Principal Platform Engineer - AWS

Truist Financial Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled DevSecOps Engineer to lead the implementation of cloud-related platforms and security measures. This role emphasizes the importance of innovation, compliance with industry standards, and the adoption of DevSecOps practices to enhance operational efficiency. As a key contributor, you will provide thought leadership, guide teams, and develop best practices that drive business value. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud services and software delivery will make a significant impact on the organization’s success. This is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about technology and looking to shape the future of cloud infrastructure.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Vacation

Sick Days

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in development or production support.
• Deep specialized knowledge in DevSecOps practices and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in adopting DevSecOps practices for enhanced business value.
• Develop best practices and provide technical guidance to junior members.

Skills

DevSecOps

Cloud Security

Infrastructure as Code

Analytical Skills

Software Development Lifecycle

Project Leadership

Compliance Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Business or Computer Science

Tools

Git

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Services

Configuration Management

Job description

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Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

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

Please review the following job description:

Accountable for the build out of cloud related platforms, implementing cloud security and risk controls while enabling applications and platforms through infrastructure as code, policy-as-code or through self-service tools across lines of business and corporate functions. Responsible for the lifecycle management of infrastructure modules with a focus on compliance with industry security frameworks and test automation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Lead, guide, educate, and provide thought leadership to our delivery teams as related to their optimum adoption of DevSecOps practices and framework.
• Champion the use of DevSecOps as a strategic asset of culture change to enhance the flow of business value to our clients.
• Make informed decisions and determine which tool best fits any given situation based on proficiencies with multiple vendor products.
• Develop and recommend DevSecOps best practices.
• Use sophisticated, analytical thought to exercise judgment and design innovative solutions for the most complex components of the DevSecOps lifecycle.
• Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Provide technical and process guidance to junior team members.
• Build and maintain the automation and streamlining of software delivery and operations for new or existing software applications through advanced proficiency and subject matter expertise in vendor tools in the DevOps lifecycle including:
• Infrastructure as Code; Agile and Development Lifecycle Management; Source Code Management; Build Orchestration; Build Management; Artifact Repository Management; Behavior Driven Development; Test Driven Development; Automated Testing including Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Stress Testing, and Performance Testing; Static Code Analysis; Load and Performance Testing; Artifact Scanning; Database Schema Management, Orchestration and Recovery; Compliance Automation and Audit Trails; Configuration Management; Containers; Application Release Automation; Deployment Strategies and Patterns including Blue/Green Deployment, Canary Releases, and Rolling Releases; Logging and Log Analytics; and Performance Monitoring and Management.
• Liaise with DevSecOps Center for Enablement (C4E) to ensure that Enterprise tools or practices are followed, and to share information about any team specific tools or practices that may benefit other teams.
• Active participant with the Truist Agile Guild and Agile DevOps Communities of Practice.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and eight years of experience in development or production support or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Deep specialized and/or broad functional knowledge.
• Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes.
• Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices.
• Ability to lead complex projects.
• Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems.
• Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science and ten+ years of experience in software engineering or IT including at least four years of experience in a role in which the primary responsibility is git-based application code development and/or DevOps Engineering and/or the development, maintenance, and support of CI/CD pipelines or appropriate combination of industry related professional experience and education.
• Foundational cloud architecture knowledge.
• Must demonstrate ability to write code.
• Must demonstrate ability to construct basic application build pipeline.
• Experience in cloud services, configuration management, and infrastructure as code.
• Skills demonstrated in cloud service engineering, deployment pipelines, automated controls, software development lifecycle and operating in a regulated industry.
• Expert in solution designs based upon business requirements.
• Experience in building financial services technology cloud strategies.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: 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.

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