EL2 Principal Platform Engineer
Core
Design, build, operate, and improve reusable cloud-native platform services and secure delivery patterns for application and product teams.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure & DevEx)
Builds
Internal developer platforms, reusable platform services, secure delivery patterns, and automation guardrails.
Domain
Federal Government, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering
Required skills
AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Policy-as-code, Internal Developer Platforms, Service Mesh, Observability, Security Automation
Preferred skills
Backstage, OpenTelemetry, HashiCorp Vault, Distributed Tracing
Responsibilities
Design and operate secure cloud platforms; Establish platform standards and automation; Enhance developer experience via self-service portals; Embed security controls and compliance checks; Improve platform reliability and observability; Lead platform roadmap and governance; Manage platform capabilities as internal products. (via careerplan.io/jobs/9a81d587-bdcf-48da-8dcd-d8e7816bd467-el2-principal-platform-engineer-at-peoplebank)
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership