Senior Platform Engineer

Job Title:
Senior Platform Engineer
Location:
Canton, MA - hybrid, onsite 1-2 days per week
USC or GC only
Duration: 3-6 months contract

IMPORTANT:
There is potential direct hire by client after the initial 3-6 months contract.

The Senior Platform Engineer will report into the Manager, Platform Engineering and will be responsible for supporting the modernization and consolidation of client IT infrastructure to automate workloads and pursue next generation innovation. The Senior Platform Engineer will leverage their experience and expertise to develop the strategy, design, and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for cloud native applications, as well as large scale projects hosted in either AWS or Azure.

The Senior Platform Engineer will collaborate with multiple teams in IT to improve operations and the performance, security, and scalability of cloud infrastructure. The Senior Platform Engineer will be involved in designing and architecting complex systems and platforms, analyzing requirements, proposing solutions, and designing architectures that are scalable, dependable, and cost effective.

This position is located in our Burlington, MA office, however a hybrid working model is acceptable.

• Work collaboratively with engineering teams to identify and implement optimal cloud based solutions.
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.
• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions that meet business requirements and align with IT strategy.
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale while maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design.
• Guide and coach more junior engineers as they grow their skills and gain experience within the Cloud Engineering space.
• Provide technical leadership in the deployment and operational management of cloud solutions.
• Design and maintain cloud provisioning templates required for building and managing cloud platforms while adhering to client security, compliance, and performance standards and policies.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for building and managing cloud native applications while adhering to client security, compliance, and performance standards and policies.
• Design, build, and deploy cloud applications, including large scale data processing, computationally intensive statistical modeling, and advanced analytics.
• Participate in all aspects of the SDLC for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain and optimize infrastructure through regular updates and security patches, ensuring compliance with security best practices and long term sustainability.
• Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud based initiatives, providing associated training when necessary.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity.
• Develop and maintain supporting documentation for all automated processes.
• Integrate security measures into the platform architecture to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with relevant security and industry regulations.
• Work closely with Production and Non Production environment owners to develop and maintain a role based workflow that supports segregated duties.
• Coordinate and lead training and information sharing meetings with the rest of the Cloud Engineering team.
• Oversee and support production deployments during major release activities for components owned by the Cloud Engineering team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in committees pertaining…