Principal Platform Engineer

Abbott

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CAMinneapolis, MN
Salary: $130,700–$261,300 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$231,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $196k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company that manufactures and markets a broad and diversified line of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Industry: Healthcare & Medical Devices

Abbott currently has 193 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $99,300–$198,700 across 123 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Platform Engineer

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The Principal Platform Engineer joins the Product Development team to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native platforms. This role provides technical leadership for digital health, medical software, data, and AI/ML solutions. Key responsibilities include leading architecture for AWS cloud infrastructure, operating Kubernetes platforms using Amazon EKS, and building infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code. The engineer will implement GitOps and CI/CD practices, develop reusable platform services, and ensure compliance with FDA regulations and cybersecurity standards. Required technical skills include Docker, Helm, GitHub Actions, and proficiency in languages like Java, C#, C++, Python, or NodeJS. The role solves complex problems regarding reliability, scalability, and observability within a regulated healthcare environment, requiring expertise in distributed systems and secure identity management.

What does a Platform Engineer earn?

Median $156250 from 30 postings across 22 companies.

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Skills

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Amazon EKS GitOps CI/CD Docker Helm Infrastructure-as-Code GitHub Actions Python Java C# C++ NodeJS Distributed Systems Secrets Management Observability FHIR HL7 DICOM

What you'll do

Lead the architecture, design, and operation of cloud-native platforms on AWS.
Design and operate Kubernetes platforms using Amazon EKS.
Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Implement GitOps and CI/CD practices to automate infrastructure and application delivery.
Develop reusable platform services and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
Design secure cloud solutions using modern identity, access control, and encryption practices.
Ensure platform compliance with FDA regulations, cybersecurity standards, and quality processes.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience in cloud architecture and enterprise-scale systems for Bachelor's degree holders.
Experience in cloud architecture and enterprise-scale systems for Master's degree holders.
Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, and modern CI/CD practices.
Experience designing secure, highly available, scalable distributed systems.
Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing engineering decisions.
Proficiency in software and system development tools such as Java, C#, C++, Python, or NodeJS.
Experience in healthcare, digital health, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industries (preferred).
Experience supporting AI/ML and data platform workloads (preferred).
Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, and DICOM (preferred).
Experience supporting FDA-regulated software development environments (preferred).
Experience supporting compliance initiatives including ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, and NIST (preferred).
AWS, Kubernetes, security, or cloud certifications (preferred).

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