Lead Platform Engineer

Quantum Technologies. LLC; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design and build cloud infrastructure at scale on AWS. You will architect secure, highly available systems and drive IaC practices using Terraform and CloudFormation.

Responsibilities include optimizing costs, guiding cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers. Strong Kubernetes and serverless experience preferred; remote options may apply.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on AWS cloud architecture and engineering.
• Deep knowledge of AWS networking (VPC, subnets, route tables, NAT/IGW, SGs, NACLs).
• Expertise in Terraform and IaC tooling.
• Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes (preferably EKS).
• Experience with IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, security controls, and cloud governance.
• Experience with Git-based version control.
• Knowledge of cloud monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Design and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, ELB, CloudWatch, and more.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Establish and enforce cloud security, governance, networking, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, performance, and production issues.
• Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and platform teams.
• Conduct technical reviews and establish cloud engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and improve AWS resource utilization.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps mindset

Troubleshooting

Security and compliance

Leadership and mentoring

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS IAM

Secrets Manager

VPC networking

Git

Monitoring & observability

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization

US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Role Overview

Seeking a highly Lead hands-on Platform Engineer with deep expertise in designing and building cloud infrastructure at scale. Candidates should demonstrate strong proficiency in Terraform, serverless architectures, AWS Lambda, ECS, event-driven systems, and streaming technologies. Experience in DevOps, SRE, deployment, or release management is valuable but should be considered supplementary rather than the primary qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Design and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, ELB, CloudWatch, and others.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Establish and enforce cloud security, governance, networking, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, performance, and production issues.
• Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and platform teams.
• Conduct technical reviews and establish cloud engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and improve AWS resource utilization.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud architecture and engineering.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking, including VPC, subnets, route tables, NAT/Internet Gateways, security groups, NACLs, and Transit Gateway.
• Expertise in Terraform/IaC.
• Strong understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, preferably EKS.
• Experience with IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, security controls, and cloud governance.
• Experience with Git-based version control.
• Strong understanding of cloud monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.