Platform Engineer Senior

Thoughtworks•Chicago, IL

1d•$122,000 - $184,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize platform infrastructure for high-scale software delivery, with a focus on improving Developer Experience through tools, systems, and processes. You will collaborate with teams, provide technical guidance, and promote best practices in automation, security, and scalability. You will own critical platform components and contribute to strategic decisions aligned with business and technical objectives. The role includes architecting cloud platforms and production-grade Infrastructure as Code, securing and monitoring cloud environments, and building observability, CI/CD, and infrastructure test automation. You will support data infrastructure and operations, deploy containerized cloud-native architectures, write software and automation scripts, and continuously improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. Thoughtworks describes career development as supported by interactive tools, development programs, and teammates. The posting also outlines equal-opportunity and affirmative-action commitments, reasonable accommodations in hiring, and the possibility that project scope or availability may change or be cancelled. Applicants for US employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship. The listed annual salary range is $122,000–$184,000 USD; compensation may vary based on experience, location, responsibilities, performance, skills, and training.

Requirements

Deep expertise in GCP, including serverless and advanced networking.
Experience writing and managing production-grade Terraform configurations.
Experience automating configuration management using Ansible or Chef.
Ability to design resilient, compliant, and scalable infrastructure and implement security monitoring and proactive threat detection.
Experience designing and maintaining observability, telemetry, monitoring, and alerting systems.
Experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
Experience implementing DevOps and GitOps practices and building CI/CD pipelines.
Experience creating automated infrastructure test suites; examples include Terratest, Kitchen, and InSpec.
Experience managing data infrastructure, including high-throughput data pipelines, cloud storage, and NoSQL databases.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, containerized cloud-native architectures, and microservices using RESTful APIs.
Advanced programming or scripting skills in one or more of Java, Python, Go, or Bash.
Strong platform reliability, performance-tuning, horizontal-scaling, and cloud cost-optimization skills.
Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven leadership and mentoring abilities in cross-functional teams.
Strong problem-solving skills focused on innovative, sustainable solutions.
Ability to take strategic ownership, drive continuous improvement, and present well-reasoned technical recommendations.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable and secure platform infrastructure.
Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines that provide automation and fast feedback loops.
Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of the platform.
Troubleshoot complex platform issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
Manage and optimize containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and orchestration tools.
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code for scalable resource management.
Lead initiatives to improve DevOps and GitOps practices across the organization.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and team members.
Propose and execute platform optimization strategies that balance cost and performance.
Architect and automate cloud platforms using GCP, Terraform, and configuration-management tools such as Ansible or Chef.
Design resilient, compliant, and scalable infrastructure and embed security monitoring and proactive threat detection.
Design and maintain telemetry, monitoring, and alerting systems for system health and incident response.
Create automated infrastructure test suites across deployment pipeline stages.
Maintain high-throughput data pipelines, cloud storage solutions, and NoSQL databases.
Lead containerization efforts and support microservices architectures communicating through RESTful APIs.
Build tools, automate operational tasks, and integrate platform services using programming and scripting languages.
Continuously tune performance, engineer for horizontal scaling, and implement cloud cost-optimization strategies.
Influence technical and non-technical stakeholders, present technical recommendations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.