Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - remote

SitusAMC is where the best and most passionate people come to transform our client's businesses and their own careers. Whether you're a real estate veteran, a passionate technologist, or looking to get your start, join us as we work together to realize opportunities for everyone, we proudly serve.At SitusAMC, we are looking to match your unique experience with one of our amazing careers, so that we can help you realize your potential and career growth within the Real Estate Industry. If you are someone who can be yourself, advocate for others, stay nimble, dream big, own every outcome, and think global but act local – come join our team!SitusAMC is on a Digital Transformation journey to Strategize, implement, and automate end-to-end product delivery using turn-key technologies. This role requires a passion for programming and knowledge in Cloud technologies such as Terraform, AWS Services, Docker, Kubernetes, and familiar with Git development. The Engineer is expected to provide strategy and implement enterprise-scale automation for scalability, performance, security, and availability.Essential Job FunctionsEngineering & Leadership: Contribute as both an individual contributor and a mentor, guiding teammates within the Cloud Platform Engineering team.Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services (Lambda, SQS, RabbitMQ, event-driven technologies).CI/CD & Deployment Automation: Develop advanced pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, FluxCD) to support application deployment across monolithic, stateless, and serverless architectures.Cloud Architecture & Security: Design frameworks aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and security standards (e.g., NIST, NYDFS), ensuring compliance and resilience.Operational Excellence: Deliver solutions in high-pressure, multi-customer environments, addressing complex needs with speed and precision.Strategic Planning: Develop tactical plans for IaC strategy and implementation across products with varying maturity levels.AWS Security & Networking: Implement and manage IAM policies, permission sets, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPC configurations to maintain strong cloud security posture.Collaboration & Communication: Partner with internal and external stakeholders on design and architecture decisions and provide clear project updates to leadership.Innovation & Scalability: Architect and develop new AWS services, leveraging tools like Kubernetes, Istio/Linkerd, and Karpenter for scalable, cloud-native solutions.Best Practices & Standards: Establish and enforce infrastructure design best practices, templates, and processes that elevate engineering consistency across the organization.Other activities as assigned by your managerQualifications & RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experienceMinimum of 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ years in an AVP level role or external equivalent.10–15 years of experience in cloud automation and infrastructure development preferredAWS Security & Networking Expertise: 8+ years managing IAM, permission sets, NACLs, Security Groups, and other security controls.Infrastructure as Code: Proven mastery in Terraform with extensive hands-on implementation experience.CI/CD Pipelines & GitOps: 6+ years building pipelines with GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD) and automation platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).Kubernetes & Service Mesh: Strong background in deploying Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).Cloud-Native Scaling: Experience with Karpenter and similar tools to enable automated scaling of APIs in the cloud.Programming & Automation: 6+ years coding in Python, Shell, or equivalent scripting languages for automation.AWS Cloud Services: Proficient in EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and firewall configurations.Additional QualificationsGood to have experience on Bedrock Data Automation (BDA) and Bedrock Knowledge BaseUnderstanding of any AI Agents,preferrably AWS based agents such as Bedrock Agents and BDA Blueprint. Understands the operational efficiency of using different LLMs (Bedrock, Claude, Nova, Titan)Fine-tuning/customization using domain-specific dataUnderstands Agentic RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architecturesLI-AS1 #LI-RemoteNote: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive or exclusive. At any time, employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and participate in additional trainings. SitusAMC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties. Any unsolicited resume submitted to SitusAMC in any manner will be considered SitusAMC property, and SitusAMC will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.The annual full time base salary range for this role is$140,000.00 - $170,000.00Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval. SitusAMC offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ( is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.Know Your Rights, Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (