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# Principal Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Abbott Laboratories
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $130,700.0 - $261,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Computing Platforms, Application Release Automation, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Dicom, Distributed Systems, EHealth, Github, Medical Software, Integrated Development Environments, Interoperability, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Machine Learning, Node.Js, OpenID, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Containerization, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Github Enterprise, Health Level Seven International, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://abbott.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/abbottcareers/job/United-States--Santa-Clara--Building-B---SC/Principal-Platform-Engineer_31163593-1

## About the Role

+ OIDC Federation
 + Workload Identity
 + Secrets Management
 + Container Security
 + DevSecOps

 * Leadership
 + Technical Strategy
 + Architecture & Design Reviews
 + Cross-Functional Collaboration
 + Mentoring & Coaching
 + Communication & Influencing, * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
 * (16+ Bachelors OR 10+ Master's Degree) years of experience in cloud architecture and enterprise-scale systems.
 * Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, and modern CI/CD practices.
 * Experience designing secure, highly available, scalable distributed systems.
 * Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing engineering decisions.
 * Proficiency in relevant software and system development tools (e.g., Java, C#, C++, Python, NodeJS).
 * Strong experience with DevOps/CI-CD, containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), IaC (e.g., Terraform), and observability.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience in healthcare, digital health, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industries.
 * Experience supporting AI/ML and data platform workloads.
 * Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, and DICOM.
 * Experience designing and implementing secure cloud-native platforms.
 * Experience supporting FDA-regulated software development environments.
 * Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, secure software development, and cloud security best practices.
 * Experience supporting compliance initiatives and audits including:
 + ISO 27001
 + SOC 2
 + HIPAA / HITECH
 + FedRAMP
 + NIST Cybersecurity Framework
 * AWS, Kubernetes, security, or cloud certifications preferred.

## Description

The Principal Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native platforms that support digital health, medical software, data, and AI/ML solutions.

This role provides technical leadership across AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, automation, cybersecurity, and software delivery. The successful candidate will establish platform standards, drive engineering excellence, and mentor teams while remaining hands-on with platform design and implementation.

What You'll Work On

 * Lead architecture, design, implementation, and operation of cloud-native platforms on AWS.
 * Design and operate Kubernetes platforms using Amazon EKS.
 * Define platform standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
 * Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code.
 * Implement GitOps and CI/CD practices to automate infrastructure and application delivery.
 * Develop reusable platform services, automation, and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
 * Design secure cloud solutions using modern identity, access control, encryption, and secrets management practices.
 * Partner with Cybersecurity, Privacy, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
 * Drive reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence across platform services.
 * Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams.
 * Participate in architecture reviews, technical planning, and engineering governance activities.
 * Support development of regulated healthcare and medical software solutions.
 * Comply with FDA regulations, quality processes, cybersecurity standards, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills and Competencies

 * Cloud & Platform Engineering
 + AWS
 + Amazon EKS
 + Kubernetes
 + Docker
 + Helm
 + Distributed Systems

 * Infrastructure Automation
 + Terraform
 + Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
 + GitOps
 + ArgoCD or Flux

 * DevOps
 + GitHub Enterprise
 + GitHub Actions
 + CI/CD Pipelines
 + Automated Testing
 + Release Automation