Senior Platform Engineer

About the role

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.

About our team

We are the leader in Kubernetes Backup and Disaster Recovery. Veeam Kasten, our data management platform purpose-built for Kubernetes, provides enterprise operations teams with an easy-to-use, scalable, and secure system for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and application mobility with unparalleled operational simplicity.

We are looking for a Platform Engineer to help build and maintain the infrastructure used to develop and test Veeam Kasten, our data protection platform purpose-built for Kubernetes, while ensuring the highest standards of security, reliability, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do

Managing the secrets lifecycle, including rotation, expiration tracking, and compliance

Provisioning cloud accounts and managing their lifecycle

Managing access controls, policies, and permissions

Developing and maintaining cluster lifecycle tooling for provisioning, upgrades, decommissioning, and resource cleanup across cloud and on-premises environments

Managing CI/CD infrastructure, including runners, networks, and secrets delivery

Managing data center infrastructure, including ESXi hosts and vCenter, and maintaining secure network connectivity through VPNs, peering, and bastion hosts.

Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for on-premises and cloud resources

Configuring observability agents and managing dashboards and alerts

Performing vulnerability and license compliance scans of platform-owned artifacts and infrastructure

Providing forensic support for platform-related security incidents

Preparing and maintaining technical documentation and specifications

Technologies You'll Work With

Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Golang, Bash, Git, OpenShift, Rancher, Google GKE, AWS EKS, Azure AKS, VMware TKG(s), etc. Our team is passionate about code quality, extensibility, coding standards, testing, and automation.

What You'll Bring

3+ years of experience deploying, upgrading, and maintaining infrastructure across both on-premises and cloud environments using Kubernetes and Docker

Experience with virtualization platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and VMware

Hands-on experience with container orchestration and management platforms

Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-monitoring solutions

Strong knowledge of and hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Pulumi

Programming experience in high-level languages such as Go, Python, or Java

Proficiency in Bash scripting for Linux systems

Bonus Skills

Experience with Kubernetes management solutions such as: OpenShift, Rancher, Google GKE, AWS EKS, Azure AKS, VMware TKG(s), etc

Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)

Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of the United States, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position.

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What you'll get

Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares

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

Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time

AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost

Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options

Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting

Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Pay Transparency

Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.

In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.

Compensation Range (TTC / OTE)

$205,440 — $381,600 USD

Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.

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By submitting your application, you confirm that the information provided, including any supporting documents, is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Any misrepresentation, omission, or falsification may result in disqualification from consideration or, if discovered after employment begins, termination of employment.

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