✦ Luna Orbit — Cloud & Infrastructure

Principal Platform Engineer

at FICO

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $150K – $236K USD / year Posted March 25, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $150K – $236K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role involves leading the design and implementation of scalable, resilient cloud platform infrastructure primarily on AWS, utilizing modern DevOps and SRE practices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy cloud solutions
  • Manage infrastructure as code
  • Implement security and compliance
  • Support observability and monitoring
  • Mentor team members

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes AWS cloud services, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools, focusing on automation, security, and scalability.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cloud platform engineer with over 10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, and automation. They possess deep expertise in infrastructure as code, security, and observability, and are capable of leading cloud-native platform initiatives.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years of experience in cloud & platform engineeringExpert-level proficiency with AWS cloud servicesDeep knowledge of AWS EKS and KubernetesExperience with Infrastructure as Code using TerraformExperience with cloud security and complianceExperience managing CI/CD pipelinesStrong software engineering skillsExperience with automation and scriptingExperience with monitoring and observability tools

Nice-to-Have Skills

CrossplaneGoLangSecurity Scanning softwareBackstage IDP

Tools & Platforms

AWSTerraformCloudFormationKubernetesArgoCDCircleCIGitHub ActionsSecurity Scanning software

Required Skills

AWSTerraformCloudFormationKubernetesArgoCDArgo WorkflowsCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeSREDevOpsmonitoringsecurity best practicesautomationBackstage IDP

Hard Skills

AWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCloudFormationGoLangKubernetesArgoCDArgo WorkflowsCircleCIGitHub ActionsInfrastructure as CodeIaCTerraformCloud native servicesSecurity best practicesSREDevOpsCI/CD pipelinesMonitoringDashboardsBackstage IDP

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Analytics, Cloud Computing
Job Function Lead cloud platform engineering and automation
Role Subtype Platform Engineer
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation

Keywords for Your Resume

cloud engineerAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCloudFormationKubernetesArgoCDArgo WorkflowsCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as CodeIaCDevOpsSREmonitoringsecurity best practicesautomationBackstage IDPcloud native servicesscalabilityresiliencecloud securityobservabilityCI/CDSecurity best practicesMonitoring

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of experience in cloud engineering, Lack of AWS or Kubernetes expertise, No experience with Infrastructure as Code, No experience with security best practices, Unwillingness to work remotely

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