Principal Platform Engineer - DevOps & IDP Lead

Black Duck Software, Inc.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software security firm seeks a Principal Engineer in Belfast to lead the transformation of their Internal Developer Platform (IDP). You will architect mission-critical capabilities and build AI-powered observability solutions while mentoring engineers. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Architecture and strong programming skills in languages like Go or Python. Join us to maximize security and quality across development teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Architecture roles.
• Expert-level cloud architecture experience across major providers.
• Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale the enterprise Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
• Build AI-powered observability solutions for distributed environments.
• Mentor engineers and drive platform adoption.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud Architecture

Kubernetes

AI/ML Tools

Python

Go

Terraform

CI/CD

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

GitOps

Job description

A leading software security firm seeks a Principal Engineer in Belfast to lead the transformation of their Internal Developer Platform (IDP). You will architect mission-critical capabilities and build AI-powered observability solutions while mentoring engineers. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Architecture and strong programming skills in languages like Go or Python. Join us to maximize security and quality across development teams.