Senior Client Platform Engineer: Global Automation Leader

Devopsroles; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 322,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer to architect and scale global endpoint infrastructure and drive automation across diverse environments. The role focuses on end-to-end platform service delivery, reliability, and developer productivity.

The candidate will lead architecture, apply IaC practices (Terraform, Ansible), and mentor engineers while coordinating with Security, Networking, and Product teams to raise platform standards.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 12+ years of experience in Client Platform Engineering.
• Expert-level client platform engineering experience with a proven track record of managing global endpoint fleets at scale.
• Mastery of Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as Code methodologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) and Git-based CI/CD workflows.
• Demonstrated success in building internal tooling, CLI tools, or microservices that automate complex platform operations.
• Strong proficiency in software development (e.g., Python, Go, or Rust) applied specifically to systems engineering and platform tooling.
• Strong communication and partner management skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around a common platform vision.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable tooling and services for client platforms, establishing the end-to-end technical strategy for platform automation and service delivery.
• Apply deep codified principles to ensure repeatable, auditable, and version-controlled changes across a global, heterogeneous client environment.
• Set and enforce technical standards for platform automation, mentoring other engineers and driving the adoption of modern software engineering practices across IT.
• Collaborate with Security, Networking, and Product teams to systematically improve platform reliability and the internal developer experience.
• Serve as the primary architect for sophisticated service delivery challenges, driving root-cause analysis and long-term remediation for core platform services.
• Influence and recommend changes to policies, standards, and architectural direction, and establish procedures that impact multiple teams or the broader organization.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Client platform engineering

Terraform

Ansible

Go

Python

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Engineering/CS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer to architect and scale global endpoint infrastructure and drive automation across diverse environments. The role focuses on end-to-end platform service delivery, reliability, and developer productivity.

The candidate will lead architecture, apply IaC practices (Terraform, Ansible), and mentor engineers while coordinating with Security, Networking, and Product teams to raise platform standards.