Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Remote, AWS & IaC

SitusAMC; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

401K plan

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to drive automation, IaC, and cloud security initiatives in a remote-friendly setup. The role focuses on Terraform-based infrastructure on AWS, CI/CD pipelines with GitOps tooling, and scalable, secure platforms across multi-customer environments.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of cloud automation experience, mentoring skills, and a track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions in complex settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years of industry experience, typically 2+ years in AVP level or external equivalent
• 10–15 years in cloud automation and infrastructure development preferred
• AWS Security & Networking expertise: 8+ years IAM, permission sets, NACLs, Security Groups
• Infrastructure as Code: Proven mastery in Terraform with extensive hands-on implementation
• CI/CD pipelines & GitOps: 6+ years building pipelines with GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD) and automation platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Kubernetes & service mesh: strong background in deploying Kubernetes and Istio/Linkerd
• Cloud-Native Scaling: experience with Karpenter for automated cloud API scaling
• Programming & Automation: 6+ years Python, Shell scripting
• AWS Cloud Services: EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, firewall configurations

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a individual contributor and mentor within the Cloud Platform Engineering team
• Design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services
• Develop pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, FluxCD for diverse architectures
• Design frameworks aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and security standards
• Deliver solutions in high-pressure, multi-customer environments
• Develop tactical IaC strategy across products with varying maturity levels
• Implement IAM policies, permissions, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPC configurations
• Collaborate with stakeholders on design and architecture decisions and provide updates
• Architect and develop AWS services, leveraging Kubernetes and Karpenter for scalability
• Establish infrastructure design best practices, templates, and processes
• Other activities as assigned by your manager

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitOps

Python

CI/CD

Security

IaC

Networking

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

ArgoCD

FluxCD

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Karpenter

Istio

Linkerd

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to drive automation, IaC, and cloud security initiatives in a remote-friendly setup. The role focuses on Terraform-based infrastructure on AWS, CI/CD pipelines with GitOps tooling, and scalable, secure platforms across multi-customer environments.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of cloud automation experience, mentoring skills, and a track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions in complex settings.