FICO · 2 hours ago
Principal Platform Engineer - Cloud Platform Architect/ Principal DevOps Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expFICO, originally known as Fair Isaac Corporation, is a leading analytics and decision management company that empowers businesses and individuals around the world with data-driven insights. As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of cloud-native platform infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability while mentoring engineering teams.
AnalyticsBig DataCollection AgencyConsultingFinancial ServicesFraud DetectionPredictive AnalyticsSoftware
Hiring Manager
Reena Ramesh
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on public cloud platforms in AWS
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Cross Plane, and ArgoCD to manage AWS cloud resources via GitOps
Develop automation to enable CI/CD golden paths for engineering teams to tooling and platform development to improve developer productivity and operational efficiency
Design and implement Observability capability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability
Architect and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
Responsible to architect large clusters and operationally support it
Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
Mentor and guide platform engineering team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
Drive platform strategy and roadmap in collaboration with engineering leadership and stakeholder teams
Ensure platform observability, monitoring, and incident response capabilities meet operational excellence standards
Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization
Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in cloud & platform engineering, DevOps, developer enablement, or infrastructure roles with increasing responsibility
Expert-level proficiency with AWS cloud services especially in compute, storage, networking, implementing cloud native services, and developing resilient infrastructure architecture
Strong hands-on experience with developing golden paths for engineers and managing CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitOps workflows for Kubernetes application delivery
Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for multi-cloud resource provisioning and full stack deployments
Proven experience with Kubernetes infrastructure management and service mesh technologies like Istio and API gateway solutions
Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, operators, custom resources, and ecosystem tools
Advanced programming skills in GoLang and Python for building platform tooling and automation
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions across engineering teams
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical
Background in SRE or Software Engineering practices and principles
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or relevant experience
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional)
Company
FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation enables businesses to automate, improve, and connect decisions to enhance business performance. It is a sub-organization of FICO.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (30)
2024 (18)
2023 (22)
2022 (25)
2021 (45)
2020 (40)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2025-05-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2021-05-05Acquired
2003-01-10IPO
Leadership Team
William Lansing
CEO
Amir Hermelin
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-06
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