Principal Engineer shaping reliability strategy for Saviynt’s critical SaaS platform in Federal. Engaging in infrastructure design and management at a large scale.
Responsibilities
Define and drive the reliability strategy for our SaaS platform.
Design, build, and maintain the shared infrastructure services and platforms that our product and application teams will depend on.
Hold teams accountable to meet customer facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Design Continuous Delivery (CD) processes for government deployments that will eventually be used commercially.
Develop robust internal-facing tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning and management primarily using Go (Golang) or Python.
Architect and optimize foundational solutions within Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.).
Design and implement shared Event-Driven Architecture components and messaging platforms using technologies like Kafka or Google Pub/Sub.
Design and build resilient Distributed Systems components that serve as building blocks for other applications.
Manage and optimize our shared infrastructure across Multi-Region Cloud Environments.
Establish and enhance centralized Observability and Monitoring platforms and tools.
Define and implement clear, well-documented RESTful API designs for the infrastructure services you build.
Implement and manage Service Mesh (e.g., Envoy, Istio) capabilities.
Design, implement, and optimize highly available Relational Database services or shared data platforms.
Collaborate closely with product development teams to understand their infrastructure needs and pain points.
Participate in on-call rotations to support the critical shared infrastructure you build.
Requirements
9+ years of experience in an Infrastructure Development, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering role, with a strong focus on building tools and services for other engineers
Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production environments, particularly in providing it as a platform(i.e single tenant and multi-tenant deployment architectures)
Strong programming skills in Go (Golang) and Python, with experience building robust, maintainable backend services and automation
Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure); multi-cloud experience is a strong plus, especially in building abstractions over them
Proven experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architecture and message queuing systems (e.g., Kafka, RMQ, NATS) as shared services
Solid understanding and practical experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (especially GitLab CI) and experience establishing automated delivery processes for other teams
Demonstrable experience designing and operating Distributed Systems, with an understanding of patterns for creating reliable, shared components
Familiarity with Multi-Region Cloud Environments and strategies for building globally distributed and highly available platform
Proficiency in establishing and utilizing comprehensive Observability and Monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog) for shared infrastructure
Strong experience with RESTful API design principles and building well-documented, consumable APIs
Knowledge of Service Mesh concepts and practical experience with solutions like Istio in a platform context
Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgresSQL), ideally in managing them as a service
Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
A strong customer-centric mindset, treating internal development teams as your primary customers
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
Experience with FedRAMP compliance and government security requirements
Track record of implementing secure CI/CD pipelines in restricted or regulated environments
Benefits
Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities
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