Hiring: Principal Platform Engineer Company: ACI Worldwide Location: Norcross, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:58:55 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, CloudFormation, Embedded Systems, GCP, GitHub, IaC, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Red Hat, SaaS, Terraform About the job Experience: •12+ years of experience in software engineering, devops, cloud, or platform engineering roles. Required Skills: •The Principal Platform Engineer is a senior individual contributor and technical leader responsible for shaping, scaling, and governing ACI’s internal platforms as products, not projects. This role operates at the intersection of architecture, developer experience, cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and organizational enablement. •Platform Architecture & Technical Leadership •Serve as a technical authority for platform architecture across build‑time and run‑time domains (CI/CD, Kubernetes/OpenShift, cloud infrastructure, secrets, observability, and delivery tooling). •Define and evolve reference architectures, platform standards, and design guardrails aligned with enterprise security, compliance, and FinOps expectations. •Lead architectural design reviews and proactively guide teams away from bespoke or non‑scalable solutions. •Drive cloud‑agnostic and hybrid designs, supporting customer‑managed, SaaS, and on‑prem deployments. •Treat platform capabilities as products with roadmaps, clear ownership, success metrics, and adoption goals. •Design and maintain golden paths for common developer workflows (build, test, deploy, operate). Qualifications: •Deep hands‑on expertise with:- Kubernetes and/or OpenShift •CI/CD systems and SDLC tooling •Infrastructure as Code •Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) •Proven ability to influence architecture without formal authority. •Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics to diverse audiences. •Background in customer‑managed or regulated environments. •Operational familiarity with DevSecOps tooling, policy‑as‑code, and FinOps practices. •Platform capabilities are adopted because they are the easiest and safest path, not because they are mandated. •Product teams ship faster with fewer escalations and less manual intervention. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!