Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - remote

SitusAMC

1d•Remote

About The Position

SitusAMC is undergoing a Digital Transformation, aiming to strategize, implement, and automate end-to-end product delivery using turn-key technologies. This role is for a Senior Platform Engineer with a passion for programming and expertise in Cloud technologies such as Terraform, AWS Services, Docker, and Kubernetes. The engineer will be responsible for providing strategy and implementing enterprise-scale automation for scalability, performance, security, and availability. The company culture encourages being yourself, advocating for others, staying nimble, dreaming big, owning outcomes, and thinking globally while acting locally. SitusAMC is a leading independent provider of technology, strategic outsourcing, talent, and advisory solutions to the commercial and residential real estate finance industries, helping clients identify and capture opportunities through innovative technologies and services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 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 preferred.
8+ years managing IAM, permission sets, NACLs, Security Groups, and other security controls.
Proven mastery in Terraform with extensive hands-on implementation experience.
6+ years building CI/CD pipelines with GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD) and automation platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
Strong background in deploying Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
Experience with Karpenter and similar tools to enable automated scaling of APIs in the cloud.
6+ years coding in Python, Shell, or equivalent scripting languages for automation.
Proficient in AWS Cloud Services including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and firewall configurations.

Nice To Haves

Experience on Bedrock Data Automation (BDA) and Bedrock Knowledge Base.
Understanding of any AI Agents, preferably AWS based agents such as Bedrock Agents and BDA Blueprint.
Understanding the operational efficiency of using different LLMs (Bedrock, Claude, Nova, Titan).
Fine-tuning/customization using domain-specific data.
Understanding Agentic RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures.

Responsibilities

Contribute as an individual contributor and mentor, guiding teammates within the Cloud Platform Engineering team.
Design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services (Lambda, SQS, RabbitMQ, event-driven technologies).
Develop advanced CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, FluxCD) to support application deployment across monolithic, stateless, and serverless architectures.
Design cloud architecture frameworks aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and security standards (e.g., NIST, NYDFS), ensuring compliance and resilience.
Deliver solutions in high-pressure, multi-customer environments, addressing complex needs with speed and precision.
Develop tactical plans for IaC strategy and implementation across products with varying maturity levels.
Implement and manage IAM policies, permission sets, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPC configurations to maintain strong cloud security posture.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders on design and architecture decisions and provide clear project updates to leadership.
Architect and develop new AWS services, leveraging tools like Kubernetes, Istio/Linkerd, and Karpenter for scalable, cloud-native solutions.
Establish and enforce infrastructure design best practices, templates, and processes that elevate engineering consistency across the organization.
Perform other activities as assigned by your manager.