Platform Developer Jobs in Indiana

We are looking for a talented AWS Platform Engineer Principal to join our team specializing in Systems/IT for our Corporate organization in Columbus, IN.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Drive automation excellence by designing and implementing scalable solutions that streamline infrastructure provisioning, reduce manual effort, and accelerate deployment cycles.
• Set technical direction by leading the creation of system architectures, infrastructure designs, and detailed documentation that guide consistent, high-quality solution delivery.
• Ensure secure, high-performing systems by actively participating in design, cybersecurity, and code reviews to uphold architectural standards, security principles, and performance expectations.
• Enable seamless integration by collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure new solutions align with and enhance existing infrastructure and platforms.
• Strengthen system resilience by identifying vulnerabilities and leading enhancements that improve system stability, security posture, and overall reliability.
• Optimize performance and availability by proactively monitoring system health, analyzing trends, and driving tuning and capacity planning initiatives across environments.
• Lead complex issue resolution by troubleshooting and resolving critical infrastructure challenges, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
• Deliver strategic integrations by partnering with vendors and internal teams to plan and execute complex system integrations that support business growth and innovation.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Security & Compliance Principles - Applies standards, tools, and best practices to embed security, privacy, and compliance into the design/build/test/operate lifecycle for products, services, apps, systems, software, and configurations—balancing protection, efficiency, and cost.
• Programming Principles - Applies programming languages, frameworks, and patterns to design, write, configure, test, and maintain software/solutions/systems that are efficient, secure, scalable, and reliable.
• Data Principles - Governs, models, secures, implements, and observes data flows to ensure integrity, quality, and compliance—enabling trusted, scalable, cost-conscious data use.
• Modern Development Practices - Applies modern engineering practices and tools—such as Agile/DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and infrastructure as code—to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and reduce risk across the SDLC.
• Solution Design - Translate business requirements into integrated designs, architectures, patterns, and system interactions that deliver customer value and align with enterprise standards and subject-matter platforms.
• System Architecture - Creates and evolves architecture system blueprints developing reusable patterns and roadmaps to ensure scalability, resilience, security, and long-term efficiency.
• Demonstrating Mastery - Maintains essential knowledge and proficiency in relevant domains, tools, technologies, methodologies, or frameworks through targeted credentials and rigorous proficiency, future-proofing organizational skills against strategic needs.
• Strategic and Innovative Thinking - Evaluates business and technology trends, anticipates future needs, develops creative approaches, and frames innovations to shape strategy and create durable value with cost-aware innovation.
• Technical Passion & Drive - Models curiosity and excitement for technology by self-initiating continuous development, experimenting with emerging technologies, and identifying insertion opportunities that accelerate business performance.
• Driving Effective Outcomes - Takes ownership, acts with urgency, and initiates action to turn goals into clear plans, decisions, guardrails, and cadences while navigating ambiguity and change to drive momentum and deliver consistent results.
• Engaging with Impact - Communicates with clarity and purpose to align stakeholders, foster collaboration, build trust, and influence coordinated action across teams and functions to accelerate outcomes.
• Values Differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Ensuring Customer Success - Embraces a customer-first mindset to deliver outcomes by linking customer needs and business priorities to aligned solutions, delivery, adoption, satisfaction, and realized value through sustained engagement that builds partnership and trust.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Significant relevant experience required.
• 5-7 years of experience.

L3+ AWS Platform Lead (7-9+ Years Experience)

Role Overview

An experienced AWS Platform Lead with 7–9+ years of hands-on expertise in automation using Terraform and CloudFormation, resource deployment through GitHub CI/CD, and strong platform governance. This role involves guiding teams on technical solution design, deployment feasibility, and supporting application teams by translating requirements into scalable AWS solutions. The engineer will also manage backlog prioritization, feature delivery, and ensure compliance with AWS governance and security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Automation & Deployment

• Design, automate, and deploy AWS resources using CI/CD pipelines.

• Guide the team on technical solution design and deployment feasibility.

• Collaborate with application teams to understand technical requirements and deliver solutions.

• Backlog & Governance

• Prioritize backlog items, feature stories, and platform enhancements in Jira.

• Ensure platform foundation governance, compliance, and security alignment.

• Operations & Troubleshooting

• Provide L3-L4+ support during major incidents, guiding teams on root cause analysis and resolution.

• Lead troubleshooting across complex infrastructure, networking, and application integrations.

• Leadership & Ownership Expectations

• Lead and mentor teams on AWS platform best practices, automation standards, and operational excellence.

• Drive technical decision-making, architecture reviews, and cross-functional collaboration to align platform capabilities with business objectives.
• Ensure accountability for delivery timelines, governance compliance, operational stability, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Core Skills & Expertise

• AWS Services: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Networking & Security: VPC design, Security Groups, NACLs, Route 53, Transit Gateway, IAM policies, KMS, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, Security Hub
• Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms), X-Ray, ELK Stack, Prometheus + Grafana
• Automation & Scripting: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK, Python, AWS CLI & SDKs (Boto3)
• CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitLab CI
• Containers & Orchestration: Fundamentals of ECS, Fargate, EKS, Docker, Helm
• Cost Optimization: AWS Budgets, Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, tagging governance
• DevSecOps & Compliance: Well-Architected Framework, CIS Benchmarks, SCPs, security best practices
• Collaboration & Documentation: Agile methodologies, Jira, Confluence, architectural diagrams, runbooks

This position is for Columbus IN or Atlanta GA.

Job: Systems/Information Technology

Organization: Cummins Inc.

Role Category: On-site with Flexibility

Job Type: Exempt - Experienced

ReqID: 2429761

Relocation Package: Yes

100% On-Site: No

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.