Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

Location:
Charlotte, NC (Hybrid – 2–3 days per week onsite)
Type:
Contract or Contract-to-Hire

Most infrastructure roles ask you to support existing systems. This one asks you to improve them.

We’re conducting a search for a
Senior Platform Engineer
who will become the technical right hand to the team’s manager.

This team owns AWS infrastructure, platform operations, CI/CD automation, Azure Dev Ops pipelines, and operational engineering. They’re looking for an engineer who doesn’t simply respond to alerts—they investigate root causes, eliminate recurring problems, and continuously improve the environment through automation and engineering discipline.

If you’re the type of engineer who wants to understandwhysomething works, not just howto restart it, this could be an outstanding fit.

• Take ownership of a large AWS and Windows-based production platform supporting critical business operations
• Design, build, and enhance infrastructure automation using Power Shell, Cloud Formation, AWS Systems Manager (SSM), and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices
• Manage and improve Azure Dev Ops repositories, work tracking, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD processes
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across cloud services, operating systems, applications, networking, and automation workflows
• Identify and eliminate recurring operational issues through root-cause analysis rather than manual workarounds
• Improve platform monitoring, observability, and operational visibility using AWS-native monitoring tools
• Support and optimize Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server, and AWS environments from an infrastructure perspective
• Support platform security initiatives, including vulnerability remediation, audit logging, certificate management, encryption controls, and operational governance
• Assist with business continuity, backup, disaster recovery, and operational resiliency initiatives
• Drive automation projects that reduce manual effort and improve platform stability
• Monitor cloud resource utilization and identify opportunities for operational and cost efficiencies
• Partner with development and infrastructure teams to improve operational excellence and platform reliability
• Serve as a trusted technical resource capable of influencing architecture decisions and guiding platform improvements

~60% Platform Operations & Production Support
~40% Infrastructure Automation & Continuous Improvement

This team operates much more like a
Platform Operations organization
than a traditional software engineering or Dev Ops team. Success is measured by platform reliability, operational improvements, automation, and ownership—not simply ticket volume.

• Strong AWS infrastructure experience
  supporting enterprise production environments
• Deep Windows Server administration expertise
• Advanced Power Shell scripting and automation experience
• Hands‑on Cloud Formation experience
• Experience leveraging
  AWS Systems Manager (SSM)for automation and orchestration
• Experience supporting and administering
  IIS
• Working knowledge of
  SQL Server infrastructure support
  (not DBA-focused)
• Experience with
  Azure Dev Ops (ADO)including repositories, pipelines, and CI/CD workflows
• Strong understanding of
  DNS, networking, and infrastructure fundamentals
• Experience troubleshooting logs, services, deployments, and platform issues across multiple systems
• Demonstrated track record of ownership, initiative, and operational excellence

• Experience with
  AWS CDK
• Python scripting experience
• Experience with AWS-native services such as:
  • Lambda
  • DynamoDB
  • API Gateway
• Prior experience serving as a technical lead, senior engineer, or escalation point
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud operations

We’re especially interested in candidates coming from:

• Senior Windows Infrastructure Engineer
• AWS Platform Engineer
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Systems Engineer with AWS experience

The strongest candidates typically bring a combination of:

• Power Shell automation
• Cloud Formation
• Windows Server
• IIS
• SQL infrastructure support
• AWS platform operations