About T-Mobile :
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ : TMUS), headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, connecting millions through its strong nationwide network and flagship brands, T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. Customers benefit from an unmatched combination of value, quality, and exceptional service experience.
About TMUS Global Solutions :
TMUS Global Solutions is a world-class technology powerhouse accelerating the company’s global digital transformation. With a culture built on growth, inclusivity, and global collaboration, the teams here drive innovation at scale, powered by bold thinking.
TMUS India Private Limited operates as TMUS Global Solutions.
About the Role :
As Principal Engineer – Platform Automation, you will be a key member of the CFL Platform Engineering and Operations team ,you will lead architecture and development of automation frameworks, self-service tooling, and infrastructure-as-code systems that power scalable, resilient, and developer-friendly platforms. You will build automation-first solutions that drive velocity, observability, and operational excellence across CI / CD, provisioning, and cloud-native infrastructure.
What You’ll Do :
- Architect and build reusable automation services for provisioning, config, lifecycle, and compliance
- Develop internal developer tooling and APIs for self-service workflows
- Lead event-driven automation using GitLab CI / CD, Argo Workflows, or Spinnaker
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code via Terraform, Helm, Pulumi, and GitOps pipelines
- Integrate automation with CI / CD, service catalogs, and platform orchestrators
- Embed observability, traceability, and telemetry into automation frameworks
- Build systems for automated failure detection, triage, and remediation
- Define platform-wide automation standards, architecture patterns, and best practices
- Collaborate across SRE, DevOps, cloud, and security teams to automate operations
- Mentor engineers and guide platform engineering strategy for automation at scale
What You’ll Bring :
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field7-12 years in software / platform / automation engineering rolesExpertise in building large-scale automation systems and developer toolingStrong programming / scripting skills in Python, Go, Bash, or equivalentExperience with CI / CD platforms (GitLab, ArgoCD, Jenkins), job orchestrators, and workflow automationDeep knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, service orchestration, and IaC (Terraform, Helm, Pulumi)Familiarity with event-driven automation using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or EventBridgeExperience building self-service developer platforms or internal portalsUnderstanding of platform security, secrets management, and compliance automationHands-on experience integrating observability, alerting, and incident workflowsStrong leadership, communication, and technical decision-making across cross-functional teamsPassion for platform simplicity, operational excellence, and empowering engineering teamsMust Have Skills :
Application & Microservice : Java, Spring boot, API & Service DesignAny CI / CD Tools : Gitlab Pipeline / Test Automation / GitHub Actions / Jenkins / Circle CIApp Platform : Docker & Containers (Kubernetes)Any Databases : SQL & NOSQL (Cassandra / Oracle / Snowflake / MongoDB)Any Messaging : Kafka, Rabbit MQAny Observability / Monitoring : Splunk / Grafana / Open Telemetry / ELK Stack / Datadog / New Relic / Prometheus)AI / Machine learning : Anomaly detectionNice To Have :
Closed-loop remediation (vendor integration : Akamai, Cequence, FICO)ML governance (bias, audit, rollback)Org-wide AIOps vision & roadmapROI storytelling (Incident / Change / Problem s prevented, $$ saved)Vendor strategy, build-vs-buy