[Remote] Principal Platform Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aflac is hiring a Principal Platform Engineer to guide platform strategy and architecture in support of business objectives. The role focuses on platform maintenance, upgrades, integrations, security, performance, and deploying solutions that meet company requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align platform strategies with business objectives
• Define best practices & standards, guide team to ensure adherence to standards
• Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components
• Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards
• Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues
• Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications
• Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security
• Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging
• Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposal
• Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs
• Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements
• Performs other duties as required

Skills

• Architectural Design for Platform Deployment
• Strategy for Platform Scalability and Growth
• Deep Expertise in Platform Limitations and Workarounds
• Best Practices and Governance for Platform Configuration
• Leadership in Platform Upgrade and Migration Strategies
• Lead medium projects
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• 6+ years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Health care flexible spending
• Dependent care flexible spending
• Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
• 401(k) plans
• Annual bonuses
• An opportunity to purchase company stock
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Up to 20 days PTO annually, to be used for any reason
• If eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
• Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
• Hybrid if you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC: work in the office at least 60% of the work week and from home within the continental US for the remaining portion
• Remote if you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC: work from home within the continental US; occasional office attendance may be requested based on business need, with advance communication

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