Principal Engineer - Cloud
Core
Strategic individual contributor and technical leader defining cloud engineering direction, architecture standards, and enterprise implementation for AWS-based infrastructure.
Role type
Principal Engineer - Cloud Engineering
Builds
Scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective cloud-native solutions and platforms.
Domain
FinTech / Cloud Infrastructure / AWS
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
AWS core services (compute, storage, networking, identity, container orchestration, managed data), Kubernetes, Linux, distributed systems design, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, observability, security and compliance controls (PCI-DSS, SOC 2, FFIEC), technical leadership, cross-functional influence, documentation, mentoring.
Preferred skills
Master's degree, AWS certifications, large-scale cloud migration/modernization in regulated environments, policy-as-code, monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk), container security, programming/scripting (Python, Java, C#, Ruby, Shell), ACH/EFT/payment networks, FinTech/banking experience.
Technologies
AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS, IAM, VPC, KMS), Terraform, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, AppDynamics
Responsibilities
Define cloud engineering strategy and reference architectures; design scalable cloud-native solutions; solve complex infrastructure problems; lead root cause analysis and improve platform reliability; establish IaC and CI/CD practices; partner with security/compliance on regulatory controls; provide technical leadership for audits; architect disaster recovery and high availability; enforce cloud security best practices; drive vulnerability management; establish observability standards; influence technical roadmaps; mentor engineers and leaders.
Seniority
Principal, strategic IC with mentorship and cross-team influence
