Senior Platform Engineer

The Senior Platform Engineer is a key technical leader on the Platform Engineering team, independently owning platform domains and driving their evolution. You design systems; not just implement them. You identify reliability, security, and scalability risks before they materialize, and you lead the technical response when they do.

At CivicPlus, we strive to bring our company vision to life through innovation and collaboration. Supported by approachable leadership and transparent communication, we’re empowered to make an impact on local government and the residents they serve. Grow your career alongside great people, where authenticity is welcome, successes are celebrated, and potential is nurtured.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will:

• →Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform domains (e.g., the CI/CD platform, the Kubernetes platform, or the cloud foundations layer).
• →Architect and implement cloud landing zones, network topologies, and identity frameworks for new product lines or environments.
• →Define and enforce IaC standards and module design patterns across the Platform Engineering team.
• →Lead production incident response for P0/P1 platform incidents; drive post-incident reviews with actionable remediation.
• →Drive automation initiatives that reduce toil for platform engineers and product teams.
• →Mentor and provide technical code review for L1 and L2 engineers.
• →Partner with SRE on reliability reviews for new platform components.
• →Contribute to platform roadmap planning with independently identified opportunities and risks.
• →Evaluate and recommend new tools, services, and frameworks for adoption.

We know that excellent candidates come from diverse backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the listed requirements, we encourage you to apply!

• 5–8 years of engineering experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or cloud operations with a track record of owning production systems end-to-end.
• Expert-level Terraform: module authoring, state management, remote backends, and governance.
• Production Kubernetes expertise: cluster lifecycle, networking (CNI), storage, security policies, and multi-tenancy.
• Strong multi-cloud experience (AWS and Azure preferred).
• Proficiency in Python or Go for automation and tooling development.
• Experience designing CI/CD architectures for large engineering organizations.
• AI-forward mindset with a demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and work quality.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use AI tools to enhance productivity and outcomes.

• Introductory call with Talent Acquisition
• Interview with the Hiring Manager
• Panel Interview with CivicPlus team members, including an interview project activity
• Offer

Note: The process may vary slightly depending on the role.

• CivicPlus is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US.
• We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the posting may close earlier at the discretion of the Talent Acquisition team.
• At CivicPlus, we embrace AI and automation as tools that help people work smarter, move faster, and focus on higher-value work that strengthens communities. We encourage thoughtful, responsible use of technology to improve efficiency, support innovation, and enhance the employee and customer experience—while keeping human judgment, collaboration, and accountability at the center of what we do.

CivicPlus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate and support diversity for the benefit of our employees, products, clients, and communities. Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.