Equiniti

fintech

PrincipalPlatformEngineer

Bengaluru, India FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Platform Engineer at Equiniti. Skills: Cloud Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Azure, AWS, CI/CD. design and evolution of cloud platforms and landing zones using Terraform and cloud‑native services. technical responsibility across the full lifecycle: design, build, test, deploy and operate cloud infrastructure”

What You'll Achieve.

shaping cloud foundations; enabling engineering teams through standardised platforms, reusable Terraform modules and automation-led governance; reduce cloud and platform technical debt; improve operational resilience

Industry & Context.

fintech
Eligibility Requirements

satisfactory pre-employment screening checks

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12–15 years of engineering experience with depth in cloud platform engineering for SaaS or product-led organisations, Expert-level experience with Terraform (modules, state management, versioning, pipelines, testing and governance), hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS including networking, identity, security, governance and shared services, Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for IaC (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins), understanding of cloud security, IAM, secrets management and compliance-by-design, Proven ability to influence technical direction, mentor senior engineers and work across multiple teams

Nice to Have

Experience in regulated domains such as Financial Services, Exposure to Kubernetes/platform engineering, observability and FinOps practices, Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service cloud capabilities, post‑graduate qualifications are a plus

What You'll Do.

design and evolution of cloud platforms and landing zones using Terraform and cloud‑native services

technical responsibility across the full lifecycle: design

deploy and operate cloud infrastructure

Define and enforce IaC standards

reusable module patterns

quality gates and security controls

Drive adoption of automation

CI/CD and policy-as-code to ensure compliant

repeatable and auditable environments

Promote engineering excellence through reviews

documentation and continuous improvement

Influence technical roadmaps

reduce cloud and platform technical debt

and improve operational resilience

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Security and Product stakeholders to align cloud platforms with business and regulatory needs; work across multiple teams

Full Job Description

Management Level E Equiniti provides comprehensive solutions to support organizations throughout their corporate lifecycle, including managing shareholder engagement, maintaining stock registers, facilitating ownership transfers, enabling shareholder meetings, paying dividends, supporting IPOs, and administering employee equity plans. We are dedicated to revolutionizing shareholder services by developing digital solutions that facilitate dematerialization for issuers and shareholders. EQ is a fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. Our values set the core foundations to our success. We are **TRUSTED** to deliver on our **commitments** , **COMMERCIAL** in building long term value, **COLLABORATIVE** in our approach and we **IMPROVE** by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ. ## Principal Engineer – Cloud & Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) **Experience:** 12–15 years **Function:** Product & Engineering **Reporting to:** Engineering Manager / Technical Engineering Manager ### Role Overview We are looking for a **Principal Engineer (Cloud & Terraform)** to provide senior technical leadership in designing, building and operating secure, scalable cloud platforms using **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**. This role is pivotal in shaping cloud foundations, enabling engineering teams through standardised platforms, reusable Terraform modules and automation-led governance. You will influence architecture, standards and engineering practices across teams while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence. ### Key Responsibilities * Own and lead the design and evolution of cloud platforms and landing zones using Terraform and cloud‑native services. * Take technical responsibility across the full lifecycle: design, build, test, deploy and operate cloud infrastructure. * Define and enforce IaC standards, reusable module patter

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