Principal Platform Engineer

Fortive

Principal Platform Engineer designing and implementing scalable infrastructure solutions across AWS and hybrid environments. Focused on solving complex challenges and driving automation in platform capabilities.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeBeaverton • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions across AWS, on-prem, and hybrid environments
Build and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and platform components
Develop and enforce secure-by-design solutions aligned to CMMC Level 2 and enterprise security requirements
Partner with Security Architecture and GRC to translate security and compliance requirements into implementable controls
Lead the implementation of network segmentation, identity integration, logging, and monitoring solutions
Drive adoption of automation-first practices, including CI/CD pipelines and Policy as Code (PaC)
Solve complex platform and infrastructure challenges through hands-on engineering and rapid iteration
Contribute to and refine platform standards, patterns, and reference implementations through working code
Support and mentor engineering teams on best practices for infrastructure, automation, and platform design
Evaluate and integrate new technologies (including AI-enabled platforms) with a focus on practical implementation and risk alignment

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles
Strong hands-on experience designing and building in AWS (multi-account environments preferred)
Deep experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
Strong understanding of networking, identity, and security implementation
Experience implementing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven environments (CMMC, NIST, etc.)
Experience building and integrating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure
Strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
Proven ability to take solutions from design through implementation and operation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CDPolicy as Codenetwork segmentationidentity integrationscriptingPythonBash

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunication