Principal Cloud Engineer

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Principal Cloud Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a scalable, secure, and efficient AWS cloud environment that can be utilized across our large banking organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud architecture and a proven track record of deploying enterprise-level solutions in AWS.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Design and implement a robust AWS cloud infrastructure that supports the specific needs of a large banking organization.
•    Ensure the cloud environment adheres to all regulatory and compliance requirements specific to the banking industry.
•    Collaborate with IT security teams to implement and maintain security protocols and tools to protect sensitive data and systems.
•    Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline cloud operations and reduce human error.
•    Provide technical leadership and guidance to cloud engineering teams, ensuring best practices in scalability, availability, and resilience.
•    Work closely with application development teams to facilitate the migration of legacy systems to the cloud.
•    Monitor cloud usage and performance, making recommendations for optimizing resources and reducing costs.
•    Stay current with new technologies and cloud trends, evaluating their applicability to business goals and operational requirements.

Basic Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
•    Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud engineering, with at least 5 years focused on AWS environments.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
•    Strong understanding of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and others.
•    Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
•    Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
•    Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, etc.).
•    Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
•    Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
•    Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Location Expectation (Hybrid/flexible schedule)
The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.
 

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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