Senior Platform Engineer

Our client is seeking aSenior Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python ) to help build, scale, and support a modern cloud platform within a growing technology environment. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who has built cloud infrastructure and platforms from the ground up, with a strong focus onAWS and Kubernetes . The role will also work closely with applications in production, requiring a strong understanding of application support and the ability to work across Python, Node.js, and React environments.

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python)

Compensation: Up to $80/hour

Location: Naperville, IL (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite per Week)

Duration : 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Experience building cloud platforms and infrastructure from the ground up, rather than solely maintaining existing environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments.
• Experience setting up and managing infrastructure that supports scalable, production-grade applications.
• Strong understanding of application support, including troubleshooting issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, and CI/CD processes.
• Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, observability, incident management, and production support.
• Experience working across both infrastructure and application environments.
• Full-stack development experience working across Python, Node.js, and React, with the ability to understand and support applications running within cloud environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and determine whether problems originate within the application, infrastructure, containers, or broader cloud environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and supporting Kubernetes environments within AWS, including Amazon EKS.
• Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code technologies.
• Background spanning Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or full-stack application engineering.
• Experience working in environments where engineers have ownership across both cloud infrastructure and the applications running on top of it.

Additional Information

• Hybrid position requiring 3 days per week onsite in Naperville, IL.
• 6-month contract with the intention of converting to a full-time employee.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available.
• This is a hands‑on position focused on both building cloud infrastructure and supporting the applications running within the environment.

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