Senior Staff Platform Engineer

Veeam Software

2h•Remote

About The Position

Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us. We are looking for a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to lead the design and evolution of our global cloud infrastructure, with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure. This role is ideal for a hands-on infrastructure expert with a track record of designing secure, scalable, and maintainable systems that support enterprise-grade SaaS platforms. You’ll play a critical role in building and operating the foundation of our modern data protection platform, helping define the future of our cloud architecture, disaster recovery readiness, and internal developer experience.

Requirements

12+ 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 disaster recovery and business continuity plans in the cloud
Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account/subscription architecture, and policy enforcement
Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and CI/CD systems
Skilled in scripting or programming (e.g., 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 your immediate team
Clear, direct communicator who thrives 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 modern Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi)
Architect and manage core cloud services, including networking, identity/access control, account/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 our cloud environments (Azure and/or AWS)
Lead initiatives that 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, guiding 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 PTO
Paid Holidays
Veeam Care Days: 24 hours paid time for volunteering
Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one (multiple plan options)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
Employer HSA contributions (for HDHP participants)
Life and AD&D insurance (employee, spouse/partner, and child options)
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Supplemental individual disability insurance (IDI)
Family planning support: fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and parental resources
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program
Additional voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, identity theft protection, commuter benefits, pet care
Mental health support
401(k) plan
Professional training and education, on-demand learning libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and Global Day of Learning