Vice President, Cloud Platform Engineer

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JobgetherCloud infrastructure
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeVp
SalaryAnnual base salary: $150,000–$175,000
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Experience
At least 8 years of relevant industry experience, typically including 2 or more years in an AVP-level role or equivalent external position. 10–15 years of experience in cloud automation and infrastructure development preferred.
Required Skills
AWSPythonKubernetesCI/CDTerraform

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
  • At least 8 years of relevant industry experience, typically including 2 or more years in an AVP-level role or equivalent external position.
  • 10–15 years of experience in cloud automation and infrastructure development preferred.
  • At least 8 years of experience managing AWS security and networking configurations, including IAM, permission sets, NACLs, and Security Groups.
  • Extensive hands-on experience and strong technical proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • At least 6 years of experience developing CI/CD pipelines and implementing GitOps practices using ArgoCD, FluxCD, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions.
  • Strong experience deploying and managing Kubernetes environments and service mesh technologies such as Istio and Linkerd.
  • Familiarity with Karpenter and similar tools for automated cloud-native scaling of APIs and workloads.
  • At least 6 years of programming and automation experience using Python, Shell, or comparable scripting languages.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services and architecture, including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and firewall configurations.
  • Ability to combine strategic technical leadership with hands-on engineering, problem-solving, and implementation.
  • Ability to mentor colleagues and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute as a senior individual contributor and technical mentor to the Cloud Platform Engineering team.
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services, including Lambda, SQS, RabbitMQ, and event-driven technologies.
  • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and FluxCD.
  • Automate application deployments across monolithic, stateless, and serverless architectures.
  • Design cloud architecture frameworks aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, NIST, and NYDFS requirements.
  • Develop plans for infrastructure-as-code adoption and implementation across products at different maturity levels.
  • Implement and manage AWS security and networking configurations, including IAM policies, permission sets, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPCs.
  • Design scalable AWS services and cloud-native solutions using Kubernetes, Istio, Linkerd, and Karpenter.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders on infrastructure design, architecture decisions, and implementation strategies.
  • Establish infrastructure design standards, reusable templates, engineering best practices, and consistent delivery processes.
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