Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Temple Health – Temple University Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health – Temple University Health System in Philadelphia seeks a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to set cloud standards and lead enterprise cloud strategy. You will guide architecture decisions, drive innovations, and ensure tech aligns with business goals across teams.

You will mentor senior engineers, participate in external forums, and evaluate new cloud technologies, shaping a multi-year cloud roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cloud engineering experience with a senior architect or principal engineer role.
• Proven track record of enterprise-scale cloud transformations.
• Publications, speaking engagements, or open-source contributions.
• Deep knowledge of cloud architecture and multiple cloud platforms.
• Experience aligning business and technology strategies with regulatory awareness.
• Healthcare IT experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and define enterprise cloud architecture standards.
• Drive innovation and ensure alignment between technology capabilities and business objectives.
• Lead across multiple teams, mentor senior engineers, and represent the organization in industry forums.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, establish proof‑of‑concepts, and shape multi-year cloud strategy.
• Solve high‑complexity problems and make architecture decisions with organization-wide impact.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Enterprise cloud

Technical leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

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 and 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 with extensive knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements 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