Platform Engineer

About the Company Client is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer who designs systems that deliver consistent, reliable outcomes, not just executes tasks. This role is focused on building repeatable, scalable cloud patterns and processes that reduce operational overhead, enforce consistency, and enable teams to move faster with confidence. About the Role An ideal Candidate will play a key role in shaping platform capabilities, improving existing environments, and establishing guardrails that support secure, cost-effective, and reliable cloud operations at scale. Responsibilities Design and implement repeatable infrastructure and workflows using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Build platform systems and guardrails that enforce consistency, security, and reliability by default Continuously improve existing (brownfield) environments through iterative, pragmatic enhancements Apply FinOps principles in architecture and engineering decisions to balance cost, performance, and scalability Thoughtfully evaluate tradeoffs, knowing when to optimize, when to prioritize business velocity, and when to accept risk Automate repetitive tasks and standardize processes to reduce manual effort and operational variability Contribute to architecture patterns, best practices, and shared platform capabilities across the organization Create and maintain clear documentation for systems, workflows, and engineering decisions Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate decisions in a way that builds trust and confidentiality. Qualifications Strong experience with AWS and core cloud architecture concepts Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) Solid understanding of cloud se