Remote Senior Staff Platform Engineer

Description:

• Veeam is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to lead the design and evolution of their global cloud infrastructure.
• The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or both.
• This role requires a hands-on infrastructure expert with a proven track record of designing secure, scalable, and maintainable systems for enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.
• Responsibilities include designing, building, and evolving cloud infrastructure using modern Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Pulumi.
• The engineer will architect and manage core cloud services, including networking, identity/access control, account/subscription hierarchy, and resource governance.
• The role involves defining and implementing cloud-based disaster recovery strategies that meet enterprise RTO/RPO requirements.
• The engineer will drive standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across cloud environments (Azure and/or AWS).
• Initiatives to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and operational excellence will be led by this position.
• The engineer will build internal tooling and automation to simplify cloud adoption and resource provisioning for engineering teams.
• Serving as a technical leader and mentor, the engineer will guide engineers across platform, SRE, and product teams.
• Collaboration with security, compliance, and operations teams to enforce cloud architecture policies and guardrails is essential.
• The engineer will represent the platform team in architecture reviews, planning discussions, and cross-functional programs.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in Azure, AWS, or both.
• Experience in designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications is required.
• Proven experience in defining and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans in the cloud is necessary.
• A strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account/subscription architecture, and policy enforcement is expected.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and CI/CD systems is essential.
• Candidates should be skilled in scripting or programming languages such as Bash, Python, or Go.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives and drive the adoption of best practices is required.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architecture beyond the immediate team is necessary.
• Clear and direct communication skills are essential, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Benefits:

• Veeam offers a premium healthcare program for employees, their spouses, and children.
• Employees receive annual vacation and sick days.
• Meal vouchers are provided as part of the benefits package.
• A subscription for public transportation is included.
• A mobile phone plan is offered to employees.
• Employees can access a MultiSport card for fitness activities.
• The Cafeteria Benefit Plan allows customization of the benefits package with an annual budget for travel, sport, wellness, and education.
• Veeam Care Days provide an additional 24 hours for volunteering activities.
• Professional training and education opportunities are available, including courses, workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to online learning platforms (Percipio, Athena, O’Reilly) along with mentoring through the MentorLab program.