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Principal Engineer, Cloud Platforms

Saviynt
Posted 6 months ago, valid for 21 days
Location

San Francisco, San Francisco 94102, CA

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Saviynt is seeking a candidate with over 9 years of experience in Infrastructure Development, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering to help design and maintain their AI-powered identity platform.
  • The role involves creating scalable solutions, managing Kubernetes platforms, and developing internal tools primarily using Go (Golang).
  • Candidates should have deep expertise in Kubernetes, experience with major cloud providers, and proficiency in CI/CD pipeline tools like GitLab CI.
  • The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, although the specific salary range is not mentioned in the job description.
  • Saviynt promotes a customer-centric culture and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.


Why Join Saviynt

 

•        Work on a mission-critical SaaS platform used by global enterprises

•        Solve complex reliability challenges at scale

•        Influence architecture and engineering culture at a company level

•        Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities

 

 

Security & Compliance

 

This role requires compliance with Saviynt’s information security and privacy policies, including annual security training

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WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the shared infrastructure services and platforms that our product and application teams will depend on
 
You will focus on creating reusable, reliable, and scalable solutions that abstract away complexity, enabling other teams to focus on their core business logic and deliver features faster in a multi-cloud environment
 
Design and build core platform components and shared infrastructure services that other development teams will integrate with and leverage to deploy and operate their applications
 
Architect, implement, and manage highly available and scalable Kubernetes platforms as a service for internal consumers
 
Develop robust, internal-facing tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning and management primarily using Go (Golang)
 
Architect and optimize foundational solutions within Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.), focusing on creating reusable patterns and modules for other teams
 
Design and implement shared Event-Driven Architecture components and messaging platforms using technologies like Kafka or Google Pub/Sub that product teams can easily utilize
 
Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI and ArgoCD) as a service, providing standardized and automated deployment workflows for various development teams
 
Design and build resilient Distributed Systems components that serve as building blocks for other applications, focusing on reliability, fault tolerance, and performance
 
Manage and optimize our shared infrastructure across Multi-Region Cloud Environments, ensuring that platform services are globally available and performant for all consumers
 
Establish and enhance centralized Observability and Monitoring platforms and tools that provide self-service insights for consuming teams
 
Define and implement clear, well-documented RESTful API designs for the infrastructure services you build, ensuring ease of integration for internal clients
 
Implement and manage Service Mesh (e.g., Envoy, Istio) capabilities, providing traffic management, security, and policy enforcement as a shared platform for services
 
Design, implement, and optimize highly available Relational Database services or shared data platforms for broad organizational use
 
Collaborate closely with product development teams to understand their infrastructure needs and pain points, providing technical guidance and support
 
Participate in on-call rotations to support the critical shared infrastructure you build
 


WHAT YOU BRING
9+ years of experience in an Infrastructure Development, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering role, with a strong focus on building tools and services for other engineers
 
Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production environments, particularly in providing it as a platform(i.e single tenant and multi-tenant deployment architectures)
 
Strong programming skills in Go (Golang) and Python, with experience building robust, maintainable backend services and automation
 
Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure); multi-cloud experience is a strong plus, especially in building abstractions over them
 
Proven experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architecture and message queuing systems (e.g., Kafka, RMQ, NATS) as shared services
 
Solid understanding and practical experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (especially GitLab CI) and experience establishing automated delivery processes for other teams
 
Demonstrable experience designing and operating Distributed Systems, with an understanding of patterns for creating reliable, shared components
 
Familiarity with Multi-Region Cloud Environments and strategies for building globally distributed and highly available platform
 
Proficiency in establishing and utilizing comprehensive Observability and Monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog) for shared infrastructure
 
Strong experience with RESTful API design principles and building well-documented, consumable APIs
 
Knowledge of Service Mesh concepts and practical experience with solutions like Istio in a platform context
 
Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgresSQL), ideally in managing them as a service
 
Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
 
A strong customer-centric mindset, treating internal development teams as your primary customers
 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
 


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If required for this role, you will:

- Complete security & privacy literacy and awareness training during onboarding and annually thereafter

- Review (initially and annually thereafter), understand, and adhere to Information Security/Privacy Policies and Procedures such as (but not limited to):


> Data Classification, Retention & Handling Policy

> Incident Response Policy/Procedures

> Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Policy/Procedures

> Mobile Device Policy

> Account Management Policy

> Access Control Policy

> Personnel Security Policy

> Privacy Policy


Saviynt is an amazing place to work. We are a high-growth, Platform as a Service company focused on Identity Authority to power and protect the world at work. You will experience tremendous growth and learning opportunities through challenging yet rewarding work which directly impacts our customers, all within a welcoming and positive work environment. If you're resilient and enjoy working in a dynamic environment you belong with us!


Saviynt is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.




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