Job Description

Job Posting End Date

04-13-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

We are seeking a principal Solution (Platform) Engineer to help evolve and support the engineering platform that powers 25+ custom digital products. This role is responsible for building the shared delivery foundation — CI/CD, GitOps, automation, security, observability, and runtime infrastructure — that enables product engineering teams to ship high‑quality software safely, repeatedly, and at scale.

You will play a critical part in our long-term strategy of achieving Enterprise‑Grade Execution by reducing operational friction, increasing delivery predictability, and maturing our platform capabilities.

What you’ll do:

CI/CD + GitOps Engineering

• Build and maintain standardized CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) for reliable, automated deployments.
• Improve build machine lifecycle management.
• Reduce build automations variance across 25+ products

Deployment, Helm, and Runtime Infrastructure

• Create and maintain Helm charts used across applications.
• Support Kubernetes/OpenShift operations and environment hardening.
• Ensure runtime reliability, disaster recovery readiness, and environmental consistency.

Security, Compliance & Secrets

• Implement sealed secrets and secure configuration management.
• Integrate automated security and vulnerability scanning into pipelines.
• Improve certificate lifecycle management and access governance.

Observability & Monitoring (Dynatrace)

• Enhance application logging and system monitoring patterns.
• Improve analytics, crash logging, and feedback loops for product teams.

Developer Experience & Productivity

• Reduce cognitive load for developers through tooling, automation, and self‑service capabilities.

Device Management

• Support device and environment management (e.g., VR/XR, Mobile, Zebra).

Nice to have: Test Automation & Regression Systems

• Build and maintain regression automation frameworks.
• Support scalable test execution integrated into CI/CD.
• Enable standardized gating and quality bars for releases.

What we’re looking for:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.

Experience:

• 7 years relevant work experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Prior experience enabling multiple product engineering teams.
• Background building internal platforms or developer tooling.
• Understanding of regulated or enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with:
  • OSx Build Automation
  • CI/CD (GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • GitOps (ArgoCD preferred)
  • Kubernetes/OpenShift operations
  • Helm chart development
  • Containerization and runtime engineering
• Experience with secrets management, scanning tools, cert management.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and test runners.
• Strong scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and automation skills.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-008

Compensation Range:

$98,993.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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