DevOps Platform Engineer

About First Horizon

First Horizon Corporation is a premier regional financial services provider committed to helping clients, communities, and associates achieve their full potential. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, we operate in 12 southern states, offering a range of banking and financial services. Recognized as one of the nation's best employers, we pride ourselves on our culture of support.

Job Description

Join First Horizon's dynamic DevOps engineering team as a DevOps Platform Engineer, where you'll play a critical role in creating a top-notch developer experience. Your mission is to enhance and support our robust DevOps platform by leveraging your engineering expertise.

Responsibilities

• Transition your engineering background into a DevOps Platform Engineer role.
• Collaborate to understand design concepts and implement cutting-edge features within the DevOps platform.
• Build, test, and deploy enhancements to our comprehensive toolchain framework.
• Apply your knowledge of semantic versioning and release management.
• Ensure a thorough understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Break down software components into practical features, hotfixes, and bug fixes.
• Master Git branching methodologies and their impact on the SDLC.
• Troubleshoot end-to-end issues across pipelines, builds, packaging, and deployment, ensuring operations run smoothly.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle to guarantee highly scalable and reliable services.
• Conduct unit and integration testing on proposed changes.
• Identify platform deficiencies and implement robust solutions using DevOps principles.
• Utilize monitoring and observability tools for troubleshooting and feedback.
• Advocate for developer and application security best practices.
• Participate in on-call support for the DevOps platform.
• Create support documentation and user guides for internal developers.
• Work closely with DevOps Architects and Leads to align with product and technology strategies.
• Stay abreast of new and emerging technologies to enhance our operations.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a DevOps or Systems Engineer, or a bachelor’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in Kubernetes, including helm and Kustomize, CRDs, services, and operators; familiarity with Rancher is a plus.
• Experienced with Docker containers, writing dockerfiles, and building images.
• Proficient in source code management using Bitbucket (git) and GitHub, including code reviews and pull requests.
• Experienced with build tools such as Gradle and Maven; familiarity with msbuild and dotnet is a plus.
• Familiar with various package types and packaging tools (e.g., npm, yum/dnf, nuget).
• Knowledgeable in scripting languages like bash, python, and YAML; familiarity with PowerShell is a plus.
• Skilled in programming languages including Java, Go, and Groovy; knowledge of Ansible and Terraform is beneficial.
• Familiar with databases and caches such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
• Experience with front-end technologies, including React JS and Solid JS.
• Proficient in JavaScript frameworks (NodeJS, React, Angular) and Java Spring.
• Familiar with productivity tools like Jira Software and Confluence.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members across various skill levels.

Benefit Highlights

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, with wellness incentives and HSA matching.
• Maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mentorship program.
• Robust 401(k) plan with a 6% match.