Monstro is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing Platform Engineering team. You will play a critical role at the intersection of enablement and governance, shaping how software is built, deployed, and operated. Your work will empower engineering teams to move fast while ensuring high standards for security and compliance.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain GCP infrastructure, creating consistent, repeatable environments across development, staging, and production.
- Design and implement CD pipeline standards that enable teams to deploy confidently and frequently.
- Develop internal tooling, templates, and automation that reduce friction for software engineers.
- Create and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) to ensure environments are reproducible and auditable.
- Provide support and guidance to engineering teams on platform best practices.
- Continuously improve developer experience by identifying and eliminating bottlenecks.
- Implement and maintain security controls across our GCP environment (IAM, VPC configuration, secrets management, encryption).
- Ensure compliance with NIST frameworks (CSF, 800-53) including access controls, continuous monitoring, and risk management.
- Support SOC-2 compliance by implementing controls for security, availability, and confidentiality, along with auditable change management processes.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation and evidence for internal and external audits.
- Conduct security reviews and work with teams to remediate vulnerabilities.
- Build observability and logging infrastructure that meets compliance retention and integrity requirements.
- Work as part of the Platform Engineering and Engineering teams to understand needs and deliver solutions.
- Partner with the Staff Platform Engineer on architecture decisions and platform strategy.
- Partner with GRC/compliance stakeholders to translate requirements into technical controls.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and help establish engineering standards.
- Mentor team members and share knowledge across the organization.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools, particularly Terraform.
- Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, or similar).
- Solid understanding of security principles and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, SOC-2) and implementing controls to meet audit requirements.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams.
Nice to Have
- Experience in fintech or other regulated industries.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Experience with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee).
- Background in observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar).
- Relevant certifications (GCP Professional, CISSP, etc.).
Technical Stack
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build)
- Python, Bash
- Kubernetes
- API management platforms (e.g., Apigee)
- Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Platform Engineering team, collaborating closely with the broader Engineering team. Our culture values ownership & impact, speed, and principles-driven work.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Paid health, vision, dental, and disability coverage
- Base Compensation Range (New York City): $204,000 - $255,000
- Base Compensation Range (Denver Metro): $179,200 - $224,000
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position open to candidates in the NYC metro or Denver metro area.
Monstro is an equal opportunity employer.
