Senior Staff Platform Engineer

veeamsoftware; United States; Remote; USD 262,000 - 672,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeam Software seeks a senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect to set technical direction for our Azure-based enterprise SaaS platform. You will design resilient cloud infrastructure, drive security and cost efficiency, and enable developers with automation.

You will lead cross‑team initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with security/compliance teams to enforce architecture guardrails while scaling production services across multiple accounts and regions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in cloud infrastructure roles with Azure focus.
• Experience designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications.
• Proven work defining and implementing cloud disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account or subscription architecture, and policy enforcement.
• Proficiency with Terraform or Pulumi and CI/CD systems.
• Scripting or programming skills in Bash, Python, Go, or similar.
• Ability to lead large technical initiatives, mentor engineers, influence architecture beyond the immediate team, and communicate clearly across groups.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
• Architect core cloud services, including networking, identity and access, subscription or account structure, and resource governance.
• Develop disaster recovery strategies that meet recovery time and recovery point objectives.
• Establish standards for availability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency across cloud environments.
• Improve platform reliability and developer experience through internal tools and provisioning automation.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical initiatives across platform, SRE, and product teams.
• Work with security, compliance, and operations partners on architecture policies and guardrails; represent the platform in reviews and planning.

Skills

Azure expertise

Platform leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-group communication

CI/CD systems

Bash/Python/Go scripting

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CI/CD platforms

Job description

Role overview

Set technical direction for cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise SaaS products, with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure. This senior, hands-on platform role covers architecture, reliability, security, disaster recovery, and developer enablement, while influencing engineering practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
• Architect core cloud services, including networking, identity and access, subscription or account structure, and resource governance.
• Develop disaster recovery strategies that meet recovery time and recovery point objectives.
• Establish standards for availability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency across cloud environments.
• Improve platform reliability and developer experience through internal tools and provisioning automation.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical initiatives across platform, SRE, and product teams.
• Work with security, compliance, and operations partners on architecture policies and guardrails; represent the platform in reviews and planning.

Requirements

• At least 12 years in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep Azure expertise.
• Experience designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications.
• Proven work defining and implementing cloud disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account or subscription architecture, and policy enforcement.
• Proficiency with Terraform or Pulumi and CI/CD systems.
• Scripting or programming skills in Bash, Python, Go, or similar.
• Ability to lead large technical initiatives, mentor engineers, influence architecture beyond the immediate team, and communicate clearly across groups.

Nice to have

Multi-cloud experience; familiarity with internal developer platforms, service mesh, or API gateway patterns; and knowledge of cloud compliance and security practices.

Benefits and work setup

Remote work is available for employees located in the United States. Compensation is location-dependent; a listed US geographic range is $262,218-$671,640 in total target compensation. Benefits include unlimited paid time off, paid holidays and volunteer time, health coverage, retirement savings, family and mental health support, and professional learning opportunities.