Principal Engineer – Platform Engineering, Site Reliability

Job Description: • Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on AWS public cloud platform via Infrastructure as Code. • Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging Terraform, CloudFormation and GoLang. • Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions with focus on scalability, reliability, and security. • Support and maintain large Kubernetes clusters in production environments. • Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations. • Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices. • Develop automation to build and deploy Docker Containers through CI/CD pipelines for engineering teams deploy and test services. • Write policy & standard validation tests and integrations with Security Scanning software to ensure compliance. • Implement and support Observability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability. • Create Dashboards and integrate into Backstage IDP for visibility into system health. • Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management. • Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization. Requirements: • 10+ years of experience in cloud & platform engineering, DevOps, developer enablement, or infrastructure roles with increasing responsibility. • Expert-level proficiency with AWS cloud services especially in compute, storage, networking, implementing cloud native services, and developing resilient infrastructure architecture. • Strong software engineering skills and methodologies. • Deep Knowledge of AWS EKS or running multiple Kubernetes instances, VPC Configuration, AWS Waf, S3, RDS, and other cloud services. • Experience with ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions. • Experience with Crossplane a plus. • Strong hands-on experience with developing golden paths for engineers and managing CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitOps workflows for Kubernetes application delivery. • Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for multi-cloud resource provisioning and full stack deployments. • Proven experience with Kubernetes infrastructure management and service mesh technologies like Istio and API gateway solutions. • Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, operators, custom resources, and ecosystem tools. • Advanced programming skills in GoLang and Python for building platform tooling and automation. • Experience with Grafanna, OTEL, and Backstage. • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions across engineering teams. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical. • Background in SRE or Software Engineering practices and principles. • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or relevant experience. • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional). Benefits: • An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others. • The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. • Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. • An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job