Senior Platform Engineer

Sr. Platform Engineer

Washington, DC ( Onsite)

Look for local to DC or VA or MD region and 15+ years profiles only.

Please look for candidates who can join in 1 week.

Job Summary:

The Senior Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automation frameworks, self-service platforms, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions that enable efficient and scalable IT operations. This role focuses on automation, observability, infrastructure optimization, and DevOps practices, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of enterprise IT services.

The Senior Platform Engineer will collaborate with Platform Operations, Cloud, Security, and Development teams to create reusable platform solutions that improve service delivery and reduce manual operational burdens.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Technical Skills

Automation & IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, CloudFormation

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD

Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk

Scripting & Development: Python, PowerShell, Bash, YAML, JSON

Networking & Security: Zero Trust, Firewalls, Load Balancers, API Gateways

Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively.
• Excellent documentation skills for knowledge sharing and process standardization.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and advocate for best practices.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• ServiceNow Certification and Experience