Sr. Platform Engineer

Entrust•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Entrust is seeking a highly technical, hands-on Sr. Platform Engineer to design and lead implementation of private datacenter Infrastructure-as-a-Service capabilities. The role translates service architecture into automated, consumable infrastructure services, beginning with self-service networking and expanding to compute, storage, load balancing, and related platform capabilities. It is a builder role focused on delivering the first generation of Entrust’s internal infrastructure-as-a-service platform, requiring practical experience across networking, virtualization, and automation. The engineer will partner with infrastructure architects, leadership, and domain teams to implement the private-cloud and IaaS strategy; advance controlled self-service and automated provisioning; develop platform engineering standards and practices; and help build AIOps capabilities. The role also provides technical implementation guidance, resolves complex platform challenges, and documents architectures, workflows, procedures, and standards. Entrust describes its workplace options as flexible, including remote, hybrid, or on-site arrangements. Compensation varies by location. In the US, the anticipated starting base pay is $124,026–$181,905 per year, with eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive plan. In Canada, the pay range is $108,000–$158,000 per year, also with eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive plan. Eligible colleagues and dependents may receive health and well-being benefits, paid time off, and other listed benefits, subject to applicable plan terms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, network engineering, software engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, Infrastructure DevOps, or infrastructure automation roles.
Strong hands-on knowledge of enterprise networking concepts, including routing, switching, segmentation, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, IPAM, and security policy enforcement.
Strong hands-on experience designing and building automation-driven infrastructure services in enterprise environments.
Proven experience implementing private cloud, internal Infrastructure-as-a-Service, platform engineering, or self-service infrastructure capabilities.
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or equivalent tools.
Experience building automated provisioning workflows for infrastructure services, including networking, compute, storage, or security services.
Experience with APIs and integrating infrastructure platforms, service management tools, orchestration platforms, and automation pipelines.
Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including Git-based change control, CI/CD pipelines, code review, testing, and release management for infrastructure automation.
Experience with Network as Code, network automation, or policy-driven network provisioning.
Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere or similar enterprise virtualization platforms.
Experience with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp or equivalent storage technologies.
Ability to translate architecture, standards, and operational requirements into reliable, version-controlled, automated implementation patterns.
Experience operating in large-scale enterprise environments supporting multiple internal product teams, tenants, or business units.
Strong troubleshooting and systems integration skills across infrastructure, automation, networking, and platform services.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical implementation across multiple teams without direct management authority.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with architects, infrastructure engineers, security teams, operations teams, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Infrastructure Architect, infrastructure leadership, and domain leads to implement the private-cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service strategy.
Drive the shift from ticket-based infrastructure fulfillment to controlled self-service and automated provisioning.
Translate target-state architecture into scalable, automated, and supportable infrastructure services.
Lead the design and implementation of self-service infrastructure capabilities, beginning with networking and expanding to compute, storage, load balancing, and adjacent platform services.
Partner with the Infrastructure Architect and domain leads to build AIOps capabilities in the Infrastructure CoE.
Design and implement self-service networking capabilities for approved network connectivity, security flows, and IP whitelisting.
Build and maintain automation workflows, infrastructure templates, service blueprints, and orchestration processes for standardized service delivery.
Build reusable automation modules, templates, pipelines, and service blueprints for networking, compute, storage, and related infrastructure services.
Develop integration patterns across virtualization, network, storage, security, and service management platforms.
Develop API-based integrations across infrastructure platforms, service management systems, orchestration tools, and approval workflows.
Establish Git-based development practices for infrastructure automation, including branching, code review, testing, release management, and rollback patterns.
Define and implement the technical components required for a service catalog, onboarding model, and infrastructure consumption framework.
Evaluate existing infrastructure platforms and recommend improvements for automation, self-service, and platform scalability.
Help establish platform engineering practices, standards, and operating procedures to support IaaS delivery.
Drive implementation of Infrastructure as Code, Network as Code, and automated provisioning where appropriate.
Ensure infrastructure services are secure, auditable, resilient, and compliant with enterprise governance requirements.
Act as the aaS technical subject-matter expert and hands-on contributor, providing implementation guidance, troubleshooting complex platform challenges, and removing technical roadblocks.
Document service architectures, automation workflows, operational procedures, and technical standards.
Contribute to the roadmap for future capabilities, including compute and storage services, lifecycle automation, capacity management, and consumption-based service models.