Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer in Edison, NJ. Summary: A premier, multi-billion-dollar private asset management firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join a lean, high-visibility infrastructure team. This role drives the modernization, automation, and scaling of a high-performance AWS cloud environment. Details:

• Role: Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Individual Contributor)
• Team: Report directly to the Head of Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering
• Size: Join an elite, agile team of 4 platform engineers
• Scope: Collaborate within a broader 15-person multi-disciplinary technology operations group
• Culture: Engage in a highly collaborative environment that values technical versatility, ownership, and urgency
  
  

Core Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Modernization: Migrate legacy on-premises and virtualized workloads into highly scalable AWS environments
• Platform Evolution: Design and build scalable AWS infrastructure and cutting-edge, AI-enabled platform capabilities
• Automation & Security: Implement strict infrastructure-as-code, robust CI/CD pipelines, and high-security networking architectures
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a technical bridge, communicating complex infrastructure strategies to both engineering peers and executive leadership
  
  

Requirements

Technical Requirements:

• Cloud: Advanced experience in AWS architecture and multi-account deployments
• IaC: Production-level expertise with Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Containers: Deep understanding of containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes
• Scripting: Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash for automation and continuous improvement
• SecOps: Deep mindset for cloud security, reliability engineering, and advanced networking
  
  

Qualifications & Mindset:

• Drive: Proven track record as an independent operator with strong initiative and a sense of urgency
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Industry: Experience within regulated industries, fintech, or financial services is highly preferred
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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