Senior Platform Operations Manager — AWS & Kubernetes

Huxley; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is seeking a Platform Operations Manager to lead day-to-day AWS and Kubernetes platform operations, ensuring high availability, security, and governance across production environments. This hybrid role in Boston will require hands-on leadership of cloud engineers and close collaboration with security, engineering, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with production Kubernetes and AWS, plus 8+ years in cloud/platform operations and 2+ years in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud infrastructure or platform operations experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Deep hands-on experience managing and supporting production Kubernetes environments and AWS infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day AWS and Kubernetes platform operations to ensure high availability, performance, and stability.
• Oversee Kubernetes cluster health, monitoring, upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Drive SLA/SLO adherence and continuous improvements in service delivery and operational excellence.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for production incidents and complex operational issues; lead incident response and RCA.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud operations

Incident response

Governance & compliance

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Huxley is seeking a Platform Operations Manager to lead day-to-day AWS and Kubernetes platform operations, ensuring high availability, security, and governance across production environments. This hybrid role in Boston will require hands-on leadership of cloud engineers and close collaboration with security, engineering, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with production Kubernetes and AWS, plus 8+ years in cloud/platform operations and 2+ years in a