Senior Enterprise Platform Engineer

Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (ESI) is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Platform Engineer to support a large, complex enterprise technology environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with technology leadership, engineering teams, and operational stakeholders to assess the current technology environment, identify gaps and modernization opportunities, develop practical recommendations, and assist with the implementation of solutions.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role requiring someone who can operate effectively at both the technical and strategic levels. The ideal candidate will be comfortable evaluating enterprise platforms and architecture, working directly with engineers to troubleshoot and improve systems, developing future-state recommendations, and communicating technical findings and recommendations to leadership., * Assess existing enterprise platforms, infrastructure, architecture, tools, processes, integrations, and operational practices.

• Work with technology leadership and engineering teams to understand the current environment, business requirements, technical challenges, and operational priorities.
• Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, system inefficiencies, performance issues, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate current-state capabilities and help define appropriate future-state technology architectures and capabilities.
• Recommend practical, scalable solutions that improve reliability, performance, security, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, integration, orchestration, and standardization across the enterprise environment.
• Participate directly in the design, engineering, configuration, integration, testing, and implementation of recommended solutions.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, standards, and recommendations.
• Help develop and maintain a prioritized technology improvement roadmap covering immediate needs, near-term improvements, and longer-term modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, tools, and implementation approaches and provide technical recommendations to leadership.
• Assist with proof-of-concept efforts and technical evaluations of potential solutions.
• Work across infrastructure, platform, application, cloud, security, networking, and operational teams to identify dependencies and develop integrated solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and operational teams.
• Translate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations into clear information for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives designed to increase platform reliability, scalability, automation, security, and operational effectiveness.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who combines strong technical depth with enterprise architecture, modernization, automation, integration, and problem-solving experience., * 8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, platform engineering, systems engineering, cloud engineering, enterprise architecture, or a related technical discipline.

• Demonstrated experience assessing complex enterprise technology environments and recommending improvements.
• Strong hands-on engineering background with experience implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• Experience designing, integrating, modernizing, and supporting enterprise platforms and infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and technology modernization strategies.
• Experience identifying and addressing technical debt, architectural gaps, operational inefficiencies, and platform limitations.
• Experience with automation, scripting, systems integration, orchestration, or infrastructure automation.
• Experience working with cloud and/or hybrid enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure concepts, including servers, virtualization, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, and systems integration.
• Ability to develop current-state and future-state architecture documentation and technical roadmaps.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical environments.
• Demonstrated ability to move from assessment and recommendation to hands-on implementation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, technical managers, operational teams, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with several of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
• Microsoft enterprise technologies
• Windows and Linux server environments
• VMware or other virtualization platforms
• Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory
• Enterprise networking and security technologies
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation technologies
• DevOps and CI/CD practices
• APIs and enterprise systems integration
• Containers and Kubernetes
• Enterprise monitoring and observability platforms
• IT service management and operational automation
• High availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
• Cloud migration and data center modernization
• Enterprise security and Zero Trust principles
• Technology lifecycle management and technical debt remediation

Experience working within a large government, public-sector, or similarly complex enterprise technology environment is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is not solely an enterprise architect or strategist. We are looking for a senior engineer who can assess an environment, develop recommendations, and then roll up their sleeves and help implement the solutions.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable:

• Meeting with leadership to discuss technology strategy and modernization priorities.
• Whiteboarding architecture and future-state solutions with technical teams.
• Analyzing existing platforms and identifying technical gaps.
• Working directly with engineers to configure, integrate, automate, troubleshoot, and implement solutions.
• Developing roadmaps and communicating technical recommendations to decision-makers.

This individual should be analytical, collaborative, and comfortable working in an environment where the initial focus will be understanding the current state and determining the highest-value opportunities for improvement.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Significant relevant technical experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Relevant Microsoft, AWS, VMware, Cisco, Red Hat, ITIL, TOGAF, or other enterprise technology certifications are a plus.

Job Type

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral program
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan, Full-time / Contract

Work Environment

The selected candidate will work closely with enterprise technology leadership and multiple technical and operational teams. The position may require a combination of strategic planning, technical assessment, solution design, documentation, and hands-on engineering activities.

ESI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay: $155,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance