Sr Cloud DevOps Engineer

Company OverviewWe are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.Job SummaryThe Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer supports the Cybersecurity Accelerate Team and assists in Cybersecurity Observability and Automation by focusing on designing and building enterprise cloud infrastructure automation, pipelines, and cloud capabilities for services on AWS. They'll partner with Application, Security, and Architecture Teams to build re-usable and secure cloud infrastructure to be used by business applications. The Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer is a skilled communicator excited to support and ongoing operations of new and emerging technology platforms.Location & TravelThis role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. While this is a remote position, there is a limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work off-site. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, Delaware, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.Employment RequirementsU.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.EEO StatementWe're committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.ResponsibilitiesEvaluate cloud services and architecture to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problemsImplement 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 managementUnderstand technical architectures with automation to support complex delivery across a wide range of digital and enterprise applicationsLead the design, development, and evolution of cloud infrastructureEstablish and/or follow procedures and standards to ensure high quality and quantity of workEstablish or follow prioritization processes to drive work with a sense of urgency about getting work completedConsult with stakeholders to specify requirements and solutions which address business challenges and opportunitiesServe as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, performing design reviews and consulting with your teams to ensure design best practicesMaintain business continuity and disaster recovery processesMay perform other job duties as directed by Employee's LeadersKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesKnowledge of AWS Infrastructure as a Service Automation tools like Cloud FormationAbility to understand AWS compute, data sources, security technologiesKnowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IAC)Skilled in deployment strategies using Docker for containerizationAbility to understand the monitoring and management of the build and deployment processes and infrastructureAbility to analyze services to ensure security best practices are followedAbility to mentor and guide team members' learning, including introducing new ideas and technologiesAbility to anticipate business needs and lead a team towards identifying and solving cross-domain problemsSkilled in automated testing solutions for unit testing, integration testing and system testingTechnical ToolsCommon automation tools such as Stash, Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Gradle, Groovy, and YMLPython, ANT, Artifactory, Groovy, Maven, MS Build, Nexus, NuGetContinuous integration tools such as Jenkins, TFS, TeamCity or BambooConfiguration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, AnsibleEducationRequired: High School Diploma or GEDRequired: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experienceExperienceRequired: Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in Cloud software or DevOpsPreferred: Experience in Terraform, Terragrunt, Terratest, GoLang, GoReleaser, GitLab, Nexus, ECR, Helm, EKS, Containers, Cloud Formation, Python, Cloud Common Platform, AWS Cloud, Ping, CyberArk, and OTELPreferred: Experience in AWS Architecture and Security certificationLicensing/CertificationN/APhysical AbilitiesAbility to perform work duties from a limited space work station/desk/office area for extended periods of timeAbility to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the jobAbility to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the jobOther QualificationsMust maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelinesMust be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986Must be at least 18 years of ageMust be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelinesMust be able to travel and/or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessaryCompensationCompetitive market salary from $145,600 - $161,800 per year* depending on qualifications and experience, with opportunity for future pay increases based on performance and market movement.For eligible leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.*Pay amount doesn't guarantee employment for any particular period of timeBenefitsFly 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.**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 CompanyJ-18808-Ljbffr