Senior Platform Engineer

St. Louis, MO


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Type: Contract

Category: Security

Industry: Financial Services

Reference ID: JN -042026-106501

Date Posted: 04/21/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/tucn7i


Description:

Hybrid 4 days on-site, 1 day work from home in St. Louis, MO

 

Our client seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to enhance CI/CD pipelines, remediate security vulnerabilities, and maintain hardened Docker images that support hundreds of developers. The role will operate within a Scrum team and focus on GitLab pipeline optimization, container security, and compliance. The engineer will also contribute to Terraform modules, AWS services, and modernization efforts including a test suite conversion to TypeScript. On-call participation for incident response and platform support is required.

 

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $90.00 to $110.00/hr. w2

 


Responsibilities:
  • Enhance and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines across 15+ repositories with standardized templates.
  • Improve pipeline reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency, including Maven and NPM build best practices.
  • Execute CVE remediation using Trivy, Snyk, and AWS Inspector following established processes.
  • Maintain security compliance with CIS benchmarks and DISA STIGs for platform offerings.
  • Coordinate remediation efforts with application teams and document security patterns.
  • Maintain and update base Docker images in ECR and Artifactory to meet compliance standards.
  • Implement image scanning and validation processes and support base image adoption.
  • Develop Terraform infrastructure-as-code modules for platform services.
  • Manage AWS resources via CLI and services including EC2, ECS/EKS, ECR, Lambda, IAM, VPC, and S3.
  • Support PostgreSQL and Oracle PL/SQL database operations.
  • Convert an existing test suite from Bash to TypeScript.
  • Refactor legacy platform components and improve observability.
  • Create and maintain internal documentation and provide developer guidance in support channels.
  • Participate in on-call rotation for incident response, troubleshooting, and platform support.

Experience Requirements:
  • 5+ years in platform or infrastructure engineering.
  • Proven experience supporting large-scale developer platforms.
  • Strong proficiency with TypeScript.
  • Hands-on expertise with AWS CLI and core services (EC2, ECS/EKS, ECR, Lambda, IAM, VPC, S3).
  • Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline engineering and template standardization.
  • Docker image management with ECR and Artifactory.
  • Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.
  • CVE remediation using Trivy, Snyk, and AWS Inspector.
  • Knowledge of security compliance frameworks including CIS benchmarks and DISA STIGs.
  • Experience with Maven and NPM build processes.
  • Proficiency with PostgreSQL and Oracle PL/SQL.
  • Demonstrated DevSecOps practices and mindset.
  • On-call and incident response experience.
  • Effective communication skills in cross-functional environments.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com.

 
About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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