Platform Engineer, IT - DevOps and Emerging Tech

About the role

Vantive is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable platforms that enable reliable, secure, and automated infrastructure and application deployments. This role focuses on developing internal platforms and tooling using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation frameworks, and custom scripting to empower development and operations teams to deliver software efficiently and consistently.

Responsibilities

• Design and build internal platforms to support automated infrastructure provisioning and application deployment
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Create automation tools and workflows using Python and shell scripting (Bash)
• Build reusable modules, templates, and libraries to standardize infrastructure and deployment patterns
• Develop CI/CD platform integrations to enable secure and repeatable deployments
• Partner with application teams to onboard workloads onto platform capabilities
• Implement guardrails, validations, and policy-as-code to ensure security and compliance
• Maintain platform reliability through monitoring, logging, and proactive improvements
• Document platform architecture, usage patterns, and best practices
• Continuously optimize platform performance, scalability, and developer experience
• Oversee and participate in platform release efforts, including change requests, test management, testing, documentation, and end-user training

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3–6 years of experience in DevOps or related roles
• Experience with deploying cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Proficiency in Python
• Shell scripting experience (Bash or Powershell)
• Experience using or building CI/CD systems and deployment automation
• Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security fundamentals
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments and system internals
• Demonstrated ability to build parameterized applications and reusable code
• Proficient in unit, system and integration testing concepts
• Strong understanding of the Agile Methodology
• Ability to run NodeJS, Python, Java and PHP applications locally

Qualifications

• Nice to have: AWS Practitioner Certification, Azure Fundamental Certification, Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS), Knowledge of configuration management or policy tools, Experience with secrets management and secure credential handling, Familiarity with platform governance, compliance controls, or enterprise environments, Experience supporting internal developer platforms (IDPs) or self-service tooling, Exposure to GitOps workflows or developer portal concepts

Skills

• Experience with cloud-native platforms
• Automation-first design principles
• Passion for building reusable, self-service infrastructure and deployment capabilities

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance, retirement savings plan (Aon PEP), flexible spending accounts, educational assistance programs, time-off benefits, commuting benefits, employee discount program, employee assistance program (EAP), and childcare benefits

Pay

The estimated base salary for this position is $92,000 to $115,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.