Lead Platform Engineer

Valiant Technologies LLC; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in San Ramon, CA seeks a hands-on Platform Engineer to design and build scalable AWS cloud infrastructure. You will lead architecture, implement IaC with Terraform, and drive security, reliability, and cost optimization.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with security and platform teams, and mentoring junior engineers. Experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, S3, Lambda, EKS/ECS), CI/CD, and observability is essential. On-site work preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AWS cloud architecture and engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking (VPC, subnets, NAT/IGW, SGs, NACLs, 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of secure, scalable AWS cloud infra.
• Design and manage AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, ELB, CloudWatch).
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Enforce cloud security, governance, networking, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infra, networking, performance, 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

AWS cloud architecture

Cloud networking

Terraform/IaC

Docker & Kubernetes

IAM & security controls

Git version control

Observability

Well-Architected Framework

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS IAM

KMS

Secrets Manager

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.