Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer - Cloud Security

$158,950 - $176,600/Yr

Southwest Airlines - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

Air Transportation

About the position

The Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Southwest Airlines plays a crucial role in supporting Cloud Security and engineering the baseline security of the company's technology cloud. This position focuses on designing and building enterprise cloud infrastructure automation, CI/CD patterns, and cloud capabilities for AWS. The role requires collaboration and organization, aiming to drive the future of technology at Southwest while ensuring a friendly and reliable air travel experience for customers.

Responsibilities

• Work with other leaders to shape, improve and evolve the cloud platform vision and strategy for the future of cloud infrastructure and help manage the adoption process
• Operate in a DevOps culture and team, responsible for architecture, design, development, implementation, and ongoing operations of new and emerging technology platforms
• Evaluate cloud services and architecture to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Implement 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 management
• Create state-of-the-art technical architectures with automation to support complex delivery across a wide range of digital and enterprise applications
• Consult with stakeholders to specify requirements and solutions which address business challenges and opportunities
• Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, performing design reviews and consulting with internal teams to ensure design best practices
• Participate in system and acceptance testing to ensure that systems are functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated
• Lead, define and clearly communicate technical standards, governance, and compliance for cloud ecosystem
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training
• Expert-level experience, expansive and far-reaching knowledge in Cloud software or DevOps

Nice-to-haves

• DevSecOps

Benefits

• Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights for you and your eligible dependents
• Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings for Retirement Savings Plan
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
• Health plan coverage options starting from the first day of employment with retroactive coverage available