Cloud Platforms Engineer, VP - Data, Cloud & Developer Experience

Blackstone Inc

Actively hiring
Miami Posted 28 days ago $160,000–$225,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Vice President Platform Engineer at Blackstone’s Platform Engineering team, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader, designing and building core platform services that support the firm's public cloud environments on AWS and Azure. Your responsibilities include developing Terraform-based infrastructure, enhancing self-service capabilities, and collaborating with security teams to ensure compliance and resilience. You will also mentor junior engineers, manage Jira for project tracking, and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. The role requires strong software development skills in Python or C#, deep experience with Terraform and public cloud platforms, and proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab and Jenkins. Ideal candidates have a background in platform engineering, DevOps, and experience working in regulated environments, demonstrating both technical expertise and effective communication skills.

Skills

AWS Azure Terraform Python C# CI/CD GitLab Jenkins Kubernetes SRE Jira TypeScript Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Design and build core platform services for Blackstone’s public cloud environments.
  • Develop Terraform-based infrastructure and enhance self-service capabilities for developers.
  • Own the design and implementation of critical platform components from concept to production.
  • Partner with security teams to ensure platforms are secure, compliant, and resilient.
  • Improve observability and operational support across the platform for reliability.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment through expertise.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of platform engineering or DevOps experience with ownership of shared platforms.
  • Strong software development skills in Python or C#, focusing on production-quality services.
  • Deep hands-on experience with Terraform for complex module design and infrastructure-as-code at scale.
  • Experience operating public cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) in production environments.
  • Proficiency in Jira for planning, prioritization, and delivery tracking of platform projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers without formal authority and contribute to team effectiveness.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $192k
$107k most similar roles pay here $238k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Blackstone Inc

Blackstone Inc. operates as a global investment firm specializing in real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, and life sciences, focusing on creating long-term value for institutional and individual investors.

Blackstone Inc currently has 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$212,500 across 16 roles with salary data.

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