Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Socket.dev; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to drive enterprise cloud strategy, set standards, and lead architecture decisions with organization-wide impact.

This role guides multiple teams, mentors senior engineers, evaluates new technologies, and develops proofs-of-concept to shape a multi-year cloud roadmap. On-site three days weekly at Temple Health Women's and Families Hospital.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud engineering with senior architect/principal engineer roles.
• Proven enterprise-scale cloud transformation experience.
• Publications, speaking, or open-source contributions.
• Deep knowledge of cloud architecture and hybrid architectures.
• Leadership and strategic vision.
• Research and evaluation experience.
• Ability to align business and technology and anticipate future trends.
• Healthcare IT experience with regulatory compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce enterprise cloud architecture standards and strategic direction.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and mentor senior engineers.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and establish proofs-of-concept to shape the multi-year cloud strategy.
• Represent the organization in industry forums and collaborations.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Strategic thinking

Open-source contributions

Research & evaluation

Healthcare IT knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Mentoring

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

The Principal Cloud Platform Engineer serves as the organization's foremost technical authority on cloud platforms, providing strategic direction and thought leadership. This role defines enterprise cloud architecture standards, drives innovation, and ensures alignment between technology capabilities and business objectives. The principal engineer operates at the highest level of technical complexity, solving the most challenging problems and making architecture decisions with organization-wide impact. While not a people manager, this position provides technical leadership across multiple teams, mentors senior engineers, and represents the organization in industry forums. The principal engineer evaluates emerging technologies, establishes proof-of-concepts, and makes recommendations that shape the organization's multi-year cloud strategy.

This role requires three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) at Temple Health Women's and Families Hospital.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field Required or
• Combination of relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree Required

Experience

• 10+ years' experience with progressive cloud engineering and extensive experience as a senior architect or principal engineer Required
• General Experience with proven track record of enterprise-scale cloud transformations Required
• General Experience with industry recognition through publications, speaking engagements, or open-source contributions Required
• General Experience and an unparalleled depth of knowledge with cloud architecture Required
• General Experience and mastery of multiple cloud platforms and hybrid architectures Required
• General Experience with outstanding technical leadership and influence and exceptional strategic thinking/vision Required
• General Experience in advanced research and evaluation Required
• General Experience problem-solving complex technical challenges Required
• General Experience and deep understanding of business and technology alignment with an ability to anticipate future technology trend Required
• General Experience and deep understanding of business and technology alignment with an ability to anticipate future technology trend Required
• General Experience in healthcare IT with knowledge of regulatory compliance Preferred

Licenses

• MSFT Cert Azure Design Solut Required
• MSFT Cert Azure Design DevOp Preffered
• MSFT Cert Azure Security Eng Preferred
• MSFT Cert Azure Security Arch Preferred