Truist Financial

Senior Data Platform Engineer (Data and Analytics Cloud Engineer)

Truist Financial$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in computer science, analytics, data engineering, finance, or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience in enterprise data strategy or software delivery.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and strategy definition skills.
  • Experience in the financial services or payments industry.
  • Proven ability to meet regulatory obligations in a cloud environment.
  • Track record of building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute AI/ML platform strategy according to enterprise security and risk standards.
  • Manage the lifecycle of AI/ML platform components for safe organization-wide use.
  • Champion DevSecOps practices for platform delivery using automation and source control.
  • Deploy infrastructure in the cloud using Terraform and define environment standards.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement required security controls across platforms.
  • Establish governance for AI/ML compliant with data governance and regulatory obligations.
  • Provide technical leadership and engineering to solve complex platform issues.
  • Enhance platform reliability through automation, observability, and collaboration with support teams.
  • Enable self-service platform consumption through APIs, pipelines, and templates.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Life insurance and disability benefits.
  • Tax-preferred savings account options.
  • 401k retirement plan with employer contributions.
  • Minimum of 10 days of vacation and 10 sick days per year.
  • Paid holidays annually.
  • Access to a defined benefit pension plan and restricted stock units.
Full Job Description

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Senior Engineer/Platform Leader accountable for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable AI/ML and Generative AI (GenAI) platforms in the cloud. This role develops and maintains reusable platform capabilities (e.g., model and prompt development environments, feature/model/prompt management, retrieval and knowledge-grounding patterns, data access patterns, CI/CD automation, evaluation/testing, and observability) so teams can deliver business outcomes faster while meeting Truist technology standards, security requirements, and regulatory obligations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.  

  • Design, build, and execute the AI/ML and GenAI platform strategy aligned to enterprise architecture, security, and risk standards.

  • Own the engineering and lifecycle management of AI/ML platform components (e.g., development workspaces, training/inference patterns, model registry, feature storage patterns, experiment tracking, prompt/version management, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) enablement, and reusable templates) for safe and deliberate consumption across the organization.

  • Establish and champion DevSecOps practices for platform delivery, including GitLab source control, build automation, and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.

  • Deploy infrastructure as code (IaC) to the cloud using Terraform modules and pipelines; define standards for environments, networking, identity, secrets, encryption, logging, and configuration management.

  • Partner with Cybersecurity, Risk, and other 2nd line of defense teams to implement and evidence required security controls (e.g., IAM least privilege, network segmentation, encryption, vulnerability management, audit logging, and policy-as-code) across platform services.

  • Implement governance patterns for AI/ML and GenAI (e.g., model and prompt lifecycle controls, lineage/traceability for data, prompts, and outputs, approvals, change management, risk assessments, and operational readiness) consistent with enterprise data governance and regulatory obligations.

  • Provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering to solve complex platform problems (performance, reliability, scalability, cost, and security), and guide engineers through designs, reviews, and delivery.

  • Build platform reliability through automation and observability (monitoring, logging, tracing, SLOs), and partner with production support teams to increase resiliency, reduce toil, and improve time to recover.

  • Enable self-service platform consumption via standardized APIs, reusable pipelines, templates, and documentation; in an Agile environment, may serve as an Agile/DevSecOps champion to accelerate delivery while maintaining compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1.    Undergraduate degree in either computer science, analytics, data engineering, finance or equivalent degree.  
2.    At least 3 years of experience driving enterprise data strategy, data execution, data engineering or software delivery
3.    Expert problem solving skills and being able to define detailed strategies 
4.    Experience in financial services or payments industry
5.    Experience in meeting regulatory obligations and operating in a highly regulatory environment on the cloud
6.    Experience in building a high performing team

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree and/or 8+ years of progressive experience delivering complex cloud platforms, preferably supporting AI/ML or analytics workloads at enterprise scale.

  • Experience building AI/ML platforms and/or MLOps capabilities (e.g., training/inference automation, model packaging and deployment, model registry, experiment tracking, and operational monitoring).

  • Experience with container platforms and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes/EKS), API enablement, and modern ML tooling (e.g., Python ML ecosystem) to operationalize models and GenAI services.

  • Deep expertise in AWS (compute, networking, security/IAM, logging/monitoring, and managed services) and moderate experience with Azure services and deployment patterns.

  • Hands-on DevOps/DevSecOps experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), including automated testing, security scanning, artifact management, and controlled deployments across environments.

  • Strong infrastructure-as-code experience deploying cloud components using Terraform; ability to build reusable modules and enforce standards/guardrails.

  • Relevant cloud and security certifications (preferred), such as AWS Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Administrator/Architect, and/or Terraform certification; strong mentoring/coaching skills for engineers distributed across onshore and offshore teams.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit . Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

About Truist Financial

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Join the dynamic team at Truist Financial, a leader in the financial services sector, and propel your career to new heights. At Truist Financial, we offer more than just job opportunities; we provide a platform for professional growth and innovation in an environment that values diversity and leadership.

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At Truist Financial, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every team member is empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectives. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity, and we are dedicated to fostering a culture that embraces the differences that make each of us unique.

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