Principal Architect, Core Platform Engineering
United States
Full Time
1 week ago
$168,750 - $281,250 USD
H1B Sponsor
Key skills
AnsibleAWSAzureCassandraChefCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGrafanaJavaJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBMySQLNoSQLPostgresPrometheusPuppetPythonTerraformGoGoogle CloudGitHub ActionsGitLab CIPulumiHelmCloudFormationAPI GatewayPostgreSQLIdentity ManagementDatadogELK StackKongApigeeGitHubGitLabIstioLinkerdService MeshCI/CDLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the design and development of core platform components for a multi-cloud hybrid infrastructure
- Architect scalable, secure, and resilient platform solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, and CloudFormation
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for platform services using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
- Ensure platform observability through integration of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business requirements
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in platform engineering practices
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
Requirements
- Expertise in cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- Strong proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation
- Experience with container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies: Istio, Linkerd
- Proficiency in programming languages: Python, Go, Java
- Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- Familiarity with configuration management tools: Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and identity management in cloud environments
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog
- Hands-on experience with API gateway and service integration: Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway
- Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Experience with database technologies: PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Understanding of DevSecOps practices and compliance requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering and platform development
- Proven track record of designing and implementing core platform solutions in multi-cloud environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Tech Stack
- Ansible
- AWS
- Azure
- Cassandra
- Chef
- Cloud
- Distributed Systems
- Docker
- Grafana
- Java
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- NoSQL
- Postgres
- Prometheus
- Puppet
- Python
- Terraform
- Go
Benefits
- flexible time off for exempt associates
- paid time off for non-exempt associates
- up to 12 paid holidays per year
- health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts)
- mental health support
- disability benefits
- up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- adoption assistance
- fertility planning coverage
- legal benefits
- long-term care insurance
- commuter benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- charity gift matching
- employee stock purchase plan
- 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
- access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups