Principal Platform Architect

Position: Principal Platform Architect

Location: Bangalore

Job Type: Full Time Hybrid - Remote

Shift: US Shift

Position Overview:

As a Principal Platform Architect on the Engineering Platforms team, you will define and drive the architectural strategy for internal developer platforms and enterprise services. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, mentor engineering teams, and ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and developer-friendly solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the architectural vision for internal developer platforms and enterprise services.
• Lead the design and implementation of reusable patterns, frameworks, and integration strategies.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and security teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise goals.
• Champion DevSecOps practices and CI/CD maturity using Git, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, SonarQube, and Artifactory.
• Guide and support platform integrations including Artifactory, Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket), API management platforms (MuleSoft or Apigee), Power Platform, and AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot).
• Advocate for automation and self-service engineering across the organization.
• Support the services you architect and participate in on-call rotations to ensure platform reliability.
• Represent the team in enterprise architecture forums and governance bodies.
• Mentor engineers and lead by example in applying best practices and execution excellence.
• Promote a collaborative and engaging culture across global teams.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience in software architecture and platform engineering.
• Deep expertise in Java and object-oriented programming.
• Expert understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong proficiency in agile development practices.
• Strong proficiency with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Expertise in AWS; multi-cloud experience preferred.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms (Snowflake and AWS preferred).
• Exposure to testing and automation tools (JUnit, Selenium, JMeter).
• Experience with developer experience tools and frameworks.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong English communication skills with ability to collaborate effectively in remote, cross-cultural teams.