Sr. Cloud / DevOps Engineer

First American; California, Santa Ana (MO, CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate technology sector is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team. This role involves driving technical architecture, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring quality and security in cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies and automation tools. They will contribute to innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences while working in a supportive and diverse environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

PTO

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 3+ years in cloud and DevOps field.
• Experience with AWS and Azure infrastructure.
• CI/CD best practices and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Drive individual user stories to completion.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for cloud solutions.
• Implement quality and security standards.

Skills

Automation orchestration

Cloud computing

Technical Leadership

Collaboration

Continuous Improvement

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

AWS SDKs

Azure SDKs

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Golang

Job description

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity, and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

Remote Work Welcome

Be part of a transformative team that is shaping the way First American builds and delivers world-class technology products that fuel the real estate industry. We are looking for the best-of-the-best technology experts that will envision, design, build, and deliver innovative solutions that provide exceptional experiences and lasting value to our customers.

First American is seeking candidates for an engineering role in our Platform Engineering team. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a hands-on approach for driving engineering best practices. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will help design and implement our technical architecture, software, and tooling used to deliver and operate our core, mission-critical software platforms. The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of emerging technologies, platforms, and applications and an ability to customize them to help our business remain secure and efficient.

What You'll Do

1. Technical Leadership: Set the example in driving individual user stories to completion from start to finish. Assess and identify risks that may be present to achieving the team's larger goals. Document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure construction.
2. Collaborate/Partner: Work in tandem with our platform and software engineering teams and leaders to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.
3. Quality & Security Focused: Drive implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound solutions meeting all quality & security standards.
4. Continuous Improvement: Assist the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement. Participate in all aspects of our software development lifecycle for cloud-based solutions, including planning, defining requirements, developing, testing, and deploying those solutions with the team.

What You'll Bring

1. 3+ years in the cloud and DevOps field.
2. Proven track record for delivering fit-for-purpose technical solutions balancing complexity, performance, and maintainability.
3. A balanced approach between Software Engineering principles and modern Infrastructure Operations.
4. Automation orchestration tooling such as Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub Enterprise, or Gitlab.
5. Infrastructure automation tooling such as Terraform and Ansible.
6. Experience with one or more Azure/AWS SDKs and/or CLI.
7. CI/CD best practices and implementation.
8. Experience with AWS and Azure infrastructure and cloud-native services such as Lambda and EKS.
9. Windows Server automation preferred.
10. Knowledge of various git patterns such as GitFlow and trunk-based development.
11. Experience working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare preferred.
12. Technical Skills: PowerShell, Bash, Python, and/or Golang development. Supporting .NET (Core & Framework), Node.js, and Golang applications. Containers (Windows and Linux). Database automation & administration. Cloud cost management & automation. Solid foundation of cloud networking and security for both Azure and AWS. Identity Management and least-privileged implementations. AppSec/DevSecOps tooling such as Veracode SAST and DAST. GitOps methodologies. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organization skills.

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Pay Range: $10,9,650 - $184,938 Annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location.

Note

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

What We Offer

By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, support it, and thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion not simply because it's the right thing to do, but also because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term. Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave, and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.