Vice President, Cloud Platform Engineer

SitusAMC

18h

About The Position

SitusAMC is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to contribute to its digital transformation by strategizing, implementing, and automating end-to-end product delivery with cloud technologies. The role combines individual technical contribution with mentoring teammates and requires expertise in programming, Terraform, AWS services, containers, Kubernetes, and Git-based development. The engineer will develop enterprise-scale automation and cloud-native solutions that support scalability, performance, security, availability, and resilience. The position involves planning infrastructure-as-code strategy across products of varying maturity, designing secure AWS architectures, building deployment pipelines, and collaborating with stakeholders on technical decisions and project updates. Employees may also be assigned other related duties and trainings to meet the organization’s needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 8 years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically including 2 or more years in an AVP-level role or external equivalent.
At least 8 years managing AWS IAM, permission sets, NACLs, Security Groups, and other security controls.
Proven mastery of Terraform with extensive hands-on implementation experience.
At least 6 years building pipelines with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or FluxCD and automation platforms such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
Strong background deploying Kubernetes and service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
Experience with Karpenter or similar tools for automated scaling of cloud APIs.
At least 6 years coding in Python, Shell, or equivalent scripting languages for automation.
Proficiency with AWS services including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and firewall configurations.

Nice To Haves

10–15 years of experience in cloud automation and infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

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