Principal Cloud & Platform Engineer

Acuity Analytics

Multiple Locations

About the Role

As a Principal Cloud & Platform Engineer, you will operate at the highest level of technical leadership within the organisation. This is not simply a senior engineering position; it is an opportunity to influence engineering strategy, drive innovation, and help define how Acuity Analytics delivers modern cloud and platform solutions for its clients.

Working closely with the Chief Engineer and senior technical leaders, you will shape architectural direction, establish engineering standards, and champion cloud-native and platform engineering practices across the business. You will act as a trusted advisor on complex technical challenges, providing hands-on expertise when required while mentoring teams and developing future engineering leaders.

This role combines deep technical capability with strategic influence, making it ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, shaping technical vision, and creating lasting organisational impact.

Skills and Experience Required

Technical Expertise

Extensive hands-on experience designing and delivering cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Deep understanding of cloud architecture, landing zones, governance, security, and scalable platform design.
Strong experience in Platform Engineering, including:
Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
Developer Experience (DevEx)
CI/CD pipelines
Containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
Strong expertise with Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and Bicep.
Ability to write production-quality code and provide hands-on technical leadership when required.
Strong understanding of DevOps principles, automation, observability, and cloud-native engineering practices.

Leadership & Strategic Influence

Experience shaping technical strategy at an organisational, practice, or enterprise level.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and develop technical leaders.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Ability to translate technical complexity into business value and strategic outcomes.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and aligning multiple teams around a shared technical vision.

Personal Attributes

Passionate about engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Curious about emerging technologies and industry trends.
Collaborative, empathetic, and capable of building strong relationships across technical and business teams.
Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations and communicating them with confidence.
Driven to create lasting organisational impact through technology, people, and process improvements.

What You Will Do

Define and evolve Acuity Analytics' Cloud & Platform Engineering strategy.
Shape architectural standards, engineering principles, and platform best practices across the organisation.
Identify emerging technologies and strategic opportunities that support business growth and technical innovation.
Lead the design and review of complex cloud-native and platform solutions.
Act as the escalation point for critical technical challenges and high-impact engineering decisions.
Conduct technical reviews, engineering audits, and quality assessments across delivery teams.
Drive improvements in engineering tooling, developer productivity, and platform capabilities.
Collaborate closely with clients, delivery teams, architects, and engineering leaders to solve complex business problems.
Mentor engineers and support the development of future technical leaders.
Contribute to recruitment activities, helping identify exceptional engineering talent and ensuring strong cultural alignment.
Represent Acuity Analytics internally and externally through thought leadership, community engagement, speaking opportunities, and technical content.