VP - Senior Platform Engineer

Vice President / Senior Platform Engineer

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President / Senior Platform Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure and Software Engineering team.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Design, build, and support platform engineering capabilities that enable software teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable applications.
• Contribute to Kubernetes-based platform development, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines to improve engineering productivity and operational stability.
• Support cloud-native engineering practices, including observability, code quality, incident response, and performance testing.
• Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex technical issues, improve deployment practices, and strengthen platform reliability.
• Help implement secure software delivery practices and controls aligned to enterprise and regulatory expectations, including security and certification-focused measures.
• Develop and support distributed applications, engineering tooling, and automation capabilities across backend and full-stack environments.
• Enable engineering teams through documentation, knowledge-sharing sessions, and technical guidance that improves adoption of best practices.
• Support on-call operations, monitoring, alerting, and incident response for critical systems and platforms.
• Contribute to platform evaluation and tooling decisions to improve developer experience, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work with stakeholders across delivery, operations, and product teams to ensure timely and effective technical execution.

Additional requirements:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Highly self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong focus on reliability, maintainability, and software quality.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed teams and fast-paced environments.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to continuous learning and operational excellence.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Additional technical certifications or practical experience in cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering are a plus.

Experience:

• Strong experience in software engineering and platform engineering within high-performing technical teams.
• Experience building and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native engineering environments.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational support.
• Experience with distributed applications, backend engineering, and software development tooling.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across complex technical environments.
• Experience implementing secure deployment practices and supporting certification-aligned controls such as ISO 27001 measures.
• Experience supporting engineering enablement through guides, training, and knowledge-sharing.
• Familiarity with performance testing, code quality practices, and platform evaluation.
• Exposure to distributed financial infrastructure, blockchain-based platforms, or payment-related systems is a plus.
• Experience working across remote or cross-functional teams in delivery-focused engineering environments.