Sr. Platform Engineering Consultant

Trace3; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Competitive compensation

Training and development programs

Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages

Work-life balance and generous paid time off

Job summary

Trace3 is seeking a Senior Platform Engineering Consultant based in Denver, Colorado. This role merges senior-level consulting, technical advisory, and delivery leadership, requiring collaboration with engineers and executives on strategic initiatives.

The candidate will establish platform engineering strategies, foster client relationships, and ensure project success through effective management. Strong communication and technical expertise in AI and cloud solutions are essential.

Enjoy perks like comprehensive health plans, a good work-life balance, and a collaborative culture at Trace3.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of work experience in pre‑sales or management consulting.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in relevant industries like healthcare or financial services.
• Strong proficiency in presenting technical issues to executives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead consultant for strategic accounts and advise CIOs and CTOs.
• Drive business development and contribute to revenue growth.
• Lead complex platform engineering programs and ensure alignment with client objectives.

Skills

Senior-level consulting

Technical advisory

Delivery leadership

Cloud-native strategy

DevOps

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role

Senior Platform Engineering Consultant role blends senior-level consulting, technical advisory, and delivery leadership together. This role leverages executive consulting skills and technical expertise to accelerate strategic initiatives and deliver impactful solutions.

The Senior Platform Engineering Consultant serves as a trusted advisor to client executives and engineering leaders, shapes platform engineering and agentic AI strategies and roadmaps, leads delivery of complex initiatives, and supports pre‑sales activities that grow the platform engineering practice. They work shoulder-to-shoulder with Trace3 architects, engineers, and account teams to ensure engagements deliver business value and create durable client relationships.

What You'll do

• Serve as the lead platform engineering consultant on assigned strategic accounts; act as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and platform leaders on cloud‑native, DevOps, and developer‑experience strategy.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Trace3 architects to shape pursuits, develop proposals, statements of work (SOWs), and level‑of‑effort (LOE) estimates, and close opportunities; consistently contribute to revenue growth and portfolio margin targets.
• Drive business development in partnership with Sales and account teams; serve as a leader for go‑to‑market (GTM) strategy and execution for platform engineering pursuits.
• Identify high‑priority business use cases and translate them into actionable platform engineering roadmaps, investment cases, and target operating models.
• Influence executive stakeholders through compelling presentations, workshops, and proof‑of‑concept demonstrations.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand engagements into adjacent Trace3 services (cloud, application development, data/AI, security, managed services).
• Contribute to the ongoing development and maturation of Trace3's Digital Consulting Platform Engineering offerings, frameworks, and go‑to‑market (GTM) collateral.

Platform Engineering Strategy and Architecture

• Develop enterprise platform engineering strategies and operating models aligned to client business outcomes; guide "build vs buy" decisions and align solution, integration, and developer‑experience architectures with non‑functional requirements.
• Advise clients on agentic AI solutions (AI Native Development Experience with agentic solutions including agentic platforms, orchestrating agents and sub‑agents to run projects, AI in SRE/RCA/observability, AI in CI/CD, and other agentic solutions within the cloud native solutions space, etc.), Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD modernization, DevSecOps, observability, and platform automation.
• Design platform reference architectures, golden paths, and paved‑road patterns that improve developer productivity, reliability, and security posture.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging trends in cloud‑native technologies, platform engineering, automation, and observability; bring point‑of‑view to clients on the partner and tooling ecosystem.
• Lead organizational change management, adoption planning, and platform team operating‑model design to drive measurable value realization.

Program and Delivery Leadership

• Lead complex, cross‑functional platform engineering programs covering platform build‑out, migration, modernization, and operational maturity.
• Set delivery methodology, governance, success criteria, and quality gates; orchestrate Trace3 architects, engineers, product owners, and client resources across multiple workstreams.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, RAID, dependencies, and decision facilitation; produce executive dashboards and transparent status reporting on benefits, risks, and spend.
• Collaborate closely with client sponsors and engineering leadership to ensure technical decisions align to enterprise objectives and constraints (including regulated environments where applicable).
• Interface and partner with external business customers and internal sales teams and business units to ensure clear communication, alignment on objectives, and successful project implementation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably a Master’s degree, in Business, IT, Computer Science, Quantitative Methods, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of work experience in pre‑sales or management consulting.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in one or more industries (e.g., healthcare, financial services, technology, manufacturing, etc.).
• Practical knowledge and pre‑sales experience selling AI and agentic solutions within the Platform Engineering/AI Native Developer Experience space.
• Team oriented and collaborative working style, with clients and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organise, and manage other consultants to achieve project objectives and deliver successful projects.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented, excellent time‑management skills and able to effectively prioritise tasks in a fast‑paced, high‑volume, and evolving work environment.
• Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills with an ability to present technical issues to executives and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Teams, etc.).
• Experience in an Agile environment.

Salary range: $190,000 – $225,000 USD. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base salary.

Perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, 529 college savings plan, health savings account, life insurance, and long‑term disability.
• Competitive compensation.
• Training and development programs.
• Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages.
• Collaborative and cool culture.
• Work‑life balance and generous paid time off.

Our Commitment

As an equal opportunity employer, Trace3 bases all employment decisions on individual qualifications, merit, and business requirements. We do not engage in discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We recognize that embracing diversity drives innovation, improves outcomes, fosters collaboration, boosts teammate satisfaction, and builds a more inclusive culture.

Any demographic information provided is strictly voluntary, kept confidential in accordance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations, and will not be used in employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, or mentorship programs. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process or participate in an interview, please email [e-mail].