APM Lead-Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Information Technology Senior Management Forum; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation & sick leave

Job summary

Truist seeks a senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead APM initiatives and deliver tailored observability solutions in complex enterprise environments. You will act as a technical authority, collaborating with internal and external partners to design, implement, and optimize performance monitoring across cloud, on-prem, and microservices stacks.

You will set the long-term vision for APM capabilities, influence architectural decisions across platform and SRE teams, and drive data-driven

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Information Systems or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware.
• Preferred: hands-on APM experience with Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Datadog, or similar.
• Preferred: OpenTelemetry and custom instrumentation.
• Preferred: strong cloud, Kubernetes, and microservices background.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and manages enterprise infrastructure platforms across cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, or middleware domains.
• Develops and applies automation, monitoring, and optimization techniques for high availability and performance.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and external partners to integrate new technologies and improve infrastructure standards.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues impacting infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Ensures compliance with technology strategies, standards, and governance to mitigate risks.
• Provides technical guidance and training to infrastructure teams.
• Drives operational improvements and scalable patterns through field experience.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Microservices

Automation scripting

Forward deployed engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems or related field

Tools

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

New Relic

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

This role combines deep technical leadership in APM with hands‑on, customer‑facing engineering to deliver tailored observability solutions within complex enterprise environments.

This role serves as both a top-tier technical authority and a forward deployed partner, working closely with internal stakeholders and external customers to design, implement, and optimize performance monitoring solutions in real‑world environments. You will bridge product/platform capabilities with customer‑specific needs, ensuring observability platforms directly support reliability, scalability, and business outcomes.

In this role, you will establish the long‑term vision for APM capabilities while rapidly developing and deploying customized solutions. You will influence architectural decisions across application, platform, SRE, and cloud teams, embedding performance engineering, proactive detection, and data‑driven optimization into the full software development lifecycle.

Success in this position will be defined by clear, measurable outcomes: materially improving application performance, reducing the frequency and severity of customer‑impacting incidents, shortening time to detection and root‑cause resolution, and equipping engineering teams with trusted, high‑fidelity performance insights at enterprise scale. This role is expected to drive durable operational improvements, strengthen platform reliability and resilience, and increase engineering velocity by making observability more actionable, consistent, and embedded in day‑to‑day delivery.

Equally important, you will convert field experience into repeatable patterns, scalable solutions, and strategic recommendations that shape enterprise observability standards and influence broader technology direction.

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration‑related support for this position (including, but not limited to H‑1B, F‑1 OPT, F‑1 STEM OPT, F‑1 CPT, J‑1, TN‑1 or TN‑2, E‑3, O‑1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of our Truist hub locations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Works to achieve operational targets with major impact on the infrastructure engineering department or job area results and contributes to the development of goals for area of responsibility.
• 2. Designs, builds, manages, and implements enterprise infrastructure technology platforms and systems across cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, or middleware domains.
• 3. Develops and applies automation, monitoring, and optimization techniques to ensure high availability and performance of infrastructure.
• 4. Manages large infrastructure projects and programs aligned with organizational strategy and regulatory requirements.
• 5. Collaborates with cross‑functional teams and external partners to integrate new technologies and continuously improve infrastructure standards and processes.
• 6. Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues impacting infrastructure performance and reliability.
• 7. Ensures compliance with technology strategies, standards, and governance to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory adherence.
• 8. Reviews infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures to support operational consistency and knowledge sharing.
• 9. Provides strong technical guidance, training, and direction to infrastructure teams and lower‑level technical professionals.
• 10. Demonstrates innovative influence with stakeholders in supporting business objectives and technical strategic objectives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent education, training, and work‑related experience.
• 2. Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.
• 3. Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. Bachelor’s degree and ten or more years of experience.
• 2. Hands‑on administration and engineering experience with APM platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Datadog, or similar.
• 3. Experience with OpenTelemetry and custom instrumentation.
• 4. Strong background in cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.
• 5. Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Bash) for automation and integration.
• 6. Experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, or similar customer‑embedded technical roles.
• 7. Proven ability to translate customer‑specific solutions into reusable platform capabilities.

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax‑preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full‑time or part‑time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non‑temporary position for which you apply, based on full‑time or part‑time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.