Infrastructure Engineer II

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

The Opportunity

Employer: United Services Automobile Association  

Tasks: Identify and manage existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role. Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled. Follow written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities. Design scalable infrastructure with minimal oversight, implement system change with consistency and autonomy, automates service delivery and maintenance tasks, and builds monitoring and tooling for systems. Resolve complex production issues with independence by troubleshooting complex systems independently. Analyze complex outages to identify opportunities. Experiment with new patterns and technologies. Understand and consistently exercise engineering best practices, concepts, and patterns. Understand the customer and identify solutions and ideas for the customer with some assistance. Evaluate potential solutions with some oversight. May telecommute

Requirements: Will accept a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in a related occupation. Position requires:

• Developing cost guardrails and managing financial risk to drive accurate budget forecasting;
• Integration of cost control policies using Github;
• Experience working with cloud spending data;
• Developing Terraform scripts for finops automation;
• Experience with observability platforms Dynatrace, Datadog and CloudWatch;
• Experience analyzing pricing models;
• Handling incidents and backlogs through ServiceNow;
• Performing cost optimization across hybrid cloud environments including OpenShift and managed Kubernetes clusters;
• Experience with VMaaS for automation failures with Terraform configuration changes;
• Experience with Apptio, Turbonomic, and CloudCheckr;
• Deploying containerized services using Docker and Podman embedded tagging;
• Java and Go Lang for building internal applications and automating financial usage and governance; and
• Public cloud, Jenkins, and Power BI.

Worksite: 5601 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024

Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

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Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.