Principal Platform Engineer (AWS)

Job summary

The Principal Platform Engineer shapes cloud and platform engineering strategy, defining the architecture and roadmap for AWS platforms, DevOps tooling, and internal developer platforms. The role builds self-service infrastructure and CI/CD automation, supports AI/ML and LLM workloads, and improves security, reliability, developer productivity, and cloud efficiency. It also influences technical decisions and engineering practices across product teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting complex, production-grade AWS environments.
• Hands-on experience building internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure, and reusable engineering capabilities.
• Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or GitLab.
• Experience with microservices, containers, serverless technologies, and distributed systems.
• Experience managing AI/ML infrastructure and LLM platforms, including model deployment, AI service integration, or orchestration.
• Programming and automation skills in Python, Go, or Java.
• Knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, networking, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with developer portals such as Backstage.
• Ability to influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• A valid NV1 clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, standards, and roadmaps for AWS platforms, DevOps tooling, and internal developer platforms.
• Design scalable self-service infrastructure and developer tooling.
• Establish practices for CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, repository management, and deployment automation.
• Design and manage infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, LLM platforms, model deployment, and AI service orchestration.
• Embed security, governance, scalability, and operational resilience in platform architecture and engineering practices.
• Partner with senior technology leaders, mentor engineers, and influence architectural decisions across product teams.
• Improve platform efficiency, reliability, and AWS resource utilisation.
• Evaluate emerging cloud, platform engineering, and AI technologies.

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