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 Cloud Engineer (Strategic IC & Technical Lead)
Builds
Scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud-native platforms and migration strategies for mission-critical financial applications.
Domain
FinTech / Banking / Payments / Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
AWS core services, Kubernetes, Linux, distributed systems design, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, observability, security & compliance controls, technical leadership, cross-functional influence
Preferred skills
Master's degree, AWS certifications, large-scale cloud migration experience, policy-as-code, monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk), container security, scripting languages (Python, Java, C#, Ruby, Shell), FinTech domain knowledge
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; lead design of scalable cloud-native solutions; solve complex infrastructure problems; lead root cause analysis and improve platform reliability; establish IaC and automation patterns; 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 raise engineering standards.
Seniority
Principal, strategic IC with mentorship and cross-team influence
