Vice President, Cloud Platform Engineer

Role overview Lead the design and delivery of cloud platform automation for enterprise environments. This senior, hands-on role combines technical strategy, infrastructure engineering, security, and mentoring to improve the scalability, resilience, and consistency of cloud services.

Responsibilities - Design and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and AWS services, including event-driven components. - Build deployment pipelines and GitOps workflows for monolithic, stateless, and serverless applications. - Develop secure cloud architectures aligned with recognized architecture and regulatory standards. - Manage AWS access controls and network protections, including IAM, VPCs, security groups, and network ACLs. - Create implementation plans, reusable standards, and templates for infrastructure automation across products. - Work with stakeholders on architecture decisions, communicate progress to leaders, and mentor engineering teammates.

Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent education and experience; at least 8 years of relevant industry experience, typically including 2 years at an assistant vice president level or equivalent. - Extensive hands-on Terraform experience and strong AWS infrastructure and security knowledge. - At least 6 years building automation with Python, Shell, or similar languages, and experience with CI/CD and GitOps tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or FluxCD. - Experience deploying Kubernetes and service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd, and using automated cloud scaling tools. - Proficiency with AWS services including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and firewall configurations. - Strong technical leadership, planning, and communication skills for complex, high-pressure environments.

Nice to have - 10–15 years in cloud automation and infrastructure development, with deep experience managing AWS security and networking controls.

Benefits and work setup - Annual base salary range: $150,000–$175,000; some positions may qualify for a discretionary bonus. - Full-time employees are eligible for paid time off, holidays, and benefit plans that may include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k), subject to plan terms.