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Principal Platform Engineer

USA💼 Full-time💰 $155,700–$155,700🗓 2026-07-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and maintain secure, high-availability platform infrastructure for physical and virtual Windows/Linux systems supporting rendering, content creation, and production workflows.

Role type

Principal Platform Engineer (Infrastructure & Security)

Builds

Secure, scalable, and dependable infrastructure solutions for hybrid production and enterprise environments

Domain

Creative technology, server infrastructure, and operational security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, server engineering, automation, Zero Trust principles, network segmentation, secure access controls, high-availability system design, data lifecycle management, storage tiering, observability, incident response, risk assessment, vulnerability management, compliance frameworks

Preferred skills

Enterprise security frameworks, operational security practices, continuous learning in infrastructure and security

Technologies

AWS, Datadog, Grafana, Linux, Network, Prometheus, Robotics, Security, Splunk, Windows, Cloud, C++, Arista CloudVision, NetApp FabricPool, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, endpoint protection

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain secure platform infrastructure across physical and virtual Windows and Linux systems; monitor and evaluate infrastructure activity using observability platforms; design and deploy secure infrastructure architectures including network segmentation; manage and tune high-availability infrastructure for rendering and content creation; perform risk assessments and vulnerability reviews; support incident response and root cause analysis; work with engineering and security partners to deliver scalable solutions; support infrastructure automation and operational tooling; prepare operational and security reports.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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