Senior Associate - Cloud Platform Engineer

New York Life; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Life seeks a Senior Associate, Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable AWS cloud platforms. You will apply IaC, automation, and SRE practices to deliver reliable cloud services, collaborating with security, architecture, and application teams.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes/EKS, platform engineering, and building self-service patterns for developers, with a focus on security and observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing, building, and supporting AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Experience with AWS, Terraform, IaC, cloud automation, and Git-based DevOps/CI/CD.
• Proficiency in Python or Go or Java with automation and tooling experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms in production.
• Strong SRE knowledge: monitoring, observability, incident management, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, automate, and improve secure, scalable AWS cloud platforms using IaC and automation.
• Develop reusable platform capabilities and tooling to streamline cloud operations.
• Apply SRE practices to improve availability, observability, and resilience.
• Design, implement, and operate Kubernetes and EKS environments with security controls.
• Collaborate across teams to troubleshoot, scale, and improve cloud platform services.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Go

CI/CD

SRE practices

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform Cloud

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 94664

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter

Business Unit

Technology, Data, AI and Ventures (TDAV)

Business Unit Overview

Within the Tech, Data, AI, Ventures (TDAV) organization, our work is guided by a shared vision: deploying the power of technology, data, AI and ventures to accelerate sustainable competitive advantage for New York Life's businesses. We build solutions that power how we serve policy owners, agents, advisors and employees while delivering measurable business outcomes.

Across technology, data, AI, cyber, product, digital experience, architecture and infrastructure, TDAV combines the scale and investment of an industry leader, access to leading-edge technologies and the opportunity to help shape how a world-class financial services company competes in the AI era — all backed by the stability and purpose of a mutual company built to last.

Role Overview

As part of Technology, Data, AI and Ventures (TDAV), you will help shape New York Life's cloud platform strategy by designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and highly automated AWS cloud platforms that enable enterprise application development and digital innovation. As a Senior Associate, Cloud Platform Engineer, you will leverage cloud engineering, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices to deliver resilient cloud services that improve developer productivity and operational excellence.

Working closely with Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Security, Application Development, and Operations teams, you will develop reusable infrastructure, automate cloud operations, strengthen platform reliability, and integrate security and compliance into cloud-native services. This individual contributor role requires strong technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for building cloud platforms that are secure, observable, resilient, and engineered for scale.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, automate, and continuously improve secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), cloud-native services, and automation to deliver consistent, repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop reusable platform capabilities, automation, and engineering tools using Python, Go, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines to streamline cloud operations, reduce manual effort, and enable application teams to consume infrastructure through standardized self-service patterns.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to improve platform availability, scalability, observability, and operational resilience by implementing monitoring, alerting, logging, service-level indicators (SLIs), service-level objectives (SLOs), automated remediation, and incident response processes.
• Design, implement, and operate Kubernetes and Amazon EKS environments while partnering with Security and Architecture teams to embed cloud security controls, policy-as-code, compliance validation, IAM, and governance into cloud platform services and infrastructure delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate across Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Security, Product, and Application Development teams to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, support production environments, evaluate emerging technologies, and continuously improve cloud platform capabilities through automation, technical standards, and engineering best practices.

What You’ll Bring

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience) with 5+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Strong experience with AWS, Terraform, Terraform Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud infrastructure automation, and Git-based DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar technologies with experience developing automation, APIs, platform tooling, and reusable infrastructure solutions.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-native platforms with knowledge of Kubernetes, container orchestration, networking, cloud security, infrastructure reliability, software engineering principles, and production operations.
• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), monitoring, observability, incident management, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, and operational excellence, with the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across cloud engineering, application development, architecture, infrastructure, operations, and cybersecurity teams while continuously learning new technologies and cloud services.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS services including Lambda, S3, EventBridge, IAM, CloudWatch, EC2, VPC, Amazon EKS, and other cloud-native platform capabilities.
• Experience developing reusable Terraform modules, cloud platform frameworks, policy-as-code, compliance automation, and infrastructure governance solutions.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, observability platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or CloudWatch, and modern CI/CD platforms including GitHub, Jenkins, Harness, or Azure DevOps.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS SysOps Administrator, or AWS Certified Developer, along with experience supporting highly available, resilient, cloud-native architectures.

Job Level

LEVELPF4

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $111,500-$159,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.