Staff Platform Engineer

Corient Services LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with Employer Matching

Medical plan options

Employer-paid dental, vision, life insurance

Training reimbursement

Volunteer days to give back to the community

Job summary

Corient Services LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer in Austin, Texas. You will design, build, and maintain the enterprise data platform on Azure, enabling data-driven decision-making for high-net-worth clients. Key responsibilities include architecting cloud solutions and implementing infrastructure-as-code.

The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience, strong expertise on Azure, and a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines. Benefits include 401(k) matching, medical plans, and generous paid leave.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong experience building and operating cloud-native platforms on Azure.
• Hands-on expertise with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and operate the enterprise data platform on Azure.
• Develop reusable platform frameworks for ingestion and workflow execution.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentor engineers.

Skills

Platform engineering

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud-native platforms on Azure

Infrastructure-as-code

CI/CD automation

System integration patterns

Identity and access control

Observability implementation

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Terraform

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

Fivetran

Job description

As a Platform Engineer at Corient, you will design, build, and maintain the company's enterprise data platform on Azure. Your work will enable data-driven decision-making for high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Responsibilities

• Architect and operate the enterprise data platform on Azure, including storage, compute, and streaming layers.
• Develop reusable platform frameworks for ingestion, orchestration, and workflow execution.
• Own infrastructure engineering for data systems, covering compute, storage, and identity integration.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform and build CI/CD pipelines.
• Design platform observability, monitoring, and governance frameworks.
• Lead system integration patterns, including event‑driven and batch architectures.
• Support M&A integration through scalable platform onboarding.
• Partner with analytics and data teams to enable platform usage.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentor engineers.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or large‑scale distributed systems.
• Strong experience building and operating cloud‑native platforms on Azure (compute, storage, networking).
• Hands‑on expertise with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform or equivalent) and CI/CD automation.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, and resilient systems with defined SLAs/SLOs.
• Experience with system integration patterns (event‑driven architectures, APIs, streaming systems).
• Strong understanding of identity, access control, and secure platform design (e.g., Entra ID).
• Experience implementing observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) for platforms.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑team platform initiatives and define engineering standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills across engineering & data org.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large‑scale data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, or streaming systems).
• Familiarity with tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, dbt or Fivetran from a platform enablement standpoint.
• Experience in regulated industries (Financial Services, Wealth Management, Healthcare).
• Background in M&A systems integration and onboarding complex environments.
• Experience with multi‑region architectures and disaster recovery design.
• Understanding of infrastructure requirements for AI/ML platforms.
• Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• Required to work onsite 4 days per week.

U.S. Eligibility Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older and have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and will require proof of work authorization. Corient participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I‑9 information to confirm authorization. Corient may require execution of an Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non‑Disclosure Agreement, which include post‑employment obligations such as non‑solicitation, confidentiality, and non‑disclosure.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
• Four medical plan options generously subsidized by Corient
• Employer‑paid dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
• Employer‑paid short‑term & long‑term disability
• Paid maternity & parental leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
• Dependent Care FSA
• Commuter & transit FSA
• Corporate discount program (Perkspot)
• Training reimbursement
• Paid professional designations
• Volunteer days to give back to the community

Equal Employment Opportunity

Corient is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be recruited and, if applicable, selected and employed without regard to sex, race, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, creed, ancestry, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.