The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer leads the modernization of our cloud environment by driving the implementation of advanced Azure PaaS and application platform capabilities that enable the delivery of scalable, secure, and modern cloud-native applications. The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for building scalable, enterprise-ready environments that empower our AI, Data, and Application teams to deploy workloads independently, replacing manual processes with automated, self-service APIs and CI/CD blueprints. By abstracting the underlying complexities of Azure PaaS and Kubernetes, this position will enable a streamlined, high-performance experience for our engineering teams. The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer will build and operate these platforms, ensuring our application teams can deploy, run, and scale services reliably and securely.

Responsibilities and Duties

Platform Architecture & Modernization: Design, build, and evolve our cloud platform to provide standardized, self-service capabilities that support the modernization of our application portfolio.

Container & PaaS Orchestration: Lead the design, implementation, and operation of Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes (AKS) environments, ensuring scalable, high-performance runtime environments.

Data & AI Ecosystem Integration: Architect and automate the deployment of data-intensive platforms, including Azure Databricks and Snowflake, ensuring seamless integration with our application stack

Engineering Enablement & Support: Work directly with development teams to debug deployment and runtime issues, improve application reliability, and drive platform stability through continuous improvements

Incident Management: Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and root cause analysis to maintain high platform availability and performance.

Identity & Security Architecture: Implement secure design patterns using Managed Identities and Azure Key Vault to ensure secret management and service-to-service authentication

API-Driven Automation: Build and maintain API-driven integrations to automate provisioning and lifecycle management for application, AI, and data workloads.

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Define and enforce automated standards using IaC (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD policy-as-code to ensure security and compliance at the point of deployment.

Application Delivery & CI/CD: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to standardize application deployment, environment promotion, and release automation

Observability & Monitoring: Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using Application Insights and Log Analytics to ensure platform health and support troubleshooting across distributed systems.

Position Requirements

• 8-12+ years in cloud engineering with a focus on application platforms, PaaS services, and container orchestration.
• Deep experience with AKS / Azure Container Apps, API Management, Service Bus / Event Grid, and Databricks / Snowflake integrations.
• Hands-on experience logging, monitoring, and diagnosing distributed systems to ensure platform health.
• Strong coding ability in Python, Go, or .NET capable of building custom tools, automation, and platform integrations.
• Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes operations, including deployments, scaling, and deep-level troubleshooting.
• Proficient in implementing Managed Identity, Key Vault, and modern application authentication patterns.
• Expert-level skill in Terraform or Bicep, including the development of reusable, version-controlled modules.
• Proven experience building and maintaining pipelines, with a focus on integrating automated testing and security controls.

What's In It For Me:

• Access to competitively priced, high-quality health care options through Aetna, MetLife and EyeMed, along with employer-paid Short Term and Long Term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance (including employee-paid life, Legal Resources, and Aflac supplemental options)
• Plan for the future by investing in a 401(K), with up to $5K employer match, invest even more with our Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Put your family first with benefits, including 3 weeks of paid parental leave and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent care
• 12 weeks of paid maternity leave through our Short-Term Disability Plan
• Receive well-rounded wellness benefits, including free and low-cost mental health resources and support services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Continue your education with tuition and certification reimbursement
• Rest and relax with 15 days of vacation (increases with tenure) and 6 days of paid sick leave
• Protect yourself from identity theft or travel mishaps with our no-cost coverage
• Receive great discounts on buying a Stanley Martin home and discounts with our partners in mortgage and title services as well as cell phone service through Verizon
• Get access to your paycheck early with an advanced pay option through Dayforce Wallet
• Support local charities that are important to you through our Giving Back Program; with up to $250 match, 8 hours leave and more