Principal EngineerJob DescriptionThis Principal Engineer role sits within a large-scale, regulated, enterprise environment and focuses on designing, building, and operating private cloud and platform engineering solutions. You will apply strong engineering fundamentals, lead complex technical initiatives across virtualisation, containers, Kubernetes, and event streaming platforms, and drive automation and operational excellence. The position requires a strategic mindset, hands-on technical depth, and a strong awareness of risk, security, and production readiness.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and implementation of private cloud and platform engineering solutions in a large-scale, regulated, enterprise environment.Own the technical direction for virtualisation technologies, such as VMware or equivalent, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure.Architect, deploy, and operate container platforms and Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, networking, multi-tenancy, and policy management.Design and govern event streaming platform architectures, overseeing operations and ensuring appropriate governance and compliance.Apply strong distributed systems and networking fundamentals to build resilient, fault-tolerant, and high-performance platforms.Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning to ensure platforms meet current and future demands.Promote and implement an automation-first approach using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices across the platform ..... full job details .....