VP - Senior Platform Engineer

Job#: 3041378

Job Description:

Role: Senior Platform Engineer - Vice President

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President / Senior Platform Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure and Software Engineering team.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

You will help build, operate, and improve secure, resilient engineering platforms that support modern software delivery, digital infrastructure, and critical business services.

Design, build, and support platform engineering capabilities that enable software teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable applications.

Contribute to Kubernetes-based platform development, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines to improve engineering productivity and operational stability.

Support cloud-native engineering practices, including observability, code quality, incident response, and performance testing.

Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex technical issues, improve deployment practices, and strengthen platform reliability.

Help implement secure software delivery practices and controls aligned to enterprise and regulatory expectations, including security and certification-focused measures.

Develop and support distributed applications, engineering tooling, and automation capabilities across backend and full-stack environments.

Enable engineering teams through documentation, knowledge-sharing sessions, and technical guidance that improves adoption of best practices.

Support on-call operations, monitoring, alerting, and incident response for critical systems and platforms.

Contribute to platform evaluation and tooling decisions to improve developer experience, scalability, and maintainability.

Work with stakeholders across delivery, operations, and product teams to ensure timely and effective technical execution.

Additional Requirements

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Highly self-motivated and proactive.

Strong focus on reliability, maintainability, and software quality.

Ability to work effectively in distributed teams and fast-paced environments.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Commitment to continuous learning and operational excellence.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Additional technical certifications or practical experience in cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering are a plus.

EXPERIENCE

Strong experience in software engineering and platform engineering within high-performing technical teams.

Experience building and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native engineering environments.

Familiarity with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.

Experience with observability, monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational support.

Experience with distributed applications, backend engineering, and software development tooling.

Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across complex technical environments.

Experience implementing secure deployment practices and supporting certification-aligned controls such as ISO 27001 measures.

Experience supporting engineering enablement through guides, training, and knowledge-sharing.

Familiarity with performance testing, code quality practices, and platform evaluation.

Exposure to distributed financial infrastructure, blockchain-based platforms, or payment-related systems is a plus.

Experience working across remote or cross-functional teams in delivery-focused engineering environments.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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