Sr. Platform Engineer - REMOTE

First American•Santa Ana, CA

3d•Remote

About The Position

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. 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 Cloud Platform 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.

Requirements

3+ years in the C loud and DevOps field .
Proven track record for delivering fit for purpose technical solutions balancing complexity, performance, and maintainability .
A balanced approach between Software Engineering principles and modern Infrastructure Operations .
Automation orchestration tooling such as GitLab CI or Github Enterprise .
Experience with GitOps based deployment methodologies such as ArgoCD , Flux, etc.
Infrastructure automation tooling such as Terraform and Ansible .
CI/CD best practices and implementation .
Extensive AWS experience including the implementation of cloud native services such as Lambda , EC2, and EKS .
Extensive experience with containerized solutions to include Docker and Kubernetes
Knowledge of v arious git patterns such as GitFlow and trunk-based development .
Kubernetes & Helm .
C I / C D pipeline development.
Deployment buildout and maintenance of Terraform based IAC .
GitOps methodologies.
Linux Containerized Worklo ads / D ocke r .
Supporting .NET (Core & Framework), Node.js, and Golang applications.
Serverless Technologies / Lambda.
Database automation & administration .
Cloud cost management & automation .
Solid foundation of cloud networking and security for AWS .
Identity Management and least-privileged implementations .
AppSec/ DevSecOps tooling such as Veracode SAST and DAST .
PowerShell, Bash, Python, and/or Golang development.
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship , collaborative, and organization skills .

Nice To Haves

Experience w orking within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare preferred .

Responsibilities

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 .
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.
Quality & Security Focused: Drive implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound solutions meeting all quality & security standards.
Continuous Improvement: Assist the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.
You will 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.

Benefits

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.

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