Description
Position: Principal Platform Engineer | Direct Hire Permanent
Location: Remote
Salary: $180,000 - $225,000 base plus SIGNIFICANT bonus and or equity potential
*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***
Ready to build the backbone of a modern engineering organization?
We're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to architect and scale a next-generation cloud platform powering secure, reliable, and high-velocity software delivery-including support for AI-enabled applications. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you'll define how engineering operates at scale.
What You'll Own
Lead the design of a scalable, secure platform that standardizes how teams build and deploy software
Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines that are fast, reliable, and production-grade
Develop infrastructure as code (Terraform) with reusable, enterprise-ready modules
Embed security into every layer (DevSecOps, policy-as-code, secrets, governance)
Implement progressive delivery (canary, blue/green) and rapid recovery strategies
Establish end-to-end observability across microservices and distributed systems
Drive AWS cloud architecture, including IAM, networking, and operational visibility
Partner across teams to set standards and elevate engineering maturity
What You Bring
10+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure at a senior or principal level
Proven experience running complex CI/CD environments at scale
Deep expertise with Terraform and cloud-native infrastructure
Strong DevSecOps mindset (security automation, compliance, policy enforcement)
Experience building observability for distributed systems
Advanced knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, IAM, and networking
Ability to influence across teams and drive enterprise-wide standards
Why This Role
Build a modern platform from the ground up-not maintain legacy systems
Shape the future of cloud, security, and AI-ready infrastructure
High ownership, visibility, and impact on engineering velocity
Work at the intersection of architecture, automation, and scale
If you thrive on solving complex platform challenges and want to define how engineering operates at scale, this is your opportunity.
*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: or mobile: . Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. ***
Requirements
DevOps, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD), IAM, Platform strategy, SaaS
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- Dice Id: rhalfint
- Position Id: 01500-0013464392
- Posted 25 days ago
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