Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to lead the design and evolution of our global cloud infrastructure, with deep expertise in either Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or both. This role is ideal for a hands-on infrastructure expert with a track record of designing secure, scalable, and maintainable systems that support enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.
You’ll play a critical role in building and operating the foundation of our modern data protection platform, helping define the future of our cloud architecture, disaster recovery readiness, and internal developer experience.
In this role, you will:- Design, build, and evolve cloud infrastructure using modern Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi)
- Architect and manage core cloud services, including networking, identity/access control, account/subscription hierarchy, and resource governance
- Define and implement cloud-based disaster recovery strategies that meet enterprise RTO/RPO requirements
- Drive standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across our cloud environments (Azure and/or AWS)
- Lead initiatives that improve developer experience, platform reliability, and operational excellence
- Build internal tooling and automation to simplify cloud adoption and resource provisioning for engineering teams
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding engineers across platform, SRE, and product teams
- Partner with security, compliance, and operations teams to enforce cloud architecture policies and guardrails
- Represent the platform team in architecture reviews, planning discussions, and cross-functional programs
- Azure (e.g., VNETs, Azure AD, AKS, Private Link)
- AWS (e.g., VPC, IAM, EKS, PrivateLink, Organizations)
- Terraform, Pulumi, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, GitHub Actions, Go, Bash, Python
- 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in Azure, AWS, or both
- Experience designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications
- Proven experience defining and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans in the cloud
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, multi-account/subscription architecture, and policy enforcement
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and CI/CD systems
- Skilled in scripting or programming (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go)
- Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives and drive adoption of best practices
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architecture beyond your immediate team
- Clear, direct communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Experience working in multi-cloud environments
- Familiarity with internal developer platforms, service mesh, or API gateway patterns
- Knowledge of cloud compliance frameworks and security best practices
- Unlimited PTO
- 3 global VeeaMe Days per year: company-wide closures for employees to take a break, disconnect, and focus on self-care
- Paid Holidays
- Veeam Care Days: 24 hours paid time for volunteering
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one (multiple plan options)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
- Employer HSA contributions (for HDHP participants)
- Life and AD&D insurance (employee, spouse/partner, and child options)
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Supplemental individual disability insurance (IDI)
- Family planning support: fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and parental resources
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, identity theft protection, commuter benefits, pet care
- Mental health support
- 401(k) plan
- Professional training and education, on-demand learning libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and Global Day of Learning
Please note: If the applicant is permanently present outside of the United States, Veeam reserves the right to refuse to consider the application for a job. Remote work is only possible in case the employee is located in the United States.
The salary range posted is On Target Earnings (OTE), which is inclusive of base and variable pay. When making an offer of employment, Veeam will take into consideration the candidate’s expectations, experience, education, scope of responsibility for the role, and the current market demands.
OTE Range: $215,000 - $307,100
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