Principal Platform Engineer

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.

$147K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in DevOps, SRE, or related roles
  • Experience with large-scale systems on Azure and AWS
  • Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure and CI/CD practices
  • Experience in security tooling and cloud security solutions
  • Familiar with Kubernetes and CI/CD tooling like Helm and ArgoCD
  • Excellent communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach

Responsibilities

  • Enhance observability capabilities for cloud environments
  • Drive operational excellence through standards and automation
  • Enable teams to build and operate cloud-native solutions
  • Leverage Infrastructure as Code for streamlined platform management
  • Design secure cloud environments adhering to security standards
  • Foster a culture of reliability and continuous improvement
  • Mentor engineers to grow platform capabilities

Benefits

  • Bonus and commission eligibility
  • Participation in an on-call rotation
  • Opportunity for mentorship and professional growth
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Focus on automation and operational excellence
Full Job Description
Salary range is:
$147,151.48 - $200,000.00
This position is bonus and/or commission eligible.

The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS. In this critical role, you will build and evolve the secure, resilient, and cost-efficient platforms that power our AI-driven applications, services, and machine learning solutions. You'll be instrumental in shaping our cloud strategy, driving operational excellence, and optimizing infrastructure performance and spend at scale.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Enhance and evolve our observability capabilities across Azure, AWS, and application environments, ensuring visibility, performance, and operational insights.
  • Drive consistency, scalability, and operational excellence through platform standards, best practices, and automation.
  • Enable engineering and machine learning teams to effectively build, deploy, and operate solutions on cloud-native platforms and services.
  • Leverage Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools, including Terraform, Bicep, and GitHub, to streamline provisioning, deployments, and platform management.
  • Design and maintain secure cloud environments that align with industry best practices and enterprise security standards.
  • Foster a culture of reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement across a federated engineering organization.
  • Partner closely with teams across CCC to deliver scalable solutions, solve complex challenges, and drive cross-functional initiatives.
  • Mentor and guide engineers, sharing technical expertise and helping grow platform engineering capabilities across the organization.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation, supporting the health, availability, and performance of critical applications and infrastructure.


Requirements:
  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Platform Engineering, or related infrastructure-focused roles.
  • Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating large-scale production systems on Azure and/or AWS.
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, DNS, and modern platform engineering practices.
  • Experience partnering with product engineering teams to build, support, and continuously improve production environments.
  • Hands-on experience integrating and managing security tooling, including SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanners, and cloud security solutions.
  • Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions, while clearly articulating business impact and value.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to overcoming technical challenges.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience implementing and managing monitoring, observability, and telemetry platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve critical production issues in high-pressure situations while maintaining composure and focus.
  • Passion for automation, operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement.
  • Comfortable deploying and managing a Kubernetes based environment
  • Comfortable with Helm and ArgoCD deployments


Even Better if You Have:
  • Experience with scaling AI solutions on Foundry or Bedrock in production
  • Hold yourself to high standards ensuring timely delivery of our CI/CD pipeline
  • Exude our ambitious, collaborative, and empathetic values
  • A self-starter mindset with an eagerness to solve previously unsolved problems
  • The ability to effectively correspond between technical and non-technical audiences


What Success Looks Like:
  • You are a highly motivated Platform Engineer who is excited to help shape and scale the foundation of our cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities.
  • You take ownership from concept to execution, leading initiatives that empower engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate software with confidence.
  • You have a passion for building highly scalable, reliable, and resilient systems, with a mindset focused on long-term sustainability and operational excellence.
  • You enjoy establishing engineering standards, best practices, and repeatable processes that create a consistent and efficient software development lifecycle.
  • You are energized by eliminating friction, improving developer productivity, and solving complex challenges that have a meaningful impact across the organization.
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments where innovation, continuous improvement, and tackling previously unsolved problems are part of the daily experience.
  • You are a natural collaborator who enjoys bringing together stakeholders across teams, aligning priorities, and driving solutions that achieve shared business outcomes.
  • You embrace ambiguity, act with urgency, and serve as a trusted technical partner who can navigate challenges and influence outcomes across the organization.


Interview Policy & Privacy Notice:

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