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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Engineer III - **Company:** NATIONAL SAFETY, LLC - **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $101,500.0 - $131,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Key Management, Mule, Ansible, Salesforce.Com, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Datadog, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Cloud Monitoring, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Devsecops, Azure Resource Manager, Guidewire, Docker - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18078106?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18078106%2FCloud-Platform-Engineer-Iii-Missouri-St-Louis ## About the Role A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, an IT-related field, or a related field is preferred., * Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future * This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work from home requests and follow our Work From Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview. * Minimum 6 years of experience in Information Systems or a related technical field * Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, GitHub, and ARM templates * Experience with observability technologies such as Azure Monitor, OpenTelemetry, and Datadog * Experience with DevSecOps principles and secure-by-default platform engineering * Demonstrated expertise in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including identity, networking, and compute services * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, and Ansible * Strong background in CI/CD systems, containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes on Azure, and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings * Proficiency in observability tooling and practices across cloud-native and hybrid environments * Solid understanding of cloud security practices and experience integrating security into infrastructure and application delivery pipelines * Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts for varied audiences * Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities in a cross-functional team environment * Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation as needed Preferred Qualifications: * Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills * Professional certifications relevant to cloud, DevOps, or security * Experience implementing SRE-inspired reliability practices * Experience participating in incident response, root cause analysis, and blameless post-mortems * Experience mentoring technical team members and fostering a culture of continuous learning and shared ownership Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures. ## Description At Safety National, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers with purpose! Since 1942, we've been an industry leader, valuing integrity, teamwork, and stability while providing competitive rewards, top-tier benefits, career growth opportunities, and flexible work options that promote balance. With tuition reimbursement, wellness perks, and a strong community impact, we invest in your success-both personally and professionally. Ready to grow with us? Apply today!, As the company's largest department, I.T. is responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and our next innovative project. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day. Utilizing a diverse set of technologies, like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure, the available career opportunities continue to grow rapidly. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured. Role Description: As a Cloud Platform Engineer III, you will play a pivotal role in enabling development and operations teams through robust, scalable, and secure platform capabilities. You will help build the foundation that empowers teams to deliver software efficiently, reliably, and securely. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain self-service platform capabilities that streamline application delivery, observability, and operational workflows across the organization. You will develop infrastructure and tooling that supports scalable CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and deployment automation using technologies such as Azure DevOps, Terraform, GitHub, and ARM templates. You will also standardize and automate platform operations, including provisioning, configuration management, secrets management, and runtime orchestration. You will engineer comprehensive observability solutions across logging, metrics, and traces using tools such as Azure Monitor, OpenTelemetry, and Datadog, while implementing reliability patterns and SRE-inspired practices to improve service performance, availability, and scalability. Security will be integrated into your work as you embed secure-by-default practices into platform tooling and pipelines, support DevSecOps principles, and help ensure platform components and services adhere to security baselines and compliance standards. Collaboration is essential to your success. You will work closely with application developers, cloud engineers, data teams, cybersecurity, and product teams to support the smooth integration of platform services across the software development lifecycle. You will mentor team members, foster continuous learning and shared ownership, participate in incident response and root cause analysis, and contribute to blameless post-mortems that improve platform resilience. 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