Principal Platform Engineer – Kubernetes Reliability and Distributed Systems
Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- Durham, North Carolina, United States +1 more
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Principal
- $157K–$361K per year
- 10+ years
Lead technical authority for Kubernetes platform architecture, reliability, and operational behavior, owning complex platform-level challenges and driving improvements across engineering teams.
Locations (2)
- Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Colorado, United States
Compensation
The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 165,500 - 313,500 in Colorado // 157,000 - 361,000 in North Carolina
Responsibilities
- Serve as senior technical authority for Kubernetes platform architecture, reliability, and operational behavior
- Own investigation and resolution of complex issues involving pod failover, service availability, control plane operation, network timeouts, resource management, and cluster capacity
- Define and drive improvements to Kubernetes high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster-recovery strategies
- Establish clear technical ownership and operating models for platform capabilities