Principal Platform 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

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires, and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We’re looking for people who want more than just a job – they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking an Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey.

Responsibilities (8 years):

• Lead cross-departmental teams of engineers to modernize and transform our internal technology products.

• Mentor teams on cloud readiness, infrastructure as code, configuration as code, agile methodology, and DevOps culture.

• Lead the design and build of solutions with an engineering mindset to improve observability, resiliency, performance, and scalability.

• Influence and align teams across the organization to new ideas and efforts.

• Lead troubleshooting of both isolated and systemic issues.

Required Skills (advanced experience):

• Leadership and communication (presenting, negotiating, problem solving, motivating)

• Platform architecture (diagrams, systems design, interfaces)

• Pipeline tooling (Jenkins, Gitlab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps)

• Linux administration (bash, RedHat)

• Software engineering (Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, C#, etc.)

• Provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, or CDK)

• Configuration management as code (SaltStack, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)

• Public cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP)

• Container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Rancher, ECS, EKS, AKS)

• Testing (unit, functional, end-to-end)

Preferred Skills (working knowledge)

• Microservices architecture

• Database design and engineering

• Product design and management

• Technical writing

• Network architecture

• Working in a regulated industry

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

EEO is the Law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EEO poster.  

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, US Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401k contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $145,180.00 - $170,800.00 - $187,880.00

Job postings typically remain open for approximately 20 days of the posting date listed above, however the job posting may be closed earlier should it be determined the position is no longer required due to business need. Job postings in areas with a high volume of applicants, such as customer service, contact center, and Financial Crimes investigations, remain open for approximately 5 days of the posting listed date.