
Principal Engineer - Platform Operations
Cranberry Township, NC · HybridJob$103–129K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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The Principal Engineer - Platform Operations oversees the health, reliability, and security of Westinghouse’s enterprise infrastructure services. The role leads operational support, patch management, vulnerability remediation, incident response, automation, and continuous improvement. It also supports service transitions by identifying operational gaps and providing technical guidance to the Operations team. The position is hybrid, based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
As a Principal Engineer - Platform Operations, you will oversee the health, reliability, and security of Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server, and related infrastructure services.
You will report to the Platform Operations Supervisor and be located at Cranberry Township, PA. This is a hybrid role with 2 days' work from home. We do not offer relocation for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
• Operations Platform Engineering
• Lead operational support for enterprise infrastructure services, including complex troubleshooting, maintenance, monitoring, and service restoration.
• Analyze service availability, health, performance, and capacity to identify trends and improve reliability and resiliency.
• Manage enterprise server patch management, including patch evaluation, testing, deployment, validation, compliance, troubleshooting, and remediation.
• Improve vulnerability remediation and other infrastructure security activities.
• Provide technical leadership during complex incidents and service disruptions, driving service restoration and technical resolution following ITSM processes.
Operational Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Develop automation and scripting to improve the efficiency, consistency, and reliability of operational activities.
• Analyze infrastructure health, failures, lifecycle risks, and operational trends to identify recurring issues and lead improvements.
• Lead technical root cause analysis and post-incident reviews for recurring infrastructure issues, driving corrective and preventative actions.
• Improve monitoring, logging, diagnostics, and operational reporting to identify system health issues, recurring failures, compliance gaps, and remediation needs.
Service Transition & Operational Readiness
• Review monitoring, documentation, support procedures, patching, backup, recovery, and other operational requirements to ensure services are supportable.
• Identify operational gaps and work with Engineering teams to address them before production transition.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to the Operations team.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of IT experience supporting enterprise Windows Server and infrastructure environments.
• Subject matter expertise in at least one of: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, or associated Windows infrastructure technologies.
• Enterprise server patching technologies and processes, including software update deployment, compliance, system health, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with PowerShell automation, scripting, systems management tooling, monitoring, diagnostics, and operational reporting.
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.
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Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
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How this job compares
Set against the 4,864 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$103–129K/yr
- North Carolina median$115–218K/yr72 salary ranges
- US median$120–235K/yr4,142 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $116K, is 34% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($175K) — in the lowest quarter of Infrastructure Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 133 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 4,864 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Infrastructure Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (3,694 postings).
- Education
- 651 of the 4,864 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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