Sr Platform Engineer - Remote

SitusAMC; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate technology company in Columbia, South Carolina is seeking a Cloud Engineer to manage AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience and expertise in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and cloud technologies. This role supports key initiatives for digital transformation and collaborative innovation within the organization. The position offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $160,000 per year, with various benefits including PTO, health insurance, and a 401K plan.

Benefits

PTO and paid holidays

Health insurance

401K

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years of industry-relevant experience.
• Deep experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Proficient with AWS and its ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable and efficient AWS environments using Terraform.
• Drive automation and enhance cloud operations.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Automation

Cloud Technologies

Scripting/Programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS, EC2, etc.)

Job description

Overview

SitusAMC is where the best and most passionate people come to transform our client’s businesses and their own careers. Whether you’re a real estate veteran, a passionate technologist, or looking to get your start, join us as we work together to realize opportunities for everyone, we proudly serve.

At SitusAMC, we are looking to match your unique experience with one of our amazing careers, so that we can help you realize your potential and career growth within the Real Estate Industry. If you are someone who can be yourself, advocate for others, stay nimble, dream big, own every outcome, and think global but act local – come join our team!

SitusAMC is on a Digital Transformation journey to Strategize, implement, and automate end-to-end product delivery using turn-key technologies. This role requires a passion for programming and knowledge in Cloud technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, in general, and AWS-specific cloud components such as EC2, EKS, AWS Lambda functions, API Gateway, and RDS. The Engineer is expected to provide strategy and implement enterprise-scale service mesh and sidecar architectures with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and availability.

Responsibilities

• Build Cloud Infrastructure: Build scalable, efficient, and cost-effective AWS environments using Terraform and modern IaC best practices.
• Shape Strategic Direction: Develop enterprise class solutions in AWS with a security-first mindset — ensuring resilience, availability, and performance.
• Accelerate Delivery: Drive release automation through advanced CI/CD pipelines (GitOps, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) that support stateless, stateful, and serverless applications.
• Enhance Cloud Operations: Automate patching, upgrades, and ongoing system upkeep of IaC and pipelines to keep infrastructure healthy and compliant.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with external customers and internal architects, developers, and security teams to align infrastructure with business and regulatory needs.
• Champion Automation: Drive automation of Infrastructure in AWS throughout the organization to minimize manual intervention and error.
• Drive Innovation: Bring new ideas to the table, suggest improvements, and help evolve our cloud strategy.
• Other activities as may be assigned by your manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 6+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 1+ years in a Senior Associate level role or external equivalent.
• Deep IaC Expertise: 6+ years developing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or similar) preferred
• CI/CD Mastery: 6+ years building pipelines with GitOps (FluxCD, ArgoCD) and automation tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Cloud Native Skills: Hands-on with Kubernetes, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), and auto-scaling solutions like Karpenter.
• Programming for Automation: Strong scripting/programming background (Python, Shell, or equivalent).
• AWS Proficiency: Expertise with AWS services including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and security/firewall rules.

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Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive or exclusive. At any time, employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and participate in additional trainings. SitusAMC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties. Any unsolicited resume submitted to SitusAMC in any manner will be considered SitusAMC property, and SitusAMC will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual full time base salary range for this role is $140,000.00 - $160,000.00. Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval. SitusAMC offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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SitusAMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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