Sr Principal, Platform Engineering

At Alcon we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly champion progress and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here youll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse talented people to join Alcon. As a Sr. Principal Platform Architecture & Engineering you will lead the technical direction for enterprise platform capabilities across hybrid cloud datacenter manufacturing site and edge environments. This position is located in Fort Worth Texas.

IN THIS ROLE A TYPICAL DAY WILL INCLUDE:

• Defining platform architecture strategy across cloud datacenter manufacturing and edge environments.
• Leading technical direction for cloud platforms Kubernetes security automation and observability. Developing scalable platform standards roadmaps and best practices.
• Driving Infrastructure as Code GitOps CI/CD and automation initiatives.
• Partnering with security teams to embed governance compliance and risk controls.
• Designing reliable secure and cost-effective platforms that improve scalability and performance.
• Establishing reusable platform patterns and guardrails that enable faster delivery.
• Reviewing technical designs mentoring engineers and solving complex technical challenges.
• Collaborating with business and technology leaders to align platform investments with strategic goals.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and recommending improvements to platform capabilities and operations.

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school15 yrs; Assoc.11 yrs; M.S.4 yrs; PhD3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience leading enterprise cloud Kubernetes platform engineering or DevSecOps initiatives.
• Strong expertise with AWS Azure and Kubernetes platforms including EKS AKS OpenShift RKE2 or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting manufacturing industrial distributed site or edge computing environments.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code GitOps CI/CD automation cloud security and platform governance practices.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware Nutanix Hyper-V or OpenShift Virtualization.
• Hands-on experience with platform toolchains including Terraform Helm Argo CD Ansible JFrog and policy/governance tools.
• Experience establishing platform support models lifecycle standards operational KPIs and hardware/software qualification processes.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python Go PowerShell Bash JavaScript or similar languages.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes or container platforms for manufacturing operational technology AI or GPU-enabled workloads.
• Relevant AWS Azure Kubernetes OpenShift or Terraform certifications preferred.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Join Alcons mission to provide top-tier innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives
• Grow your career and see your impact in a highly collaborative and diverse environment
• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off and much more!

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Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.