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Principal Platform Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Oct 06, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To drive overall technical strategy and mentor senior engineers, the full-time Principal Platform Engineer will architect and operate release infrastructure, lead supply chain security efforts, and support AI enablement while working remotely or onsite in Rosslyn, VA.

Key responsibilities
  • Architect and operate end-to-end release infrastructure and GitOps delivery pipelines
  • Lead artifact security initiatives and build automated compliance pipelines
  • Support hardware OS image builds and productionize internal AI gateways and workflows
Required qualifications
  • 10+ years in software/platform engineering with 5+ years managing production infrastructure at scale
  • Proven track record in technical and people leadership, including project management and mentoring
  • Hands-on mastery of Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Strong background in supply chain security and artifact registries
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)

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