Senior Staff Platform Engineer
About The Position
Veeam is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to lead the design and evolution of its global cloud infrastructure, with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure. The role is suited to a hands-on infrastructure expert with experience designing secure, scalable, and maintainable systems for enterprise-grade SaaS platforms. The engineer will help build and operate the foundation of Veeam’s data protection platform and shape its cloud architecture, disaster recovery readiness, and internal developer experience. The position involves designing and evolving cloud infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, managing core cloud services, and establishing disaster recovery strategies and standards for availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across Azure and/or AWS environments. The engineer will also improve developer experience and platform reliability, build automation and internal tooling, mentor engineers, partner with security, compliance, and operations teams, and represent the platform team in architecture reviews and cross-functional programs. The role is remote only for employees located in the United States. Compensation is listed as an OTE range of $215,000–$307,100, with additional geographic-zone compensation ranges also provided in the posting.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in Azure.
- Experience designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications.
- Proven experience defining and implementing cloud disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account/subscription architecture, and policy enforcement.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi and in CI/CD systems.
- Skill in scripting or programming with tools such as Bash, Python, or Go.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives and drive adoption of best practices.
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architecture beyond the immediate team.
- Clear, direct communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in multi-cloud environments.
- Familiarity with internal developer platforms, service mesh, or API gateway patterns.
- Knowledge of cloud compliance frameworks and security best practices.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Pulumi.
- Architect and manage cloud networking, identity and access control, account and subscription hierarchy, and resource governance.
- Define and implement cloud-based disaster recovery strategies that meet enterprise RTO/RPO requirements.
- Drive standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across Azure and/or AWS environments.
- Lead initiatives to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and operational excellence.
- Build internal tooling and automation to simplify cloud adoption and resource provisioning for engineering teams.
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor engineers across platform, SRE, and product teams.
- Partner with security, compliance, and operations teams to enforce cloud architecture policies and guardrails.
- Represent the platform team in architecture reviews, planning discussions, and cross-functional programs.
Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Paid holidays, including 12 paid holidays and 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care.
- 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day, with multiple plan options.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account options, including employer HSA contributions for eligible HDHP participants.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, with supplemental individual disability insurance available.
- Family-planning support, including fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and parental resources.
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents and 16 weeks for birthing parents.
- Employee Assistance Program, including mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
- Professional training, education, on-demand learning libraries, mentoring, workshops, and learning events.
- Additional voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, identity theft protection, commuter benefits, and pet care.
- AirVet 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
