Senior Platform Engineer

Points North

Senior Platform Engineer at Points North automating Azure infrastructure and enhancing reliability for product platforms. Collaborating with development teams to enrich their operational capabilities and systems health.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Automate the Azure infrastructure powering our products from end-to-end.
Harden what exists, modernize what needs it, and build new infrastructure the right way from the start using Bicep and ARM templates.
Build and mature our DataDog implementation including how we are using it, not just configuration.
Ensure our Azure environment, pipelines, and application follow security best practices.
Standardize what 'healthy' looks like for our systems.
Own the reliability and effectiveness of our Azure DevOps pipelines.
Build self-service tools, standards, and documentation.
Lead performance investigations and own post-incident reviews.
Act as a consultant and coach to development teams on cloud best practices, security, reliability patterns, and observability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in platform engineering, site reliability, or cloud infrastructure role.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure including compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
Proficiency with Azure Bicep and/or ARM templates for infrastructure-as-code.
Solid experience with Azure DevOps, including YAML pipelines, repos, and artifact management.
Experience building or significantly maturing an observability practice; Datadog experience is a strong plus.
Ability to troubleshoot complex, distributed system performance issues from first principles.
Strong written communication; you have written documentation and runbooks that people read and follow.
Comfortable working as a close partner to software development teams, not as a separate ops function.
Bonus: Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tooling, or a strong desire to do so for the first time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans are available to keep you and your family healthy.
Retirement Savings: Invest in your future with employer-matching contributions to a SIMPLE Traditional and/or ROTH IRA plan.
Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, and Volunteer Time Off (VTO) are offered so that you can take time to recharge and give back to what matters to you.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development is encouraged whether it be in training, certifications, or other opportunities to boost your career.
Flexibility: Depending on the role, remote or hybrid arrangements may be made available to fit your lifestyle and business needs.

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Hard Skills & Tools

AzureBicepARM templatesAzure DevOpsYAML pipelinesDatadoginfrastructure-as-codecloud securityobservabilitytroubleshooting

Soft Skills

written communicationcoachingconsultingcollaborationperformance investigationdocumentationstandardizationreliability ownershipincident reviewpartnering