Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Architect Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Architect to lead the vision, design, and evolution of enterprise platform ecosystems across cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and data platforms. This role is responsible for defining architecture strategy, governance models, and engineering standards while ensuring platforms are secure, scalable, and developer?friendly.
The Senior Architect operates at an enterprise level, influencing multiple teams and domains, driving platform modernization, and ensuring alignment with business, security, and compliance objectives while remaining selectively hands?on in critical areas.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture (AWS)
Define enterprise AWS architecture patterns for multi?account, secure, and scalable environments.
Govern infrastructure design across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and data services.
Set standards for resilience (HA/DR), cost optimization, and security posture.
Provide architectural oversight for RDS, OpenSearch, messaging, and distributed systems.

Cloud?Native & Kubernetes Strategy
Define and evolve Kubernetes platform strategy (EKS) across environments.
Establish standards for GitOps, Helm, multi?cluster operations, and platform abstraction.
Drive adoption of secure, scalable cloud?native patterns.
Ensure integration of runtime security, observability, and policy enforcement.

DevSecOps & Secure SDLC Leadership
Define and govern enterprise DevSecOps strategy, standards, and operating models.
Architect secure CI/CD frameworks with built?in quality, security, and compliance gates.
Establish enterprise patterns for software supply?chain security, including SCA, artifact governance, and policy enforcement.
Standardize and oversee tooling across SonarQube, JFrog (Artifactory/Xray), Jenkins, and GitOps (Argo CD).
Drive shift?left security adoption and developer enablement.
Align DevSecOps practices with security, risk, and compliance requirements.



Data & Integration Architecture
Define architecture for data platforms and ETL ecosystems (e.g., Talend).
Ensure secure, resilient integration patterns across databases, messaging, APIs, and file transfer systems.
Establish standards for data reliability, observability, and performance optimization.

Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
Drive adoption of Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) and self?service capabilities.
Define reusable platform services, APIs, and golden paths for development teams.
Partner with Developer Experience teams to reduce cognitive load and improve productivity.

Reliability, Operations & Governance
Define enterprise standards for observability, incident management, and SRE practices.
Drive improvements in availability, performance, and operational maturity.
Establish governance frameworks for cost management, security compliance, and risk mitigation.

Leadership & Influence
Act as a technical authority across the organization, influencing architecture decisions at scale.
Lead cross?functional initiatives spanning infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall engineering bar.
Translate business objectives into scalable technical strategies and roadmaps.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor?s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
15+ years of experience in cloud, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or infrastructure architecture roles.
Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms on AWS.
Deep expertise in DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and software supply?chain security.
Advanced experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and cloud?native architectures at scale.
Strong experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins), SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory/Xray, and GitOps.
Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards, governance, and enterprise frameworks.
Experience leading large?scale transformations and influencing multi?team/platform strategy.


Benefits:

York Solutions Offers a generous benefits package for eligible full-time employees:

• BCBS Medical with 3 Plans to choose from (PPO and High deductible PPO plans with Health Savings Program)
  
• Delta Dental plan with 2 free cleanings and insurance discounts
  
• Eye Med Vision with annual check-ups and discounts on lens
  
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance paid by company
  
• John Hancock 401(k) Retirement Plan with discretionary company match
  
• Voluntary Insurance programs such as: Hospital Indemnity, Identity Protection, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, and Pet Insurance.
  
• Flexible work environment with some remote working opportunities
  
• Strong fun and teamwork environment
  
• Learning, development, and career growth