Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Specialty Building Products is currently looking for a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to join our VALUES based organization. The ideal candidate serves as a senior technical leader responsible for designing and implementing Azure-native platform solutions across client transformation initiatives. This role combines deep engineering expertise with the adaptability and stakeholder engagement skills commonly developed in consulting environments. Responsibilities Define and publish reference architectures, Architectural Decision Records (ADRs), and platform roadmaps across microservices, integration, and data domains. Refine service patterns (FastAPI, Python) with API standards, authentication (Okta OAuth), versioning, and observability baked in. Lead event-driven architecture adoption using Azure Event Hubs (or Kafka), including topic design, schemas, and ordering semantics. Establish platform guardrails for security, reliability (SLOs), cost, and performance, enforced via CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep). Incorporate distributed caching and global delivery patterns leveraging Azure Cache for Redis and Application Gateway to ensure scalability, performance, and resiliency. Coordinate cross-team delivery (Product, Engineering, Data, Security) to de-risk dependencies and maximize use of contracts and services. Define SLOs and error budgets, stand up incident management runbooks, implement automated tests, and enforce delivery via CI/CD pipelines and IaC templates. Run design reviews and mentor engineers; guide modernization and migrations with zero-Sev1 expectations. Define standards and review processes, maintain reference architectures and ADRs, and ensure end-to-end traceability from business outcomes to platform delivery. Define and maintain golden paths such as starter repositories, CI/CD blueprints, shared SDKs, and versioned contracts to drive reuse and consistency. Coach and mentor engineers, lead architecture forums, and remain engaged for critical incident escalations. Drive platform capabilities that enable digital and AI initiatives, aligning platform architecture with SBP’s strategic objectives. Experience 10+ years of progressive cloud engineering experience, including prior experience in consulting, professional services, or client-facing transformation programs preferred. Demonstrated ability to operate in complex stakeholder environments where architectural decisions must balance technical excellence, delivery timelines, and business outcomes. Proven delivery of microservices on AKS/containers, API management, ingress, caching, and resilience patterns. Hands‑on experience with event streaming (Event Hubs/Kafka), schema management, and production streaming semantics. Designed and shipped FastAPI-based services with telemetry (App Insights/Log Analytics) and zero‑downtime deployment practices. Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field. Preferred Qualifications Certifications: AZ-305 (Architect Expert), AZ-400 (DevOps), DP-203/DP-700. Professional accreditation (e.g., TOGAF, IEEE) is a plus. Familiarity with .NET (C#) and React/TypeScript application stacks to ensure alignment between platform services and front-end/application engineering practices. Knowledge of ADLS/Delta, Synapse/Databricks, Purview, and data quality/lineage concepts. Experience with Generative AI–enabled approaches to software development (e.g., leveraging LLMs for code generation, automated testing, or developer productivity). Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision given on the 1 st of the month following 30 days of employment. Company‑Paid Life Insurance & Disability. 401(k) with Company Match. Company‑Paid Time Off. Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays. Additional perks. Join us and EVOLVE your future at Specialty Building Products! Specialty Building Products is the leading distributor of specialty building products in North America. SBP operates under the brands U.S. LUMBER, Alexandria Moulding, REEB Millwork, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales and Amerhart. We serve 45 states in the U.S. and 8 provinces in Canada from over 40 locations. We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees. Specialty Building Products would never send any candidate a check or instructions to deposit funds in a bank account in connection with the interview or hiring process. Specialty Building Products is an equal opportunity employer. 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