Senior Data SRE / Cloud Platform Engineer

The Opportunity: Flywire is seeking a Senior SRE / Cloud Platform Engineer to own, scale and secure the underlying cloud infrastructure powering our high-stakes payment intelligence and data platforms. You will serve as the cloud infrastructure anchor for our data engineering and AI initiatives, establishing best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD and platform reliability across AWS and GCP, reporting into the team led by our Hiring Manager, Roberto. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Lead the design, modularization and deployment of global cloud environments using Terraform across AWS and GCP, establishing enterprise-grade IaC best practices. Platform Reliability & Observability : Define, monitor and enforce SLIs, SLOs and alerting frameworks for underlying data platforms to minimize MTTR and maximize uptime. DevOps & CI/CD Automation : Architect robust GitLab CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration with Fargate and zero-manual-intervention deployment workflows. Data Platform Enablement : Work with Data Engineering teams to provide secure, scalable cloud environments for Airflow, dbt, streaming feeds (Pub/Sub, Beam) and AI integrations. Security & Cost Governance : Automate cloud access policies (RBAC/ABAC), network security and cost optimization for resource-heavy data workloads. What You'll Bring: Experience : 5+ years in SRE, DevOps or Cloud Platform Engineering, with proven experience building production cloud infrastructure at scale. Deep Terraform Expertise : Master-level hands-on experience using Terraform to manage multi-account/multi-project setups in AWS and GCP. Observability & Reliability : Strong experience setting up logging, monitoring and alerting frameworks (e.g. Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch). CI/CD & Containers : Strong expertise with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Docker, including serverless container orchestration with Fargate. Data Context : Experience provisioning or maintaining infrastructure for data tooling (e.g. PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, Airflow, Kafka/PubSub) and basic proficiency in Python or Bash scripting. Location : Based within a short commutable distance of Valencia, as this role requires regular weekly hybrid presence in our office. What We Offer: Competitive compensation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!) Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in Digital Disconnect Days! Great Talent & Development Programs Submit today and get started! We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions. Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 30 nationalities across 12 different offices, and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda, we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire. Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. #LI-Hybrid