Software Engineer---CLOUD

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability

RSUs

401k

Vacation days

Pension plan

Deferred compensation

Job summary

Truist is seeking a skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in a regulatory banking environment. You will automate platforms with IaC, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate across software, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes observability, incident prevention, and continuous improvement, including migration, modernization, and disaster recovery initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and training.
• In-depth knowledge of information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices.

Responsibilities

• Independently designs, deploys, and maintains cloud infrastructure and platform services that support business and technology objectives.
• Develops and implements infrastructure automation solutions using IaC and orchestration tools.
• Builds, supports, and enhances CI/CD pipelines to enable automated software delivery and operational excellence.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to design secure, scalable cloud solutions.
• Monitors platform performance, availability, and health through observability and performance management.
• Troubleshoots infrastructure and production issues with root-cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Implements cloud security practices and compliance controls.
• Participates in cloud migration, platform modernization, resiliency, and disaster recovery initiatives.
• Develops technical documentation and reusable engineering patterns.
• Mentors engineers in cloud technologies, automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Evaluates emerging cloud technologies to drive platform innovation.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure design

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Anible

CI/CD pipelines

Docker & Kubernetes

Monitoring & observability

Security & compliance concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

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

Please review the following job description:

Independently designs, develops, tests, and maintains complex software solutions that meet business and user needs. Emphasizes delivering scalable, reliable, and high-quality applications by applying advanced best practices in coding, architecture, and software lifecycle management, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Independently designs, deploys, and maintains cloud infrastructure and platform services that support business and technology objectives.
• Develops and implements infrastructure automation solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and orchestration tools to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Builds, supports, and enhances CI/CD pipelines to enable automated software delivery, infrastructure deployment, and operational excellence.
• Collaborates with software engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Monitors platform performance, availability, and operational health through observability, logging, alerting, and performance management practices.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex infrastructure, application, and production issues by performing root-cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Implements cloud security best practices, vulnerability remediation activities, and compliance controls to maintain a secure technology environment.
• Participates actively in cloud migration, platform modernization, resiliency, disaster recovery, and operational readiness initiatives.
• Develops technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable engineering patterns to support platform consistency and knowledge sharing.
• Mentors and supports engineers in cloud technologies, automation practices, DevOps methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluates emerging cloud technologies, tools, and engineering practices to drive continuous improvement and platform innovation.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and training.
• In-depth knowledge of information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native solutions on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or comparable public/private cloud environments. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and configuration management tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar frameworks.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or comparable software delivery platforms.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience implementing monitoring, observability, logging, and synthetic monitoring solutions using tools such as Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of cloud security, networking, identity management, secrets management, and resiliency concepts.
• Cloud platform certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), Terraform Associate, or equivalent industry certifications.
• Previous experience in the banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries. Experience working in Agile development environments.

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.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability
• accidental death and dismemberment
• tax-preferred savings accounts
• 401k plan
• 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment
• 10 sick days (also prorated)
• paid holidays
• defined benefit pension plan
• restricted stock units
• deferred compensation plan

For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. 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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