Sr Platform Engineer - AWS Foundations

Apex Systems; Glen Allen (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, implement, and operate foundational AWS services across a large enterprise. The role focuses on automation, self-service capabilities, and secure, compliant cloud foundations.

You will collaborate with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Development teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions while aligning with Eastern Time business hours. This is a hybrid role with remote and in-office days.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS foundations and cloud platform design.
• Ability to implement self-service capabilities and automation.
• Strong understanding of governance, IAM, networking, and observability in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support foundational AWS platform services across the enterprise.
• Build and maintain AWS account structures, landing zones, governance mechanisms, and resource management.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to improve cloud foundation services.

Skills

AWS

Platform engineering

Automation

Observability

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Console

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Platform Engineer – AWS Foundations

Job#

3045370

Location

Richmond, VA or Lynchburg, VA

Hybrid work schedule required, including both remote and in-office workdays. Core collaboration hours align with standard Eastern Time business hours.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with deep AWS expertise to help design, implement, operate, and continuously improve the foundational cloud services that enable secure, scalable, and reliable application delivery across a large enterprise environment.

This role focuses on engineering and supporting core AWS platform capabilities, including networking, identity and access management, governance, automation, observability, and shared cloud services. You will partner with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, Operations, and Application Development teams to deliver reusable platform solutions that accelerate cloud adoption while maintaining security, compliance, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate brings a platform engineering mindset and is passionate about building self-service capabilities, automating operational processes, and enabling development teams to efficiently deploy and manage cloud workloads. This individual contributor role plays a key part in shaping and maintaining cloud foundations while staying current on emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support foundational AWS platform services across the enterprise.


• Build and maintain AWS account structures, landing zones, governance mechanisms, and resource