Principal Platform Engineer
Core
Technical authority for a multi-cloud, multi-tenant commercial platform serving governments and businesses, steering architecture across organizational boundaries to enable fast product shipping and cost efficiency.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (Senior IC)
Builds
Multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), platform reference architecture, cross-cutting platform concerns (ingress, API gateway, auth, SSO, RBAC), and provisioning paths for new environments/tenants.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering (Multi-cloud, Regulated/Sovereign environments)
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure architecture, SRE/Platform Engineering ownership, AWS/Azure multi-account scale, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu), Kubernetes (cluster management, multi-cluster), GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), AI-assisted development tools, Python/Go programming, Regulatory/accreditation constraints understanding, Technical influence without authority.
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated beyond required skills.
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Terraform, OpenTofu, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Flux, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Drive technical decisions and systems architecture across multiple organizations; Own the platform reference architecture across AWS and Azure; Translate company strategy into area-level technical strategy; Lead architecture for cross-cutting platform concerns (ingress, API gateway, auth, SSO, RBAC); Design provisioning path for new environments and tenants; Set standards for IaC, GitOps, and release engineering; Create and run senior engineer alignment forums; Act as cross-functional partner in planning and costing; Write and prototype hard parts (greenfield components, PoCs); Partner with Security and Compliance; Mentor engineers and help hire senior/leadership talent.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship and hiring responsibilities.
