Principal Platform Engineer

Banner Bank • Oregon, OR

5d • Remote

About The Position

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the enterprise-wide technology foundation that powers innovation, scalability, and resilience. You’ll define the strategic direction for platform architecture, automation, and governance—enabling engineering teams to build securely and efficiently at scale. This is a high-impact, visible role where your vision and technical leadership will drive how infrastructure evolves across the organization. Note : This position can work Remote in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or California

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise infrastructure, including experience in technical leadership and governance (Required)
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field (Required) — an equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree in a related field (Preferred)
• Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry (Preferred)
• Industry certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, RHCA, or CKS (Preferred)
• Translate complex business goals into clear, scalable platform strategies and influence outcomes across teams without direct authority
• Deep expertise across cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), including multi-cloud strategy, governance, and cost optimization
• Hands-on expertise with Ansible and enterprise automation frameworks, including policy enforcement and orchestration
• Design and scale Kubernetes platforms with strong governance, reliability, and operational excellence
• Build robust observability ecosystems using tools like OpenTelemetry and New Relic, with strong SLO and AIOps practices
• Understand AI/ML platform architecture, including model lifecycle management and generative AI infrastructure
• Excel at evaluating technologies, vendors, and investments, balancing innovation with business value
• Thought leader who actively contributes through mentorship, training, speaking, or technical writing

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the long-term platform engineering strategy, including architecture standards, golden paths, and platform-as-a-product operating models
• Architect enterprise-scale platform blueprints across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, including landing zones and policy frameworks
• Establish and scale policy-as-code strategies and enterprise Ansible Automation Platform deployments, including security baselines and compliance automation
• Design observability strategy across the organization, including telemetry standards, SLO frameworks, and AIOps integrations
• Define AI/ML and model operations platform frameworks, including model serving, governance, and agent infrastructure
• Lead architecture review boards to enforce standards, resolve cross-team challenges, and guide build vs. buy decisions
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure regulatory alignment and strong security posture
• Shape long-term platform roadmaps through capacity planning, infrastructure forecasting, and FinOps strategy
• Lead technical enablement and community of practice initiatives to drive adoption of platform capabilities
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale, cross-functional initiatives spanning infrastructure, security, and engineering teams

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD and life
• Paid vacation time, sick time and 11 company paid holidays
• 401k (with up to 4% match)
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal