Senior Platform Engineer, Internal DevX & Cloud Infra

American Family Insurance; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud capabilities across AWS and GCP, focusing on Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform/Crossplane), and scalable CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.

You will enhance developer experience via Backstage portals and custom plugins, implement security and SRE practices, and standardize templates and automation for rapid deployments across teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive DevOps experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Backstage and internal developer portals.
• Proficient in IaC with Terraform.
• Scripting in Python/Go/Bash.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins).
• Observability with Datadog.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud platform capabilities.
• Enable reliable delivery with Kubernetes and IaC foundations.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Drive observability, SRE practices, and reliability improvements.

Skills

Backstage.io

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Python

Tools

JFrog Artifactory

Datadog

Argo CD/Flux

Crossplane.io

Job description

American Family Insurance is seeking a senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud capabilities across AWS and GCP, focusing on Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform/Crossplane), and scalable CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.

You will enhance developer experience via Backstage portals and custom plugins, implement security and SRE practices, and standardize templates and automation for rapid deployments across teams.