Platform Engineer II

Caesars Entertainment; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Caesars Entertainment in Reno, NV is seeking a Platform Engineer II to drive cloud modernization and platform delivery across enterprise workloads, focusing on AWS and hybrid patterns. You will own IaC, CI/CD, and secure, observable environments, collaborating with architects and application teams to move from Windows-centric stacks to containerized and serverless runtimes.

This role emphasizes best practices, reliability, cost efficiency, and strong technical leadership in a DevOps/SRE aligned

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, primarily with AWS.
• Strong experience designing and operating serverless, container-based, or event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated cloud environments.
• Practical experience modernizing or supporting .NET applications in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Comfort working in non-Windows, Linux-based, or containerized runtimes.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and operational best practices.
• Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence cloud architecture decisions for new platforms and modernization initiatives, with a focus on AWS and hybrid cloud patterns.
• Design and deliver cloud-native and hybrid solutions that support the migration of legacy on-prem .NET systems to modern runtimes.
• Own IaC implementations and automation strategies to ensure repeatable, secure environments.
• Build and operate production-grade cloud services, emphasizing reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with application teams to modernize CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and runtime architectures.
• Drive serverless-first and platform engineering best practices, mentoring engineers and raising cloud maturity.

Skills

AWS cloud engineering

Serverless architectures

IaC (Terraform)

CI/CD pipelines

Linux runtimes

DevOps collaboration

Cloud security

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

OpenAPI

Job description

Job Description
At Caesars Entertainment, we build digital platforms that power iconic hospitality and gaming experiences used by millions of guests worldwide. Our Digital Products team is modernizing a large and complex technology ecosystem—moving from legacy on‑premise .NET and Windows‑centric platforms to cloud‑native and hybrid architectures designed for scale, resilience, and agility.

Job Description
At Caesars Entertainment, we build digital platforms that power iconic hospitality and gaming experiences used by millions of guests worldwide. Our Digital Products team is modernizing a large and complex technology ecosystem—moving from legacy on‑premise .NET and Windows‑centric platforms to cloud‑native and hybrid architectures designed for scale, resilience, and agility.
As a Platform Engineer II, you will play a critical role in this transformation. You will lead the design and delivery of modern cloud and hybrid solutions, partner closely with architects and application teams, and help evolve legacy workloads into secure, automated, and observable platforms—without being constrained by traditional Windows Server assumptions.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys modernization challenges, values clean architecture and automation, and wants real ownership over how enterprise platforms evolve.
Responsibilities

• Lead and influence cloud architecture decisions for new platforms and modernization initiatives, with a focus on AWS and hybrid cloud patterns.
• Design and deliver cloud‑native and hybrid solutions that support the migration of legacy on‑prem .NET systems to modern, containerized, serverless, or Linux‑based runtimes.
• Own Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations and automation strategies to ensure repeatable, secure, and scalable environments.
• Build and operate production‑grade cloud services, emphasizing reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with application teams to modernize CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and runtime architectures.
• Drive serverless‑first and platform engineering best practices, mentoring engineers and raising the overall cloud maturity of the organization.
• Define and document reference architectures, operational patterns, and platform standards.
• Support operational excellence, including incident response, root cause analysis, and participation in a rotating on‑call schedule.
• Champion change, incident, and problem management practices within a DevOps/SRE‑aligned operating model.
• Collaborate across infrastructure, networking, security, and vendor teams to ensure compliant, well‑designed application architectures.
• Design and support business continuity and disaster recovery strategies aligned to enterprise availability and resilience goals.
• Proactively address security and compliance concerns, ensuring platforms are hardened against evolving cybersecurity threats.
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on cloud engineering experience, primarily with AWS.
• Strong experience designing and operating serverless, container‑based, or event‑driven architectures.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated cloud environments.
• Practical experience modernizing or supporting .NET applications in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Comfort working in non‑Windows, Linux‑based, or containerized runtimes.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and operational best practices.
• Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments with cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.
  

Additional Relevant Qualifications

• Experience with observability platforms such as Dynatrace.
• Exposure to React, React Native, .NET, and C# from a platform or enablement perspective.
• Experience with Playwright or other end‑to‑end testing frameworks.
• Experience authoring or consuming OpenAPI specifications.
• Prior experience in large‑scale enterprise modernization efforts or platform re‑architecture initiatives.
  

About Us
At Caesars Entertainment, Inc., our Team Members create the extraordinary. We are the largest casino-entertainment company in the U.S. and one of the world's most diversified casino-entertainment providers. Since beginning in Reno, Nevada, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment has grown through the development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Our resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's®, Horseshoe® and Eldorado® brand names. We focus on building loyalty and value with our guests through a combination of impeccable service, operational excellence and technological leadership. The company is committed to its Team Members, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework.
Our Caesars family is driven by our Mission, Vision and Values. We take great pride in living these values – Together We Win, All In On Service and Blaze the Trail – every day. Our mission, “Create the Extraordinary”. Our vision, “Create spectacular worlds. That immerse, inspire and connect you. We don’t perform magic; we create it with excellence. #WeAreCaesars”. If you are ready to create some magic, we invite you to explore our dynamic, yet unique, career opportunities.