Principal Platform Engineer - GCP & Cloud Architect

Relha LLC; Springfield, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

O’Reilly Auto Parts seeks a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the design and modernization of our infrastructure, focusing on scalable cloud-first solutions in Springfield, MO. You will guide engineers, drive architectural choices, and ensure security, reliability, and cost efficiency across compute, storage, networks, and automation.

The role emphasizes deep technical leadership, collaboration with security teams, and ongoing professional development to maintain enterprise readiness and

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent level of experience.
• GCP experience required and cloud infrastructure leadership experience.
• Experience designing scalable enterprise infrastructure and platform architecture.
• Strong knowledge of security practices and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee infrastructure developments to meet business requirements.
• Drive advances in architectures to increase value and reduce costs.
• Create and manage project plans and documentation for deployments.
• Elicit requirements and translate them into target architectures and roadmaps.
• Develop cost-benefit analyses for proposed changes and initiatives.
• Support security incident detection and remediation in line with procedures.
• Develop ongoing knowledge of technology, regulation, and best practices.
• Plan platform roadmapping and contribute to quarterly and annual exercises.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architecture

Data analysis

Infrastructure automation

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Python

Job description

O’Reilly Auto Parts seeks a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the design and modernization of our infrastructure, focusing on scalable cloud-first solutions in Springfield, MO. You will guide engineers, drive architectural choices, and ensure security, reliability, and cost efficiency across compute, storage, networks, and automation.

The role emphasizes deep technical leadership, collaboration with security teams, and ongoing professional development to maintain enterprise readiness and