Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer - Cloud and DevOps Foundation Team at Southwest Airlines in TX-Dallas

Job description

• The Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer supports the Cloud and DevOps Foundation Team by providing technical Leadership for AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and continuous integration and delivery capabilities. They’ll guide Team members while overseeing solution design, quality, cost-effectiveness, and implementation across cloud platforms. They’ll embed security, governance, and compliance into reusable infrastructure patterns and delivery pipelines that protect Company and Customer data while improving Developer productivity. The Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer leverages strong technical expertise and collaboration skills to accelerate cloud modernization, reduce risk, and deliver secure, scalable solutions across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Work with other leaders to shape, improve and evolve the cloud platform vision and strategy for the future of cloud infrastructure and help manage the adoption process
• Operate in a DevOps culture and team, responsible for architecture, design, development, implementation, and ongoing operations of new and emerging technology platforms
• Evaluate cloud services and architecture to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Implement automation tools and frameworks for automatic code deployment (CI/CD)
• Work with the development team to deploy and manage tools that support SDLC automation, configuration management, and release management
• Create state-of-the-art technical architectures with automation to support complex delivery across a wide range of digital and enterprise applications
• Consult with stakeholders to specify requirements and solutions which address business challenges and opportunities
• Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, performing design reviews and consulting with internal teams to ensure design best practices
• Participate in system and acceptance testing to ensure that systems are functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated
• Lead, define and clearly communicate technical standards, governance, and compliance for cloud ecosystem
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Requirements

• Knowledge of AWS Infrastructure as a Service Automation tools like Cloud Formation
• Knowledge of AWS compute, data sources, security technologies
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IAC)
• Skilled in deployment strategies using Docker for containerization
• Knowledge of the monitoring and management of the build and deployment processes and infrastructure
• Ability to analyze services to ensure security best practices are followed
• Ability to mentor and guide team members' learning, including introducing new ideas and technologies
• Skilled in evaluating, onboarding, and managing new technologies/services/features
• Ability to anticipate business needs and lead a team towards identifying and solving cross-domain problems
• Required: High School Diploma or GED
• Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience
• Required: Expert-level experience, expansive and far-reaching knowledge in Cloud software or DevOps
• Experience with training/presenting to other groups, enabling developer self -service
• Experience in CloudWatch
• Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) & virtual subnets
• Experience in helping a company move from on-prem to cloud
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• Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be able to travel and /or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary

Skills

Preferred

• Experience in CloudWatch

Benefits

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
• Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
• *Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.
• **401(k) match contributions are subject to the plan’s vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
• ***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan’s vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company
• Competitive market salary from $168,650 per year to $187,400 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.