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First American Financial Group, Inc. · 1 month ago

Sr. GCP Platform Engineer - REMOTE

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$126K/yr - $193K/yr

5+ years exp

First American Financial Corporation is a company that prioritizes its people and fosters an inclusive culture. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design and implement technical architecture and software solutions that enhance their core software platforms in the real estate industry.

Customer ServiceFinancial ServicesLending

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

Qualification

GCPInfrastructure-as-CodeCI/CDContainerizationCloud SecurityTerraformPythonCommunication SkillsTeamwork SkillsProblem Solving

Required

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