Who is Stanley Martin Homes?
At Stanley Martin Homes, we believe your work should have a purpose. With us, it truly does.
Our success starts with our people, and we are proud to foster a culture where every team member is valued and supported. At Stanley Martin Homes, you will work alongside passionate, knowledgeable professionals who are committed to doing the right thing, delivering exceptional homebuyer experiences, and putting homebuyers first.
Stanley Martin Homes is one of the largest 25 homebuilders in the United States and it has been consistently one of the fastest growing. We are proud of the people-first culture that makes it possible.
If you are ready to build a meaningful career and help families find the place they will call home, we would love to connect with you. Join our team and build a career that you will be proud of.
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The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer leads the modernization of our cloud environment by driving the implementation of advanced Azure PaaS and application platform capabilities that enable the delivery of scalable, secure, and modern cloud-native applications. The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for building scalable, enterprise-ready environments that empower our AI, Data, and Application teams to deploy workloads independently, replacing manual processes with automated, self-service APIs and CI/CD blueprints. By abstracting the underlying complexities of Azure PaaS and Kubernetes, this position will enable a streamlined, high-performance experience for our engineering teams. The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer will build and operate these platforms, ensuring our application teams can deploy, run, and scale services reliably and securely.

Responsibilities and Duties
Platform Architecture & Modernization: Design, build, and evolve our cloud platform to provide standardized, self-service capabilities that support the modernization of our application portfolio.
Container & PaaS Orchestration: Lead the design, implementation, and operation of Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes (AKS) environments, ensuring scalable, high-performance runtime environments.
Data & AI Ecosystem Integration: Architect and automate the deployment of data-intensive platforms, including Azure Databricks and Snowflake, ensuring seamless integration with our application stack.
Engineering Enablement & Support: Work directly with development teams to debug deployment and runtime issues, improve application reliability, and drive platform stability through continuous improvements.
Incident Management: Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and root cause analysis to maintain high platform availability and performance.
Identity & Security Architecture: Implement secure design patterns using Managed Identities and Azure Key Vault to ensure secret management and service-to-service authentication.
API-Driven Automation: Build and maintain API-driven integrations to automate provisioning and lifecycle management for application, AI, and data workloads.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Define and enforce automated standards using IaC (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD policy-as-code to ensure security and compliance at the point of deployment.
Application Delivery & CI/CD: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to standardize application deployment, environment promotion, and release automation.
Observability & Monitoring: Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using Application Insights and Log Analytics to ensure platform health and support troubleshooting across distributed systems.

Position Requirements

• 8–12+ years in cloud engineering with a focus on application platforms, PaaS services, and container orchestration.
• Deep experience with AKS / Azure Container Apps, API Management, Service Bus / Event Grid, and Databricks / Snowflake integrations.
• Hands-on experience logging, monitoring, and diagnosing distributed systems to ensure platform health.
• Strong coding ability in Python, Go, or .NET capable of building custom tools, automation, and platform integrations.
• Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes operations, including deployments, scaling, and deep-level troubleshooting.
• Proficient in implementing Managed Identity, Key Vault, and modern application authentication patterns.
• Expert-level skill in Terraform or Bicep, including the development of reusable, version-controlled modules.
• Proven experience building and maintaining pipelines, with a focus on integrating automated testing and security controls.

What’s In It For Me:

• Access to competitively priced, high-quality health care options through Aetna, MetLife and EyeMed, along with employer-paid Short Term and Long Term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance (including employee-paid life, Legal Resources, and Aflac supplemental options)
• Plan for the future by investing in a 401(K), with up to $5K employer match, invest even more with our Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Put your family first with benefits, including 3 weeks of paid parental leave and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent care
• 12 weeks of paid maternity leave through our Short-Term Disability Plan
• Receive well-rounded wellness benefits, including free and low-cost mental health resources and support services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Continue your education with tuition and certification reimbursement
• Rest and relax with 15 days of vacation (increases with tenure) and 6 days of paid sick leave
• Protect yourself from identity theft or travel mishaps with our no-cost coverage
• Receive great discounts on buying a Stanley Martin home and discounts with our partners in mortgage and title services as well as cell phone service through Verizon
• Get access to your paycheck early with an advanced pay option through Dayforce Wallet
• Support local charities that are important to you through our Giving Back Program; with up to $250 match, 8 hours leave and more

Stanley Martin Homes has been building new homes since 1966. Headquartered in Reston, VA, Stanley Martin Homes is one of the nation’s fastest-growing homebuilders, having built more than 25,000 homes and operating in 14 metropolitan areas and seven states, including Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Named National Builder of the Year in 2021 by Builder Magazine, Stanley Martin Homes is driven to deliver on its mission to “design and build homes people love at a price they can afford.”
At Stanley Martin Homes, you're not just joining a company—you’re joining a team. Whether your passion is in sales, construction, or operations, you'll contribute to delivering an exceptional home buying experience that helps people realize their dreams.
To hear from our team members about why they love working at Stanley Martin Homes, click here.

This position pays between $191,700.00 to $212,600.00 annually plus bonus.

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