SRE- Platform Engineering

Piper Companies is hiring an SRE- Platform Engineering for a Cloud and Technology company. The SRE- Platform Engineering will support the development and operation of our Kubernetes-based platform in regulated environments. In this role, you will work closely with senior engineers and technical leaders to improve reliability, scalability, and compliance across the platform. The SRE- Platform Engineering role is a remote position. 

Responsibilities of the SRE- Platform Engineering Include:

• Build, maintain, and support Kubernetes clusters across on-premises and AWS environments, ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and operational stability in FedRAMP High and IL5 environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance through observability, alerting, incident response, and participation in on-call rotations.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools) to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, security teams, and application teams to implement platform enhancements, support compliance requirements, and deliver secure, reliable infrastructure services.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and operational tooling while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the platform.
• Assist in defining and tracking reliability metrics, including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets, while helping improve platform resiliency, maintainability, and customer experience.

Qualifications of the SRE- Platform Engineering include:

• 4-6 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Operations roles.
• Strong hands-on experience managing and supporting Kubernetes clusters in production environments, including on-premises infrastructure and AWS-based deployments.
• Solid Linux administration skills with experience building, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Linux-based systems in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies, along with exposure to CI/CD and deployment automation practices.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, or other object-oriented programming languages; experience supporting Ruby-based applications is a plus.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, containerization, observability tools, and operational best practices; experience with FedRAMP High, DoD IL5, ArgoCD, regulated environments, or compliance-driven systems is preferred.

Compensation for the SRE- Platform Engineering include:

• $120,000-$160,000
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law

Keywords: SRE, site reliability engineer, SRE- platform engineer, platform engineering 

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This job opens for applications on 9/10/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.