Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)

Contract Details
- Work Mode: Hybrid (onsite 3-4 days/week; may increase based on project needs)
- Location: Austin, TX
- Schedule: 40 hours/week
- Duration: Contract-to-hire (evaluation around 6 months); initial term through 05/01/2027
- Target Start: 05/01/2026
- Travel: 0%

About the Opportunity
Join a platform engineering team focused on building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure through automation. In this senior role, you will drive Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives across multi-cloud environments using Terraform and Ansible, collaborate with product teams, and apply a security-first mindset. You will also leverage generative AI tools where appropriate to improve engineering efficiency, accuracy, and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Ansible across multiple cloud providers.
• Manage Git-based workflows (GitLab preferred); create and review merge requests across multiple repositories.
• Configure, build, and deploy containerized services with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Implement monitoring, configuration management, and logging for multi-tenant, multi-cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues by analyzing traffic flows between customer and hosted environments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, knowledge base articles, and governance materials.
• Operate with a security-first mindset and follow SDLC best practices.
• Use generative AI elements to improve speed, accuracy, and resource management within established security guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on Ansible automation (including Roles/Galaxy).
• 5+ years hands-on Terraform building and maintaining production infrastructure at scale.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting; proficiency with Python and Bash.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows (GitLab or similar).
• Hands-on with at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and core services (compute, storage, networking, IAM).
• Fundamental networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPC/VNet connectivity.
• Experience with RBAC design/provisioning and logging/monitoring in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Docker/Kubernetes in production environments.
• Secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault).
• ServiceNow/ITIL experience.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Terraform and/or cloud provider certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Work Environment

• Hybrid onsite in Austin, TX, collaborating closely with product and operations teams.
• Multi-cloud environment with strong emphasis on security and automation-first practices.

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