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Principal Platform Engineer

Posted 2 days ago
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10+ years experience
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Design and operate scalable, multi-tenant infrastructure platforms using GitOps and infrastructure-as-code practices. Implement robust security, compliance, and observability standards across cloud environments to support high-performance engineering teams.

Required

  • 15+ years in software engineering, platform or infrastructure engineering, or a closely related technical field.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise in infrastructure as code at fleet scale (Terraform or OpenTofu with Terragrunt or equivalent): module architecture, remote state, multi-environment topology.
  • Demonstrated experience operating multi-tenant Kubernetes platforms in production: GitOps, network and admission policy, workload identity, tenant isolation.
  • Proven track record building CI/CD as a shared platform (GitHub Actions or equivalent), with reusable workflow contracts, fleet-scale branch protection, and enforced quality and security gates.
  • Strong hands-on command of cloud identity and network security on Azure/AWS/GCP or a comparable hyperscaler: workload identity federation, RBAC, private networking, WAF, DNS.
  • Substantive experience with security and compliance as code: scanning toolchains (Snyk, Checkov, Trivy), policy engines (OPA, Kyverno, Azure Policy), supply chain controls (signing, provenance, SBOM), and SOC2 / ISO 27001 control evidence.
  • Production observability with OpenTelemetry or equivalent: collector topology, SLOs and error budgets, alert routing, incident management, fault injection.
  • Has built and operated production application software as a software engineer, in at least one of Go, Python, or TypeScript, and is fluent in testing strategy, code review, trunk-based delivery, and release management.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; ability to translate complex technical topics to diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional product team collaboration.

 

Preferred / Additional Qualifications

  • Experience building platforms for consulting, advisory, or professional services, including client-isolation and data-residency requirements.
  • Familiarity with virtual-cluster and control-plane tooling (vcluster, Crossplane) and developer portals (Backstage, Port).
  • Experience operating a platform used by AI coding assistants (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or similar), including sandboxing of agent tooling.
  • Advanced certifications in cloud architecture, Kubernetes, or security (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, CKA/CKS, CISSP).
  • FinOps experience: cost allocation, showback, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for developer education — writing internal guides, running workshops, or building internal tooling communities.

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