Randstad Digital Americas · 6 hours ago
Sr. Software Engineer
San Antonio, TX
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$65/hr - $73/hr
7+ years expRandstad Digital Americas is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to architect and scale AWS-driven ecosystems while promoting a developer-first culture. The role involves building CI/CD pipelines, implementing security practices, and enhancing developer experience through automation and observability.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Architect and maintain AWS-based infrastructure ECS, EKS, ECR, VPC, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK (preferred), AWS cloud formation and Terraform for modular, reusable patterns
Optimize cost, performance, and security across environments
Orchestrate containers, observability stacks, and scaling strategies across distributed systems to ensure reliability and high availability
Build and standardize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, and deployment strategies
Integrate GitHub Advanced Security CodeQL, Secret Scanning, Dependabot) into pipelines for proactive security
Enable OIDC-based deployments for secure, secretless AWS access
Drive adoption of internal developer platform (IDP) such as Atlassian Compass Preferred) or Backstage to enable developer self service, service cataloging, scorecards, and golden paths
Implement OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and metrics
Configure APM monitoring tooling (e.g Datadog ), including dashboards, alerts, and SLOs for application health and performance
Improve MTTR through automated incident response and runbooks
Embed security checks in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, dependency scanning, secret scanning, container image scanning, etc.) to support SOC 2 and PCI compliance
Experience with Policy as Code using OPA
Open Policy Agent) and Conftest to validate IaC templates before deployment will be preferred
Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles across all platform designs to ensure security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and operational excellence
SBOB Software Bill of Materials): Ensures transparency of all dependencies for compliance and vulnerability management
Cosign (Image Signing): Provides cryptographic verification of container images to prevent tampering and supply chain attacks
Work with AI MCP servers to automate operational workflows and enhance developer experience
Partner with engineering teams to define platform standards and best practices
Mentor peers and promote automation-first culture
Operate with minimal supervision and deliver solution-oriented outcomes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience with AWS ECS, EKS, ECR, IAM, VPC, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, and Terraform
Experience building and standardizing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Experience with GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL, Secret Scanning, Dependabot)
Experience with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and metrics
Experience configuring APM monitoring tooling (e.g., Datadog)
Experience embedding security checks in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, dependency scanning, secret scanning, container image scanning)
Experience applying AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
Strong problem-solving and solution-oriented mindset
Previous development experience
Preferred
Experience with AWS CDK
Experience with Atlassian Compass or Backstage
Experience with Policy as Code using OPA and Conftest
Experience with AWS Secrets Manager or Vault
Experience with developer portals and platform standardization
AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)
GitHub Certification (GitHub Actions or GitHub Advanced Security)
OPA/Policy-as-Code Certification (or equivalent governance/security automation credentials)
Benefits
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
AD&D
Life insurance offerings
Short-term disability
401K plan
Company
Randstad Digital Americas
Randstad Digital is a trusted digital enablement partner that facilitates accelerated transformation for businesses by providing global talent, capacity, and solutions across specialized domains.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Graig Paglieri
CEO, Randstad Digital Americas
Pascal de Hesselle
SVP, Executive Client Partner - Technology, Media & Telecom
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