Remote Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - IaC & DevOps Lead

SitusAMC; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and holidays

401K

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Remote work

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer at AVP level for a remote, full-time position. You will lead infra automation, design IaC with Terraform on AWS, and guide a team across Kubernetes, security, and CI/CD practices.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud architecture, adherence to security standards, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. Strong AWS, Terraform, and GitOps experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ years in an AVP level role or external equivalent.
• 10–15 years of experience in cloud automation and infrastructure development preferred.
• AWS Security & Networking: 8+ years managing IAM, permission sets, NACLs, Security Groups, and other controls.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform mastery with extensive hands-on implementation experience.
• CI/CD Pipelines & GitOps: 6+ years building pipelines with GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD) and automation platforms.
• Kubernetes & Service Mesh: Deploying Kubernetes and Istio/Linkerd.
• Cloud-Native Scaling: Experience with Karpenter for automated scaling.
• Programming & Automation: 6+ years coding in Python, Shell, or equivalent.
• AWS Cloud Services: EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, firewall configurations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as both an individual contributor and a mentor within the Cloud Platform Engineering team.
• Design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services.
• Develop advanced pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, FluxCD) for deployment across architectures.
• Design frameworks aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework and security standards.
• Deliver solutions in high-pressure, multi-customer environments with speed and precision.
• Develop tactical plans for IaC strategy and implementation across products.
• Implement and manage IAM policies, permission sets, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPC configurations.

Skills

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

FluxCD

Istio

Linkerd

Karpenter

AWS Lambda

EKS

VPC

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer at AVP level for a remote, full-time position. You will lead infra automation, design IaC with Terraform on AWS, and guide a team across Kubernetes, security, and CI/CD practices.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud architecture, adherence to security standards, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. Strong AWS, Terraform, and GitOps experience are essential.