Platform Engineer (Specialist - Cloud Engineering)

About the role

This Ops Engineer role is a senior, multi‑disciplinary technical position within the Engineering & Architecture Services team. The engineer is responsible for the hands‑on engineering, design, development, and operational stability of critical data‑in‑motion platforms, including Messaging, BPM, Streaming, and ETL services. The role requires a deep technical expert who can operate with full independence, contribute to technical strategy, lead stakeholder engagement, and ensure the delivery of highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the definition of technical strategy and the design of highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise platforms.
• Support the governance of platform security by contributing to security certifications, risk and control monitoring, and ensuring constant audit readiness.
• Design, develop, and test services and components for enterprise platforms in alignment with architectural best practices.
• Develop robust service automations for provisioning, configuration management, release engineering, and recurring operational tasks.
• Support the implementation, testing, and troubleshooting of all engineered services, including executing runbooks and performing initial issue triage.
• Establish and enforce service guidelines, performance benchmarks, and best practices to ensure operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience in designing platform patterns and translating business needs into technical requirements.
• Deep understanding of platform security principles and experience with security certification processes and audit requirements.
• Strong, hands‑on experience in developing service automations and release engineering.
• Expertise in IaaS implementations on hybrid infrastructure (on‑premise, Cloud).
• Extensive hands‑on experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Proficiency in Red Hat Linux environments.
• Comprehensive, expert‑level knowledge of either ETL architecture or real‑time streaming architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a subject matter expert (SME) for application teams and provide knowledge sharing for team members.
• Exceptional ability to provide technical and strategic direction and lead engagement with stakeholders.

Additional Requirements

• Familiarity with agile project methodologies and ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment.
• Proven ability to participate in and assist with cross‑team and cross‑domain initiatives.
• Ability to operate with full independence on complex technical tasks and strategic initiatives.

Pay

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, performance and internal equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, job level, and additional factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Depending on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided such as an annual performance‑based bonus, sales incentive pay, and other variable compensation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Plan covering medical, dental, and vision.
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Life insurance.
• Vacation time, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Paid paternity and maternity leave.