Join a leading wealth management firm dedicated to delivering reliable, scalable, and secure technology services that enable the business. We are seeking a proactive, self-directed individual with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to delivering high-quality results. Someone who is a highly hands-on Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to build, automate, and operate our AWS-based infrastructure environment. Comfortable operating in challenging environments and able to drive initiatives end-to-end with precision and attention to detail and requires minimal oversight and consistently follows through on commitments.
This is a senior individual contributor role focused on infrastructure engineering, automation, and platform development. You will spend the majority of your time working with Terraform, building cloud infrastructure, and improving platform reliability and scalability.
This role also supports and enables the firm’s evolving AI initiatives by providing secure, scalable infrastructure for AI-enabled applications. You will partner with application, data, and AI teams to deliver reusable platform capabilities that support both traditional and AI-driven workloads.
Cloud Infrastructure
- Build and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, etc.)
• Support multi-account environments using AWS Organizations and security controls
• Design and implement scalable networking and infrastructure patterns
• Deploy and support modern application workloads, including containerized, serverless, and API-driven services
Automation & IaC
- Develop and maintain Terraform code and reusable modules
• Automate provisioning and operational workflows using scripting and configuration tools
• Integrate infrastructure into CI/CD pipelines
• Continuously improve automation and reduce manual processes
AI Platform Support
- Support infrastructure for AI-enabled applications (e.g., API-based model access, inference endpoints)
• Help establish scalable and secure patterns for integrating AI services into cloud environments
• Partner with engineering teams to enable safe and efficient use of AI capabilities within platform guardrails
Reliability, Security & Operations
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues
• Participate in incident response and continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure infrastructure meets security, compliance, and governance standards
• Support cost optimization and performance tuning
Qualifications
Experience
- 7+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
• Experience in regulated environments is a plus
Technical Skills
Core (Required):
• Strong Terraform experience
• AWS infrastructure (IAM, networking, compute, storage)
• Scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Understanding of cloud networking and security fundamentals
Preferred:
- Experience with containers, serverless, or CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with AI/LLM platforms (e.g., AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic) - Experience integrating AI services into applications
• Exposure to observability, FinOps, or advanced automation tooling
Professional Attributes
- Hands-on builder with a strong engineering mindset
• Focused on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Comfortable working across teams (engineering, security, operations)
• Curious and adaptable, with interest in emerging technologies including AI
The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000 per year. This range reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this role. In addition, this position may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, and other compensation programs as applicable. Eligible employees may participate in a 401(k) program with a generous profit-sharing contribution, medical, prescription dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; disability coverage; paid holidays; vacation; and sick time, subject to plan terms and Company policies.
About Bessemer Trust
Bessemer Trust is a family office, overseeing more than $250 billion in assets for over 3,000 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its more than 1,300 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.
Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel.
Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer’s adherence to putting clients’ interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.
Key Facts:
- For 119 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
- Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
- To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history, click here.
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About Our Employee Rewards and Benefits:
We provide exceptional rewards and benefits that are among the best in the industry, giving our people access to a wide range of options, including:
- Competitive base salary plus discretionary annual bonus for select positions
- A 401(k) plan with a generous annual profit-sharing contribution
- Personalized development and career opportunities, including tuition reimbursement support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with zero contributions for employee coverage
- Employee assistance (EAP) and wellness programs
- Hybrid work environment: 60% in office, 40% remote for most positions
- Paid time off and paid parental leave
- Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
- Legal services and financial wellness plans at no cost to employees
Bessemer Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.
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What We Do
Privately owned and independent, Bessemer Trust is a multifamily office that has served individuals and families of substantial wealth for more than 110 years. Through comprehensive investment management, wealth planning, and family office services, we help clients achieve peace of mind for generations.
