Principal Platform Engineer, Kubernetes & SRE

Highly experienced infrastructure professional with 24 years in the field, currently a Lead Platform Engineer. Proven track record of building and scaling platform teams (0 to 5 engineers) and architecting complex multi-tenant Kubernetes infrastructure across 40+ clusters with advanced features like per-tenant KMS encryption and Argo-based progressive delivery. Demonstrated expertise in cost optimization, having saved millions annually by replacing expensive logging and monitoring solutions (ELK with Quickwit, Datadog with VictoriaMetrics) and optimizing data pipelines (Lambda to Vector). Proficient in Go (Kubernetes operators for RabbitMQ, Redis, Vector) and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, with experience ranging from global platforms to scaling Kubernetes clusters for satellite image processing. Has managed teams up to 6 engineers and served as a product owner for SRE groups. Open to both Individual Contributor and Management roles at Staff, Principal, or Director levels in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure. Seeking remote-only, US-based positions with $200K+ total compensation.