Pacific Life · 19 hours ago
Sr Platform Engineer (Contractor)
Newport Beach, CA
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expPacific Life is a company dedicated to providing support and resources for planning rewarding retirements and securing the future for their policyholders. They are actively seeking a talented Sr Platform Engineer to join their Engineering Excellence Team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS that supports the organization's internal development platform and production workloads
Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to ensure consistency, repeatability, and version control of infrastructure
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation to enable efficient and reliable software delivery across multiple environments
Establish and maintain platform observability through comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability and performance
Design and implement container orchestration platforms using Kubernetes or similar technologies to support microservices architecture and workload management
Implement and enforce security best practices across the platform, including network security, access controls, secrets management, and compliance with industry standards and regulations
Optimize platform performance, cost, and resource utilization through continuous analysis and improvement of infrastructure components
Collaborate with development teams to define platform requirements, SLAs, and service level objectives (SLOs) that support application needs
Build self-service platform capabilities and APIs that enable development teams to provision and manage infrastructure resources independently
Develop disaster recovery and business continuity strategies, including backup solutions and incident response procedures
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to platform and operations teams on infrastructure best practices and emerging technologies
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in platform engineering, site reliability engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing production-grade cloud infrastructure on AWS (required)
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (required)
Strong proficiency in Python for automation and tooling development (required)
Deep expertise in Docker and Kubernetes, including cluster management, networking, storage, and security
Expert knowledge of pipeline design and deployment automation using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, CDN, VPN, and cloud networking architecture
Expert-level experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, or similar observability solutions
Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills with systematic approach to complex infrastructure challenges
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to document technical solutions and collaborate with diverse teams
Proven ability to work effectively with development, security, and operations teams
Ability to mentor junior engineers and drive technical initiatives across the organization
Deep understanding of cloud security, network security, identity and access management, and encryption
Experience implementing and maintaining compliance controls for regulatory standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
Experience with security incident detection, response, and remediation in cloud environments
Proficiency implementing and managing secrets management solutions across the platform
Preferred
Advanced proficiency in Python for building platform automation, tooling, and infrastructure management solutions
Experience with Go is a plus
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul) and API gateway solutions
Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, ELK Stack, or Splunk
Knowledge of database administration and management for both SQL and NoSQL databases in cloud environments
Experience implementing GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD, Flux, or similar
Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns, microservices design, and distributed systems
Experience with secrets management solutions (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault)
Knowledge of compliance frameworks and security standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
Experience with infrastructure cost optimization and FinOps practices
Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and resiliency testing
Strong incident management and on-call experience with proven ability to lead incident response and post-mortem activities
AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or SysOps Administrator) is highly preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation
Company
Pacific Life
Pacific Life Insurance is an insurance company that provides life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (9)
2023 (16)
2022 (19)
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2020 (17)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.44B2025-09-03Debt Financing· $750M
2025-06-18Debt Financing· $688.57M
Leadership Team
Howard Hirakawa
Senior Vice President, Fund Advisor Operations
Joe Krum
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Global Institutional Investment Group
Recent News
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