Cloud Platform Engineer

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent

Skills

SANS
Management
IaaS
Workflow
Provisioning
Environment Management
Onboarding
Cloud Computing
Software Engineering
Terraform
IDP
Orchestration
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
DevOps
GitHub
Microsoft Azure
Computer Networking
RBAC
Scripting Language
Python
TypeScript
Collaboration
Communication
Oracle Policy Automation

Job Details

Role: Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Warren, NJ / Remote

Experience: 13 - 16 Years

Key Responsibilities

Design and build integrations between internal developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.

Design, implement, and manage platform tooling and integrations to improve automation, developer self-service, and the overall developer experience.

Collaborate closely with the Cloud Infrastructure team - understand their IaC and Azure implementations to connect platform systems seamlessly.

Develop automation and orchestration logic (e.g., workflows, APIs, event-driven processes) to unify provisioning, deployments, and environment management.

Enhance CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) to support consistent and automated delivery patterns.

Work with engineering teams to define "golden paths" and reusable service templates that promote consistency and speed.

Contribute to developer experience (DX) initiatives, ensuring the platform supports efficient onboarding, observability, and security guardrails.

Collaborate cross-functionally with SRE, Cloud, and Software teams to evolve the internal platform as a product.



Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Software Engineering roles.

Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, etc.) and how to integrate with them.

Hands-on experience with at least one IDP or platform orchestration tool - e.g., Port, Humanitec, Backstage, or Spacelift.

Solid understanding of CI/CD systems such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

Working knowledge of Azure architecture and services (e.g., AKS, ACR, App Services, networking, RBAC) sufficient to integrate platform tools with infrastructure.

Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar).

Strong collaboration and communication skills - able to work with both developers and infrastructure engineers.



Nice-to-Have

Experience developing Backstage plugins or Port integrations.

Familiarity with policy-as-code tools (OPA, Sentinel).

Experience with GitOps patterns and service templates.

Exposure to observability and incident automation tooling.

Prior experience building or maintaining internal developer platforms at scale.

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