VP Platform Engineer - Cloud Infra & Automation

InforCapital; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone is seeking a senior VP Platform Engineer to lead and evolve the firm’s public cloud platform. You will architect and implement platform services, drive Terraform-based infrastructure, and partner with security and product teams to deliver scalable, secure workloads at enterprise scale.

You will mentor engineers, document decisions, and ensure reliable operations across a globally distributed engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Senior-level individual contributor role at VP level.
• Strong software engineering and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to document decisions and explain trade-offs to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve core platform services for Blackstone's public cloud (AWS, Azure).
• Develop and manage Terraform-based infrastructure and reusable modules.
• Own design and implementation of critical platform components from concept to production.
• Build self-service tooling to improve developer productivity and consistency.
• Collaborate with cloud security and risk teams to ensure secure, compliant platforms.
• Improve platform availability, resiliency, and deployability with modern patterns.
• Enhance observability and operational supportability across the platform.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate technical decisions to stakeholders.

Skills

Terraform

Platform engineering

Cloud platforms

Documentation

Tools

Terraform Cloud

Job description

Blackstone is seeking a senior VP Platform Engineer to lead and evolve the firm’s public cloud platform. You will architect and implement platform services, drive Terraform-based infrastructure, and partner with security and product teams to deliver scalable, secure workloads at enterprise scale.

You will mentor engineers, document decisions, and ensure reliable operations across a globally distributed engineering organization.