AVP I, Cloud Engineering

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Platform Engineer to spearhead the development, implementation, and maintenance of automation and other critical portals and tools. This role will be instrumental in driving significant productivity enhancements for our internal IT teams, leveraging expertise in automation workflows, frameworks, and cross-functional leadership.

Credit One Bank, N.A. is a data-driven financial services company based in Las Vegas. Founded in 1984, the Bank offers a spectrum of credit card products and is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment is based on mutual consent (at-will). Please contact the recruiter for this position to learn more.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and track designs (at high and detailed design levels) with issue resolution.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team through major initiatives identified by IT leadership.
• Assist in architecting solutions based on requirements set forth by IT leadership.
• Identify new/emerging technologies for adoption and drive consistent code reviews.
• Continually research current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling.
• Monitor system performance to analyze performance, security, and reliability.
• Integrate security and compliance into the platform with encryption and access management.
• Document configurations and processes for cross-team platform usage.
• Deploy infrastructure as code and applications using automation and orchestration tools in both on-premises and cloud environments.

Required Qualifications

• BS Degree or equivalent work experience in a technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a Platform Engineer.
• At least 1 year of experience leading and mentoring a high-performing engineering team.
• Experience with configuration management, automation, and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
• Experience in building, managing, and maintaining containerization platforms such as OpenShift or Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL) and some Windows.
• Experience with VMware virtualization.
• Experience in automating cloud deployments in AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
• Strong scripting background in Bash or Python is a plus.
• Strong development skills in JavaScript, Go, or another object-oriented language is a plus.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git and understanding of merging and branching code.
• Experience with GitLab, YAML, and JSON.
• Ability to create monitoring dashboards using Dynatrace, OpenShift, or similar.
• Familiarity with setting up event monitoring and alerting in Prometheus, Solarwinds, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.