Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Systems Operations Engineer, A highly skilled Container Engineer to join our EFT engineering team. This role is responsible for designing, building, securing, and maintaining containerized workloads at scale using Podman/Docker and Openshift/Kubernetes. You will play a critical role in ensuring reliability, performance, and security of our container platform in production environments. In this role, you will: Lead or participate in managing all installed systems and infrastructure within the Systems Operations functional area Contribute in increasing system efficiencies and lowering the human intervention time on related tasks Review and analyze moderately complex operational support systems, application software, and system management tools to ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability Work with vendors and other technical personnel for problem resolution Lead team to meet technical deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of technical process controls or standards Collaborate with vendors and other technical personnel to resolve technical issues and achieve highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability Required Qualifications: 4+ years of Systems Engineering, Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Desired Qualifications: Container Build & Management Design, build, and optimize Docker images following best practices (multi-stage builds, minimal base images, etc.) Maintain and version container images in enterprise registries Ensure container portability across environments (dev, staging, production) Kubernetes Operations Deploy, manage, and scale applications on Kubernetes (K8s) clusters Implement and maintain Kubernetes resources (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Services, Ingress) Monitor cluster health and troubleshoot production issues Security & Compliance Build secure container images by minimizing attack surface and removing vulnerabilities Implement container security best practices: Image scanning (e.g., Trivy, Anchore, Clair) Runtime security Least privilege (non-root containers, RBAC) Enforce policies using tools such as Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, or similar Ensure compliance with organizational and industry security standards CI/CD & Automation Integrate container workflows into CI/CD pipelines Automate image builds, testing, scanning, and deployment Improve deployment speed and reliability through automation Monitoring & Reliability Monitor containerized applications using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and production incidents Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness Job Expectations: 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or container engineering roles Work closely with development, DevOps, and security teams Provide guidance on container best practices and architecture Participate in on-call rotations for production support Strong hands-on experience with: Docker (image creation, optimization, troubleshooting) Kubernetes (cluster operations, workloads, networking) Experience building and maintaining production-grade container platforms Strong understanding of Linux, networking, and system fundamentals Experience with container registries (ECR, ACR, GCR, or similar) Experience securing containerized workloads Knowledge of: Container image scanning tools Runtime security practices Kubernetes RBAC and network policies Familiarity with policy enforcement tools (e.g., Kyverno, OPA Gatekeeper) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, etc.) Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux) Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP) Certifications such as: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Key Traits Production-first mindset with strong attention to reliability and uptime Security-focused thinking in all engineering decisions Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Ability to operate in fast-paced, high-scale environments Success Criteria Secure, compliant container images with minimal vulnerabilities Reliable Kubernetes workloads with high uptime Efficient, automated CI/CD container workflows Reduced incident frequency and faster recovery times Posting End Date: 7 Jun 2026 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements. 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