Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

ADT • Whitpain Township, PA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

ADT is in the process of transitioning to a hybrid in-office work model, which combines the best of in-office and remote work. New team members will work from home, but should plan to return to a hybrid in-office model at a later date. We will keep you well informed and supported throughout the transition. Once our hybrid work policy is in place, you will work from Boca Raton, FL, Irving, TX, or Blue Bell, PA and enjoy the benefits of a balanced work schedule.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to support or sponsor any U.S. immigration benefit (such as, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, STEM OPT) at this time.
We are looking for a highly experienced and strategic Cloud Platform Principal Engineer to lead the technical vision and evolution of our cloud infrastructure. This is a pivotal role within our Product Engineering organization, responsible for ensuring our platform is scalable, reliable, and durable. You will bring deep cloud architecture expertise, strong software development skills, and business insight to drive standardization and continuous improvement across our technology stack, empowering development teams with consistent and efficient workflows.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 8+ years in cloud architecture or platform engineering, with hands-on experience in large-scale distributed systems.
• Cloud Expertise: Proven experience in modern cloud platform architecture with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Observability: Deep understanding and practical experience with observability tools and principles across all pillars.
• Software Development: Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar, with the ability to prototype, automate, and build custom infrastructure tools.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• GCP Professional Certifications (e.g., Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, SRE).
• Hands-on experience applying SRE principles (SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil reduction).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience optimizing CI/CD pipelines and promoting DevOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Define and own the architectural roadmap for our cloud platform, guiding SRE and DevOps initiatives.
• Platform Design & Evolution: Architect and oversee the implementation of scalable, reliable, and cloud-native solutions, with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Observability & Reliability: Lead the development and execution of observability strategies, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting.
• Technology Standardization: Champion best practices and standardization across the cloud technology stack to support all engineering teams.
• Workflow Optimization: Advocate for and implement consistent workflows between development, SRE, and DevOps teams to enhance productivity and developer experience.
• Cross-Functional Enablement: Serve as a technical bridge across engineering teams, using your software development skills to build tools and close process gaps.

Benefits

• We offer employees access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and paid time off among others.
• Employees accrue up to 120 hours in their first year. Your accrual rate increases after your first year. We also offer 6 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees