Cloud Principal Engineer/Architect

OneMain Financial - Charlotte, NC

Part-time - Senior

Charlotte, NC

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

OneMain Financial is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Principal Engineer/Architect to manage the integration of public and private cloud infrastructure. The responsibilities of a Cloud Platform Principal Engineer/Architect focus on assessing, supporting, developing, and implementing high-quality information technology architecture while establishing technology governance and standards. The successful candidate will make recommendations to leadership on advancing our cloud strategy, technology adoption plans, application design, and application observability, with the core objective of delivering best-in-class scalable solutions. To be effective in this role, a candidate should demonstrate a leadership mindset, possess strong operational experience, and have the ability to problem-solve. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills, be knowledgeable about the latest industry trends, and be highly innovative. This position is hybrid, and candidates should be located within a commutable distance to one of our offices located in Baltimore MD, Charlotte NC, Wilmington DE, Evansville IN, Chicago IL, or Dallas/Fort Worth TX.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership towards a foundational strategic vision for OMF DevOps platform to align on direction with internal teams and executive leadership.
• Design and implement complex AWS architectures for high availability, resilience, and scalability.
• Lead the migration of legacy systems to AWS, ensuring a seamless and risk-free transition.
• Optimize cloud resources for improved performance and cost efficiency, utilizing tools like AWS Cost Explorer and Trusted Advisor.
• Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).
• Implement and manage security tools and practices, including IAM policies, security groups, and encryption technologies to safeguard the infrastructure.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Automate the deployment, scaling, and management of applications using AWS services like Elastic Beanstalk, Auto Scaling, and Lambda.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud resources using AWS CloudWatch and other performance tools.
• Ensure business continuity through robust disaster recovery strategies and operational resilience.
• Act as a cloud evangelist within the organization, promoting the benefits of AWS solutions.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to align cloud architecture with organizational goals.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior architects and engineers.

Requirements

• Hands-on, demonstrable experience delivering technical solutions in the AWS space with a minimum of 5 years' experience as an AWS Architect.
• Proven track record of designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS.
• Experience documenting governance and workflows associated with cloud environments.
• Expert knowledge of AWS services, such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, Lambda, and IAM.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Kubernetes, ECS).
• Deep understanding of network architectures and data services for cloud environments.
• Experience with enterprise migrations from on-prem equipment to cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and leadership qualities, capable of driving cloud initiatives and influencing decision-making processes.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification.
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing options for team members and their dependents
• Up to 4% matching 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (10% share discount)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education
• Bonus eligible
• Paid time off (15 days' vacation per year, plus 2 personal days, prorated based on start date)
• Paid holidays (7 days per year, based on start date)
• Paid volunteer time (3 days per year, prorated based on start date)