Senior Platform Engineer

CivicPlus; United States; Remote; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Time Off

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Senior Platform Engineer at CivicPlus will be a technical leader, owning platform domains from design to evolution. You will drive reliability, security, and scalability while identifying risks before they materialize.

You’ll architect cloud landing zones, IAM frameworks, and IaC standards, mentor engineers, and partner with SRE on reliability reviews. You’ll champion AI-assisted productivity and evaluate new tools across multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of engineering experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or cloud operations.
• Expert-level Terraform module authoring, state management and governance.
• Production Kubernetes expertise including cluster lifecycle, networking, storage and security.
• Strong multi-cloud experience (AWS and Azure preferred).
• Proficiency in Python or Go for automation and tooling development.
• Experience designing CI/CD architectures for large engineering organizations.
• AI-forward mindset to leverage AI tools for productivity and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform domains (e.g., CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud foundations).
• Architect and implement cloud landing zones, network topologies, and identity frameworks.
• Define and enforce IaC standards and module design patterns across the team.
• Lead production incident response for P0/P1 platform incidents; drive post-incident reviews.
• Drive automation initiatives that reduce toil for platform engineers and product teams.
• Mentor and perform technical code reviews for L1/L2 engineers.
• Partner with SRE on reliability reviews for new platform components.
• Contribute to platform roadmap planning with independent opportunities and risks.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, services, and frameworks for adoption.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure

Python/Go

CI/CD architectures

AI tooling

Job description

Description

Your Impact

The Senior Platform Engineer is a key technical leader on the Platform Engineering team, independently owning platform domains and driving their evolution. You design systems; not just implement them. You identify reliability, security, and scalability risks before they materialize, and you lead the technical response when they do.

About CivicPlus

At CivicPlus, we strive to bring our company vision to life through innovation and collaboration. Supported by approachable leadership and transparent communication, we’re empowered to make an impact on local government and the residents they serve. Grow your career alongside great people, where authenticity is welcome, successes are celebrated, and potential is nurtured.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will:

• Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform domains (e.g., the CI/CD platform, the Kubernetes platform, or the cloud foundations layer).
• Architect and implement cloud landing zones, network topologies, and identity frameworks for new product lines or environments.
• Define and enforce IaC standards and module design patterns across the Platform Engineering team.
• Lead production incident response for P0/P1 platform incidents; drive post-incident reviews with actionable remediation.
• Drive automation initiatives that reduce toil for platform engineers and product teams.
• Mentor and provide technical code review for L1 and L2 engineers.
• Partner with SRE on reliability reviews for new platform components.
• Contribute to platform roadmap planning with independently identified opportunities and risks.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, services, and frameworks for adoption.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–8 years of engineering experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or cloud operations with a track record of owning production systems end-to-end.
• Expert-level Terraform: module authoring, state management, remote backends, and governance.
• Production Kubernetes expertise: cluster lifecycle, networking (CNI), storage, security policies, and multi‑tenancy.
• Strong multi-cloud experience (AWS and Azure preferred).
• Proficiency in Python or Go for automation and tooling development.
• Experience designing CI/CD architectures for large engineering organizations.
• AI-forward mindset with a demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity, decision‑making, and work quality.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use AI tools to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Compensation and Benefits

• Estimated Salary Grade Range: $104,400 - $156,600
  
  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and is based on a 40-hour work week.
• If applicable - Potential Variable Pay: Based on set quotas or goals or targets (Select the most appropriate)
• Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, Flexible Time Off, 401(k) plan, and more.

Our Hiring Process

• Introductory call with Talent Acquisition
• Interview with the Hiring Manager
• Panel Interview with CivicPlus team members, including an interview project activity
• Offer

Note: The process may vary slightly depending on the role.

Additional Information

• CivicPlus is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US.
• At CivicPlus, we embrace AI and automation as tools that help people work smarter, move faster, and focus on higher-value work that strengthens communities. We encourage thoughtful, responsible use of technology to improve efficiency, support innovation, and enhance the employee and customer experience—while keeping human judgment, collaboration, and accountability at the center of what we do.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

CivicPlus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate and support diversity for the benefit of our employees, products, clients, and communities. Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, and assessing responses against the qualifications listed in the job posting. These tools assist our recruitment team. People review applications and make all hiring decisions. If you need a reasonable accommodation or would like to request an alternative review process, contact [e-mail]. To learn how we collect and use your information, see our Applicant Privacy Notice (https://www.civicplus.help/legal-center/docs/civicplus-privacy-policy).