Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Platform9 is the leader in enterprise Private Cloud, focused on delivering exceptional customer outcomes through their Private Cloud Director software. The Senior Platform Engineer will design and improve cloud infrastructure while managing cost efficiency, collaborating with engineering and sales teams to optimize resources and automate processes.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure across multiple hyperscalers (primarily AWS), including Kubernetes clusters, OpenStack environments, and supporting services
- Own cloud cost optimization end-to-end: analyze spend, eliminate waste, right-size resources, and manage commitment strategies (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans) to reduce total infrastructure cost
- Establish and evolve FinOps practices across the org — cost allocation, chargeback/showback models, tagging policies, and spend forecasting — so engineering teams can make financially informed infrastructure decisions
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using Terraform, Flux, and similar tools
- Build and maintain observability for both system health and cost efficiency using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and related tools; surface spending trends to engineering and leadership through clear dashboards and regular reporting
- Develop internal tooling and scripts that reduce toil and improve operational leverage
- Collaborate with engineering teams to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Participate in on-call rotation and serve as a senior escalation point for infrastructure, application, and performance incidents
- Stay current on trends in cloud computing, DevOps, and cloud financial management, and bring relevant ideas back to the team
Skills
- 5+ years in a DevOps or SRE role with deep experience in cloud infrastructure and operations
- Demonstrated experience with FinOps principles — commitment management, rightsizing, waste reduction, cost allocation, and translating infrastructure decisions into financial impact for non-technical stakeholders
- Extensive Kubernetes experience: cluster administration, deployment strategies, and production troubleshooting
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
- Strong scripting skills in Python or equivalent; strong systems programming in Go or equivalent
- Solid configuration management experience with Salt, Chef, or similar
- Hands-on experience with observability tooling: Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, Loki
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and best practices
- Strong Linux administration and debugging skills
- Excellent communication skills — you can explain an infrastructure trade-off or a cost anomaly to an engineer and a finance lead in the same conversation
- Proven incident management experience
- OpenStack experience is a plus, not a hard requirement
- EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) experience
- Experience managing on-premise infrastructure
- FinOps Foundation certification (FOCP) or equivalent
- Experience with cloud cost management platforms (Archera, CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, AWS Cost Explorer)
- Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and AI-powered observability tools
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation and Equity
- Medical Healthcare for you and your family
- Hybrid Work Model
- Wellness Benefits
- Professional Development/Global certifications
- Reward and Recognition Programs
- Team Building Activities
Company Overview
Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise private clouds It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://platform9.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Platform9 has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 9 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.