechanisms using zonal and multi-region patterns
• Monitor platform performance and contribute to cost optimization
• Enable consistent application deployment patterns and workflows
• Support, build, and enhance developer tooling and CI/CD platform capabilities
• Implement and maintain self-service templates and contribute to golden paths
• Contribute to abstraction layers and APIs for infrastructure and platform services
• Troubleshoot platform and infrastructure issues and perform root cause analysis
• Collaborate with team members and share knowledge
• Implement and support messaging, eventing, and API capabilities
• Enable event-driven and asynchronous communication patterns across systems
• Utilize and contribute to reusable integration patterns for application and platform services
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards

Skills

• 3 or more years in cloud platform engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps with hands-on work across IaaS, PaaS, AI, and containers
• Experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated platform provisioning with proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language
• Experience contributing to DevOps or DevSecOps practices with cross-team collaboration
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and improve platform reliability
• Working knowledge of identity and access management and securing cloud platform resources
• Experience implementing or supporting observability including logging, monitoring, and performance diagnostics
• Strong background creating secure cloud architectures for Internet-facing applications
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, influencing, collaboration, and negotiation skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
• High School Diploma required if substituting equivalent experience
• Exposure to cloud migration and modernization from on-premises
• Exposure to AI/ML platform services
• Experience with microservices architectures and asynchronous integration using queuing and messaging platforms
• Exposure to platform security and compliance controls, developer self-service, and cost optimization practices
• Experience with Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS offerings
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator, Developer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Azure AI Engineer Associate, or AI Fundamentals within 1.5 years

Benefits

• Remote work
• Company-provided technology equipment

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