Principal Platform Engineer - Lead Cloud Strategy

CivicPlus, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 155,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

CivicPlus is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to shape the platform's technical direction and governance. You will partner with the CTO and VPs to drive cloud-native initiatives, governance, and developer experience, while leading platform transformation programs across the organization.

You will represent CivicPlus in external forums and influence architectural decisions, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability in a multi-cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of engineering experience in platform, infrastructure, or cloud engineering.
• Track record of multi-cloud architectures at scale with compliance.
• Executive-level advisory experience on platform strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year technical vision for Platform Engineering.
• Own engineering standards, architecture principles, and governance.
• Lead company-wide platform transformation programs (cloud-native, zero-trust).
• Serve as primary technical partner to CTO/VPs on infrastructure decisions.
• Represent CivicPlus in external forums and communities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for potential adoption.

Skills

Executive communication

Cloud strategy

Platform engineering leadership

Open-source contributions

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

CivicPlus is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to shape the platform's technical direction and governance. You will partner with the CTO and VPs to drive cloud-native initiatives, governance, and developer experience, while leading platform transformation programs across the organization.

You will represent CivicPlus in external forums and influence architectural decisions, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability in a multi-cloud environment.