Principal Engineer - DevOps

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Description

Job overview and responsibilities

This role will lead and support a centralized function to deliver cloud services across the Revenue Systems portfolio application delivery teams. The position will work closely with AWS and internal teams to ensure that new cloud systems are secure, vulnerability free and designed in alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework. Additionally, this role will oversee a team of cloud automation specialists responsible for developing and maintaining automation scripts for all cloud applications within the portfolio. The role will also take ownership of production cloud environments and manage all application cloud environments to ensure high performance, reliability, and cost efficiency, utilizing both internal resources and strategic partners. Furthermore, this position will guide the architectural direction of all new cloud applications, leveraging a deep understanding of AWS native services.

• AdoptAWSWell Architected Review framework to United's internal technical processes, and ensure all new applications follow this process to ensure system reliability and maintainability
• Expected to collaborate with other architects and engineers to perform design reviews and incorporate feedback
• Manage a team of highly skilled resources that work with a large number ofapplication developmentteams to setup their CI / CD automation, both on premise and cloud, assist them with troubleshooting issues and provide guidance oncloud servicesand monitoring
• Thisautomationneeds to be created for a wide range of applications, including traditional on premise,AWS cloudnative and containerized (Kubernetes) applications and with many different technologies such as .NET,Java, NodeJS,Angular,Tibcoand Python
• CreateTerraform and AWS Cloud Formationtemplates and standards to automate both applications andinfrastructure, ensuring they are reliable and secure, continuously staying on top of quickly evolvingcloud technologyto update the standards ascloud technologychanges
• Manage a team that works with all application teams to understand theirapplication architectureand theirautomationrequirements, and then implements the solution while following the standards
• Research and evaluate new cloud andautomationtechnologies, and look for opportunities to streamline processes or improve efficiency
• Lead a team that operates and maintains a scalable and cost effective cloud environment for all application teams
• This involves understanding application requirements to ensure proper designs are being implemented, ensuring that necessary logging and monitoring for applications is present, and creating detective complianceautomationfor cost optimization
• Leverage a combination of internal resources and partners to ensure 24x7 support and incident response for allcloud applications. Manageautomationrunbooks, diagnose and fix application performance issues at aninfrastructurelevel, and manage scaling policies to reduce spend
• Manage a team of highly skilled technical resources, ensure there is a talent pipeline in place, and employees have needed resources to maintain and improve their skills

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

The base pay range for this role is $137,275.00 to $178,670.00.

The base salary range / hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and / or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits : medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities / Women / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT.

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