# Principal Platform Engineer

Due to the nature of the projects and specific client security clearance, this role requires the successful candidate to be a Singapore Citizen or PR of Singapore. Principal Infrastructure Engineers within Enterprise Modernization, Platforms and Cloud (EMPC) at Thoughtworks are strategic technical leaders and trusted advisors who direct solution architecture and enterprise infrastructure strategy for complex, large-scale modernizations. Operating at the intersection of executive business vision and deep technical execution, you guide client leaders through platform engineering, cloud modernization, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives. You foster a culture of technical excellence, mentor cross-functional delivery teams, and champion robust DevOps, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery practices. Ultimately, you are responsible for establishing resilient, modern infrastructure foundations and driving systemic change across enterprise accounts. Job responsibilities You will act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client executives, guiding multi-year infrastructure strategy, platform engineering, and cloud transformation roadmaps underthe EMPC practice. You will lead

- **Id**: 4163397
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/thoughtworks-principal-platform-engineer>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Singapore
- **Countries**: SG
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T08:15:09Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T10:07:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6422
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: UI/UX Design, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 6249
- **Name**: Thoughtworks
- **Domain**: thoughtworks.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/thoughtworks>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 15
- **Ghost share**: 0.133
- **Stale share**: 0.267
- **Repost share**: 0.133
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 27
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CloudFormation** — Optional: no
- **Configuration Management** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **Self-Healing** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no
- **Zero Trust** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T12:53:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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