Staff Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect and operate the enterprise data platform on Azure, including storage, compute, and streaming layers.
• Develop reusable platform frameworks for ingestion, orchestration, and workflow execution.
• Own infrastructure engineering for data systems including compute, storage, and identity integration.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and build CI/CD pipelines.
• Design platform observability, monitoring, and governance frameworks.
• Lead system integration patterns including event-driven and batch architectures.
• Support M&A integration through scalable platform onboarding.
• Partner with analytics and data teams to enable platform usage.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentor engineers.
• Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong experience building and operating cloud-native platforms on Azure (compute, storage, networking).
• Hands-on expertise with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent) and CI/CD automation.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, and resilient systems with defined SLAs/SLOs.
• Experience with system integration patterns (event-driven architectures, APIs, streaming systems).
• Strong understanding of identity, access control, secure platform design (e.g., Entra ID).
• Experience implementing observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) for platforms.
• Proven ability to lead cross-team platform initiatives and define engineering standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills across engineering & data org.

Requirements

• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, or streaming systems).
• Familiarity with tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, dbt or Fivetran from a platform enablement standpoint.
• Experience in regulated industries (Financial Services, Wealth Management, Healthcare).
• Background in M&A systems integration and onboarding complex environments.
• Experience with multi-region architectures and disaster recovery design.
• Understanding of infrastructure requirements for AI/ML platforms.
• Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Physical Requirements
• This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.
• This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.
• U.S. Eligibility Requirements
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to execute Corient's Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.
• What You Can Expect from Us
• Our dedication to the Employee Experience at Corient is aimed at supporting, empowering, and inspiring our talented team through:
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
• Four Medical Plan options that is generously subsidized by Corient
• Employer paid Dental, Vision & Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
• Dependent Care FS

Benefits

Additional Information

Join a team that values your ambition and empowers your growth At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work for a company that values your contributions and supports your growth, we would like to meet you.

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