Senior Platform Engineer – Cloud Infra (Azure & AWS)

CCC Information Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 147,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions seeks a highly skilled Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS. You will build secure, cost-efficient platforms powering AI-driven applications and ML solutions, shaping CCC's cloud strategy and driving operational excellence.

The role emphasizes observability, automation, and collaboration with engineering teams, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or related infrastructure-focused roles.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating large-scale production systems on Azure and/or AWS.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, DNS, and modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience partnering with product engineering teams to build, support, and continuously improve production environments.
• Hands-on experience integrating and managing security tooling, including SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanners, and cloud security solutions.
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions, while clearly articulating business impact and value.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to overcoming technical challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience implementing and managing monitoring, observability, and telemetry platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve critical production issues in high-pressure situations while maintaining composure and focus.
• Passion for automation, operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable deploying and managing a Kubernetes based environment
• Comfortable with Helm and ArgoCD deployments

Responsibilities

• Enhance and evolve observability capabilities across Azure, AWS, and application environments.
• Drive consistency, scalability, and operational excellence through platform standards, best practices, and automation.
• Enable engineering and machine learning teams to effectively build, deploy, and operate solutions on cloud-native platforms and services.
• Leverage Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools, including Terraform, Bicep, and GitHub, to streamline provisioning, deployments, and platform management.
• Design and maintain secure cloud environments that align with industry best practices and enterprise security standards.
• Foster a culture of reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement across a federated engineering organization.
• Partner closely with teams across CCC to deliver scalable solutions, solve complex challenges, and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Mentor and guide engineers, sharing technical expertise and helping grow platform engineering capabilities across the organization.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, supporting the health, availability, and performance of critical applications and infrastructure.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Platform Engineering

Azure

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

SIEM

Vulnerability Scanners

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

GitHub

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

SIEM

Vulnerability Scanners

Job description

CCC Intelligent Solutions seeks a highly skilled Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS. You will build secure, cost-efficient platforms powering AI-driven applications and ML solutions, shaping CCC's cloud strategy and driving operational excellence.

The role emphasizes observability, automation, and collaboration with engineering teams, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.