Senior Platform Engineer - AWS Platform Management

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.
* Design, develop, implement, and manage software platforms, including applications, workflows, integrations, and cloud infrastructure.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, build solution designs, and ensure scalability, resiliency, and efficiency of platform architectures.
* Ensure the security of the platform and the data it handles, implementing security controls to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access.
* Develop and implement platform strategies to improve efficiency through automation and enhance user and developer experience.
* Monitor system performance and health, troubleshoot technical issues, and provide technical support for cloud-based services.
* Create system guidelines, process documentation, and training materials for the organization.
* Install, upgrade, and maintain underlying infrastructure, enabling systems with automated monitoring and alerting.
* Understand and respond to emerging requirements and ambiguous technology decisions.
* Design, implement and deliver cloud-based solutions at scale for a global organization supporting multiple entities, tailored to meet organizational needs, and support technology stack refresh when required, with security and process as a critical requirement.
* Manage IT and business unit projects related to collaboration solutions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and migrations.
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, a related field or equivalent education/experience and 5-7 years of related work experience
* Experience with automation development and scripting tools  + Proven ability to write and interpret code (Python, JSON, YAML, Power Shell, Terraform, Azure Bicep)  + Proven ability to deliver Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates, Azure Bicep, Terraform, Cloud Formation)  + Ability to scan and resolve code standardization issues
* Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role (i.e. M365, AWS or Azure Engineer).
* Strong understanding of cloud technologies, Dev Ops processes and automation of services.
* Proficiency with modern platform container concepts (i.e. Docker and Kubernetes).
* Experience with CI/CD tools and practices (Harness, Git Hub, Snyk, Nexus, Sonar Qube, Kubernetes).
* Experience with Cloud Deployment Automation and Orchestration tools (Power Shell, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Azure Dev Ops, Code Build/Code Pipeline/Code Deploy, Step Functions)
* Demonstrated strong understanding of API’s and API Security
* Demonstrated ability in automated code testing.
* Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to research new solutions, and attention to detail.
* Proven ability to apply critical thinking to business demands.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills.
* Holistic understanding of the internet and hosting from the network layer up through the application layer.
* Flexibility and adaptability to change, and continuous learning mindset.
* Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) .
* Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.
* Knowledge of security best practices in platform engineering.
* Certifications in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS,…