FICO · 3 hours ago
Principal Platform Engineer/Principal Site Reliability/SRE - AWS/Kubernetes/Golang
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expFICO 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, implementation, and evolution of cloud-native platform infrastructure, focusing on building scalable and resilient systems for engineering teams.
FinanceConsultingBig DataSoftwareProperty & Casualty InsuranceAnalyticsCollection AgencyFinancial ServicesFraud DetectionPredictive Analytics
Hiring Manager
Reena Ramesh
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on AWS public cloud platform via Infrastructure as Code
Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging CloudFormation, Terraform, and GoLang
Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions with focus on scalability, reliability, and security
Support and maintain large Kubernetes clusters in production environments
Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices
Develop automation to build and deploy Docker Containers through CI/CD pipelines for engineering teams deploy and test services
Write policy & standard validation tests and integrations with Security Scanning software to ensure compliance
Implement and support Observability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability
Create Dashboards and integrate into Backstage IDP for visibility into system health
Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management
Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization
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 software engineering skills and methodologies
Deep Knowledge of AWS EKS or running multiple Kubernetes instances, VPC Configuration, AWS Waf, S3, RDS, and other cloud services
Experience with ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions. Experience with Crossplane a plus
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
Experience with Grafanna, OTEL, and Backstage
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
2026-02-12
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