Prinicipal Cloud Platform- FinOps

We are seeking an exceptional Principal Platform Engineer to join our growing Platform Engineering team. The right candidate is someone who has deep expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and a proven track record of building platforms that scale. Your mission will be to provide technical leadership for our platform strategy, architect solutions that enable hundreds of engineers, and drive the evolution of our infrastructure practices. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies and set the technical direction for platform capabilities that power our entire engineering organization. 

Your Assignment

• Serve as the technical leader and subject matter expert for one or more platform domains while maintaining broad platform expertise. 
• Define and drive the platform engineering roadmap in collaboration with engineering leadership and product teams. 
• Architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS infrastructure patterns that become the foundation for all engineering teams. 
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to solve complex infrastructure challenges and improve platform capabilities. 
• Establish platform engineering standards, best practices, and governance models that scale across the organization. 
• Mentor and grow Staff and Senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. 
• Represent platform engineering in architecture reviews, security assessments, and strategic planning sessions. 
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and practices that enhance platform capabilities and developer productivity. 
• Lead by example in incident response and post-mortem culture, turning failures into platform improvements. 

Mandate Skills -FinOps

• Deep understanding of AWS pricing models and cost optimization techniques.
• Experience with AWS Cost Management tools (Cost Explorer, Budgets, Cost and Usage Reports).
• Proficiency with FinOps tools (CloudHealth, Cloudability, or similar).
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data visualization tools.
• Knowledge of Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instance strategies.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner certification preferred.
• Experience building cost optimization automation and reporting pipelines