Senior Staff Platform Engineer (Cloud/Azure)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Platform Engineer (Cloud/Azure): Leading the design and evolution of global cloud infrastructure for an enterprise-grade SaaS data protection platform with an accent on secure, scalable, and maintainable systems. Focus on defining cloud architecture, disaster recovery strategies, and improving internal developer experience.

Location: Remote work is only possible in case the employee is located in the United States.

Salary: $265,600—$680,200 USD (depending on geographic zone within the US)

Company

hirify.global is a global market leader in data resilience, providing data backup, recovery, portability, security, and intelligence to over 550,000 customers worldwide.

What you will do

• 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, and resource governance.
• Define and implement cloud-based disaster recovery strategies to meet enterprise RTO/RPO requirements.
• Drive standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across cloud environments (Azure and/or AWS).
• Lead initiatives to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and operational excellence.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding engineers across platform, SRE, and product teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in Azure.
• 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, and multi-account/subscription architecture.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and CI/CD systems.
• Skilled in scripting or programming (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go).

Nice to have

• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global hirify.globale Days and 24 paid volunteer hours annually.
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day.
• Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries, mentoring, workshops, and learning events.