Lead Cloud Platform Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Cloud Platform Engineer
Fortive
• Lead the implementation of cloud platform designs across infrastructure, networking, security, automation, and observability • Partner with the Architecture team to review proposed designs, provide implementation and operability feedback • Translate architectural direction into production‑ready solutions with focus on reliability & resilience, performance & scalability, and cost efficiency • Collaborate with CloudOps and Engineering teams on roadmap execution and platform improvements • Drive infrastructure as code and CI/CD automation through standardized Terraform modules, pipelines, and platform tooling to improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency. • Serve as the technical escalation point for complex cloud and platform issues
Job Requirements
- 8+ years in CloudOps, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering roles supporting production SaaS environments
- Deep hands-on expertise with AWS (primary) and Azure
- Strong experience implementing networking (VPCs, routing, firewalls, VPNs), storage (EBS, S3, FSx, etc.), compute and container platforms (ECS, EKS)
- Advanced Terraform expertise, including module design and governance
- Strong CI/CD and automation experience (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy)
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, New Relic, Azure Monitor)
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills in complex production environments
- Experience supporting enterprise databases (SQL Server, Oracle)
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- AWS Solutions Architect certification, preferably Professional
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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