Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. First American is a company that has been a leader in the title insurance industry since 1889, committed to fostering an inclusive and innovative work environment. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design and implement technical architecture and software solutions for their core platforms, ensuring high quality and security standards throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Work in tandem with our platform and software engineering teams and leaders to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.
• Drive implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound solutions meeting all quality & security standards.
• 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.

Skills

• 5+ years creating and managing infrastructure in GCP using modern Cloud Engineering practices
• Proven track record for delivering fit for purpose technical solutions that balance complexity, performance, and maintainability.
• Balanced approach that integrates software engineering principles with modern infrastructure operations.
• Methodical, self-directed approach to diagnosing and resolving GCP platform issues.
• Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.
• Deep experience implementing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD best practices, with a strong understanding of Git patterns such as GitFlow and trunk-based development; monorepo vs. polyrepo strategies; and workflows including code reviews, automated testing, and security automation.
• Extensive experience managing GCP Organizations, Projects, Networking Components, and cloud-native services.
• Hands-on experience creating containerized solutions leveraging Docker/Kubernetes/Cloud Run/etc.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices, shift-left methodologies, and DevSecOps processes.
• Comfortable in using and integrating AI tools into enterprise software development pipelines.
• Proficient in infrastructure automation and scripting tools such as Terraform, gcloud CLI, Python, bash, curl, Powershell, Go, etc.
• Experience in developing CI/CD pipelines within GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps for Infrastructure/Application deployments in GCP
• Experience configuring least-privilege GCP IAM roles, Deny Assignments, Organization Policy, VPC Service Controls, etc.
• Experience in managing GCP services such as VPC, Subnets, Storage Buckets, Cloud Run, VM Instances, Load Balancers, Firewall Policy & Rules, Pub/Sub, etc.
• Experience using containerization technologies such as Docker, GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine, etc.
• Solid foundational skills with Networking, Windows, and Linux
• Familiarity with Cloud Security, Compliance, and Policy Management tools such as Prisma Cloud, Checkov, Cloud Custodian, Open Policy Agent, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of directly related experience
• Experience working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• PTO/paid sick leave
• Employee stock purchase plan

Company Overview

• First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. It was founded in 1889, and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.firstam.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• First American has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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