Cloud Platform Engineer

Huxley; United States; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Remote/Hybrid flexibility

Job summary

Huxley is hiring a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical, 24/7 systems in the United States. This role emphasizes hands-on ownership of infrastructure, reliability, and collaboration with production software teams.

The position offers remote/hybrid work in the US, competitive base pay with equity, and comprehensive benefits. You will shape platform strategy and drive scalable, observable architectures across distributed services.

Qualifications

• Production-grade cloud infrastructure experience.
• Strong AWS and Kubernetes expertise.
• IaC with Terraform/Helm and CI/CD automation experience.
• Observability/monitoring experience with Grafana/Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in production environments.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes-based platforms and containerized services.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and Helm.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines for safe, frequent deployments.
• Enhance system observability through monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve overall platform resilience.
• Automate operational processes and reduce manual overhead.
• Partner closely with software engineers to deploy and support mission-critical applications.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and long-term platform strategy.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

CI/CD

Observability

AWS

Distributed systems

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Grafana

Prometheus

Kubernetes

Job description

Cloud Platform Engineer | Mission-Critical Systems

United States (Remote/Hybrid)
$135,000 - $265,000 Base + Equity + Benefits

We're partnering with a high-growth technology company building software that supports critical infrastructure and complex real-time operations at national scale. Backed by leading venture capital investors, they're tackling some of the most challenging distributed systems and cloud engineering problems in the industry.

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure that powers production systems relied upon in 24/7 operational environments. This is a highly hands-on opportunity for engineers who enjoy owning infrastructure, improving reliability, and working directly with production systems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in production environments
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes-based platforms and containerized services
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using tools such as Terraform and Helm
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines to support safe, frequent deployments
• Enhance system observability through monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve overall platform resilience
• Automate operational processes and reduce manual overhead
• Partner closely with software engineers to deploy and support mission-critical applications
• Contribute to architecture discussions and long-term platform strategy

What We're Looking For

• Experience building and operating cloud infrastructure in production
• Strong AWS experience preferred (GCP or Azure also considered)
• Hands-on Kubernetes expertise
• Experience with Terraform, Helm, or similar IaC tools
• CI/CD pipeline design and deployment automation experience
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalability
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Background supporting highly available systems in 24/7 environments
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with regulated cloud environments
• Exposure to progressive deployment strategies (canary releases, blue/green deployments)
• Experience supporting high-availability platforms with stringent uptime requirements
• Familiarity with AI-powered developer tools and modern engineering workflows

Why Apply?

• Work on large-scale, real-world infrastructure challenges
• Direct impact on systems used in critical operational environments
• Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and strong benefits
• Join a collaborative engineering team solving technically complex problems with modern cloud technologies

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

In addition to base pay, direct-hire employees may be eligible for client offered benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.

To find out more about Huxley, please visit www.huxley.com