The Opportunity
As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our cloud-native platform infrastructure. This role will be instrumental in building and maintaining scalable, resilient systems that empower our engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions rapidly and reliably. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in modern platform engineering practices, SRE & DevOps methodologies, and infrastructure automation.
What you'll Contribute
Cloud AWS and Infrastructure Automation
- Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on AWS public cloud platform via Infrastructure as Code
- Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging CloudFormation, Terraform, and GoLang
- Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions with focus on scalability, reliability, and security
- Support and maintain large Kubernetes clusters in production environments
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices
Automation and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
- Develop automation to build and deploy Docker Containers through CI/CD pipelines for engineering teams deploy and test services
- Write policy & standard validation tests and integrations with Security Scanning software to ensure compliance
Observability & IDP
- Implement and support Observability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability
- Create Dashboards and integrate into Backstage IDP for visibility into system health
Technical Leadership
- Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management
- Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization.
What We’re Seeking
- 10+ years of experience in cloud & platform engineering, DevOps, developer enablement, or infrastructure roles with increasing responsibility
- Expert-level proficiency with AWS cloud services especially in compute, storage, networking, implementing cloud native services, and developing resilient infrastructure architecture
- Strong software engineering skills and methodologies
- Deep Knowledge of AWS EKS or running multiple Kubernetes instances, VPC Configuration, AWS Waf, S3, RDS, and other cloud services
- Experience with ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions. Experience with Crossplane a plus
- Strong hands-on experience with developing golden paths for engineers and managing CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitOps workflows for Kubernetes application delivery
- Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for multi-cloud resource provisioning and full stack deployments
- Proven experience with Kubernetes infrastructure management and service mesh technologies like Istio and API gateway solutions
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, operators, custom resources, and ecosystem tools
- Advanced programming skills in GoLang and Python for building platform tooling and automation
- Experience with Grafanna, OTEL, and Backstage
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions across engineering teams
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical
- Background in SRE or Software Engineering practices and principles.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or relevant experience
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional)
About US
FICO, originally known as Fair Isaac Corporation, is a leading analytics and decision management company that empowers businesses and individuals around the world with data-driven insights. Known for pioneering the FICO® Score, a standard in consumer credit risk assessment, FICO combines advanced analytics, machine learning, and sophisticated algorithms to drive smarter, faster decisions across industries. From financial services to retail, insurance, and healthcare, FICO's innovative solutions help organizations make precise decisions, reduce risk, and enhance customer experiences. With a strong commitment to ethical use of AI and data, FICO is dedicated to improving financial access and inclusivity, fostering trust, and driving growth for a digitally evolving world