Principal Cloud Engineer – hybrid

Principal Cloud Engineer – Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio client is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer for a permanent opportunity. Principal Engineers support the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for various products and platforms. This role involves working on agile product and platform teams that require hands‑on technical work, problem‑solving, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.

• Hybrid work schedule:
  Monday/Friday at home, Tuesday through Thursday in the office.

• Columbus, OH (must relocate to Columbus, OH if you reside outside of a commutable distance).

• Assist in the design, development, and implementation of solutions for assigned technical product/platform.
• Develop and implement solutions that enhance the functionality and performance of assigned products or platforms.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including developers, analysts, service providers and stakeholders, to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Participate in code and configuration reviews and ensure that solutions meet quality standards and best practices.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues, providing support and maintenance for existing systems.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to contribute to innovation and continuous improvement in platform solutions.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Infrastructure Cloud or Data Center Domain.

• Professional certifications in relevant IT areas.
• Experience in a similar industry or sector.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and promoting career growth.

• Designing and solutioning the deployment of multi‑cloud solutions across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Solutioning of enterprise‑wide cloud governance policies to ensure scalability, compliance, and security.
• Leading efforts to optimize cloud infrastructure for cost‑effectiveness, performance, and resiliency.
• Developing innovative cloud‑native solutions, leveraging serverless architectures, containerization, and managed services.
• Designing and implementing disaster recovery strategies and ensuring their integration across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Driving innovation in container orchestration strategies using Kubernetes.

• Broad Azure architecture experience.
• Migration experience.
• Cloud transformation experience.
• Enterprise cloud design experience.
• Ability to influence direction.

• Azure Architecture.
• Cloud migrations.
• Infrastructure modernization.
• Cloud governance.
• Cloud operations.
• Designing enterprise cloud environments.
• Implementing new cloud solutions.

• 10+ years of cloud/infrastructure experience.
• Azure architecture expertise.
• Enterprise cloud migration experience.
• Strategy and roadmap experience.
• Governance experience.
• Hands‑on engineering background.
• Strong communication skills.
• Leadership ability.
• Comfortable influencing executives.