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# Principal Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Robert Half
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $250,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Release Management, Reliability Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Policy as Code, Data Logging, Mttr, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Microservices
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/080C18EB506A449682B3ECA61C32E5CD/job/

## About the Role

* 10+ years of Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Site Reliability Engineering experience

 * Proven success operating and scaling complex production CI/CD ecosystems

 * Deep hands-on expertise with Terraform and modern Infrastructure as Code practices

 * Strong background in DevSecOps, security automation, compliance, policy enforcement, and vulnerability management

 * Experience implementing observability, monitoring, logging, and operational excellence across distributed systems

 * Advanced knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, IAM, networking, cloud architecture, and platform operations

 * Strong understanding of software delivery, developer tooling, release management, and operational metrics such as reliability and MTTR

 * Ability to influence technical direction, establish enterprise standards, and communicate effectively with engineering leadership and executive stakeholders

## Description

We are seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the architecture, automation, and standardization of a modern cloud platform supporting enterprise-scale software delivery, cloud operations, and emerging AI capabilities.

This is a newly created, high-impact leadership role for a hands-on platform engineering expert who thrives at the intersection of cloud architecture, DevSecOps, developer experience, automation, and reliability engineering. You'll help define how engineering teams build, deploy, secure, and operate software across the organization.

What You'll Own

 * Define and execute a platform engineering strategy that improves developer productivity, consistency, and operational resilience

 * Architect and scale enterprise-grade CI/CD platforms that accelerate delivery while reducing operational risk

 * Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform with reusable, standardized modules

 * Embed security throughout the engineering lifecycle through automated guardrails, policy-as-code, secrets management, and governance controls

 * Advance deployment automation, progressive delivery practices, and rapid recovery capabilities

 * Build observability strategies across distributed applications, microservices, and cloud-native environments

 * Strengthen AWS cloud operations through improved IAM, networking, governance, and runtime visibility

 * Establish engineering standards and platform best practices across multiple development teams and external partners


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