CENTEGIX® is the industry leader in wearable safety technology for healthcare, education, government, and commercial workplaces with over 600,000 badges in use. The cloud-based CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ initiates the fastest response time for emergencies, from the everyday to the extreme. Leaders in over 12,000 locations nationwide trust CENTEGIX's innovative safety solutions to empower and protect people (every day).

Purpose

The Principal Cloud Platform Engineer will play a crucial role in supporting the architecture, development, and maintenance of CENTEGIX’s multi-cloud infrastructure. As the secondary/alternate to the team lead, this role is vital for ensuring platform stability, scalability, and security, allowing the company to meet its goals in rapid response and reliable service. The role is designed to take ownership of Infrastructure and DevEx aspects, drive improvements, and contribute significantly to architecture decisions.

Position Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Ownership: Take ownership of the multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring stability, security, and scalability to meet CENTEGIX’s evolving needs.
• DevEx Enhancements: Drive the team’s Developer Experience (DevEx) improvements, simplifying processes, tools, and pipelines to enhance productivity and system reliability.
• Architectural Contributions: Collaborate with the Principal Platform Engineer and other senior team members to shape and evolve the platform architecture to support current and future business needs.
• Incident Response: Act as a key incident responder, sharing on-call rotation responsibilities to ensure quick resolution of platform issues, with an emphasis on root cause analysis and prevention.
• Security Focus: Work closely with the Information Security team to integrate best security practices into infrastructure design and management.
• Automation and Optimization: Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems, ensuring that automation is leveraged to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborative Projects: Partner with cross-functional teams across Development, Product, and Security departments to deliver key platform projects and initiatives.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience working with cloud platforms, preferably AWS or GCP. (This is a L4 position)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Proven experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) role, with strong automation and scripting skills.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Certifications in AWS or GCP (preferred but not required).

Technical Expertise:

• Expertise in Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP), containerization, and CI/CD tooling.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and best practices.
• Proficiency in automation tools, scripting (Bash, Python, etc.), and infrastructure as code (Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible).

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Security-focused mindset with hands-on experience integrating security into infrastructure.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting to changes and taking on new challenges.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a focus on proactive solutions and long-term fixes.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, providing timely response and resolution for infrastructure incidents.
• Willingness to work flexible hours when necessary to support after-hours maintenance or emergencies.

What’s in it for you?

• Remote first work environment; we offer workplace flexibility
• Participation in company wide discretionary bonus
• 15 days paid time off(prorated)
• 10 paid holidays
• Monthly device(s) reimbursement
• We offer a range of Healthcare plans to meet your needs  (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) Plan with 4% employer contribution to help you plan for the future
• Employee Referral Bonus 
• Charitable Program Match

CENTEGIX is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at CENTEGIX are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate