Principal Platform Engineer

Job Title:

Principal Platform Engineer Location:

Charlotte, NC(Hybrid)

Job Type:

Contract

W2 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

8+ years of cloud platform or infrastructure engineering experience, including 3+ years of principal or senior-level ownership of enterprise cloud foundation architecture, IaC platform design, or cloud governance engineering. Expert-level Terraform proficiency - including module design, state management, workspace patterns, provider configuration, testing with Terratest or comparable frameworks, and CI/CD integration for IaC delivery. Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure platform architecture - including management groups, subscriptions, Azure Policy, RBAC, networking (hub-spoke, Virtual WAN), identity (Entra ID, managed identity, PIM), and Azure landing zone design patterns. Demonstrated experience designing and operating subscription vending or environment provisioning automation for enterprise-scale Azure organizations. Strong understanding of cloud security controls, policy-as-code, compliance automation, and regulated enterprise cloud governance requirements. Experience integrating infrastructure-as-code delivery into CI/CD pipelines with testing, scanning, approval gates, and audit trail requirements. Ability to set platform standards, influence engineering architecture decisions, and drive cloud platform quality across a cross-functional engineering organization. Excellent written and verbal communication skills for architecture documentation, design reviews, governance reporting, and cross-team collaboration.