Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Brilliant® is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to help shape and evolve a modern cloud platform that enables engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate software efficiently and securely. This role focuses on platform architecture, cloud infrastructure, developer enablement, reliability, security, and automation.
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve platform architecture strategies that support modern cloud-native application development
- Design scalable and resilient infrastructure patterns that enable engineering teams to build and operate services effectively
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure architectures
- Implement network segmentation, access controls, and security-focused design principles
- Continuously optimize infrastructure performance, availability, and cost efficiency
- Define architectural standards for relational, NoSQL, and distributed data platforms
- Design scalable data access patterns that support modern application architectures
- Establish best practices for database performance, indexing, scalability, and lifecycle management
- Build self-service capabilities that allow engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure efficiently
- Lead infrastructure automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code methodologies
- Define security standards across infrastructure, platform, application, and data layers
- Implement governance frameworks that support compliance, auditability, and risk management
- Define observability strategies including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting standards
- Establish reliability objectives and performance targets for platform services
- Promote cost-conscious architecture and infrastructure decisions
- Identify opportunities to improve resource utilization and operational efficiency
- Evaluate emerging technologies that improve platform capabilities and developer productivity
- Assess opportunities to leverage AI-enabled engineering tools and automation platforms
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, site reliability engineering, or related disciplines
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale cloud environments
- Strong track record of leading platform modernization and infrastructure transformation initiatives
- Experience supporting multiple engineering teams through shared platform services and tooling
- Demonstrated success influencing technical strategy and architecture decisions across organizations
- Deep expertise with cloud platforms and cloud-native architecture principles
- Strong hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
- Experience designing scalable networking architectures and distributed systems
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools and automation frameworks
- Strong understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and modern application patterns
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies
- Knowledge of security architecture, identity management, and governance controls
- Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages
Benefits
- Healthcare
- PTO
- 401k
- 10% annual bonus target
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