Principal Platform Engineer Job at Robert Half (Lehi)

Principal Platform Engineer

Robert Half

Location:
United States , Lehi

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

We are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to drive the technical direction of our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and serve as a senior technical partner across engineering, security, and architecture. This role operates at an organizational level — shaping platform strategy, leading cross-team technical initiatives, and deepening our cloud security posture across a growing AWS footprint. You will work closely with our Security team as an embedded partner on platform security initiatives, and you’ll coordinate with another Principal Engineer on the Platform team to divide and align technical ownership. This is a highly cross-functional role: you’ll spend significant time outside your immediate team, building relationships with application teams, security, compliance, and architecture to ensure the platform meets the needs of the broader organization.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the design and continuous improvement of secure, scalable platform solutions within AWS environments
Partner with engineering teams across the organization to drive broad technical initiatives and influence platform strategy
Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform to standardize deployments and improve operational consistency
Develop and enhance platform tooling and automation using languages such as Java, Python, Go, or C#
Strengthen cloud security controls by implementing and managing services such as Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, CloudTrail, secrets management, and private networking patterns
Support containerized workloads by improving Docker security practices and optimizing deployment patterns for services running on EC2, Fargate, and other managed platforms
Advance CI/CD capabilities through orchestration and automation tools including GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar technologies
Collaborate on secure software delivery practices, including source control standards, vulnerability scanning, and supply chain protection measures
Contribute to agile delivery processes and provide technical leadership that helps teams execute complex platform initiatives effectively

Requirements:

12+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
Extensive background operating at a senior or staff engineering level with ownership of complex technical decisions
Proven success leading initiatives that span multiple teams and shaping engineering direction beyond direct reporting lines
Strong programming ability in at least one object-oriented or backend language such as Java, Python, Go, or C#
Deep hands-on expertise securing AWS environments, including identity, logging, monitoring, network isolation, and threat detection capabilities
Practical experience with Terraform, Docker, and modern cloud platform services such as EC2, Fargate, Aurora, or DynamoDB
Familiarity with CI/CD automation, Git-based development workflows, and secure release engineering practices
Working knowledge of agile delivery methods such as Kanban and the ability to operate effectively in fast-moving engineering organizations

What we offer:

medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance
401(k) plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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