Principal Platform Engineer (GCP)

The Principal Platform Engineer is a seasoned and technical leader who will

create and redesign broad technical infrastructure and information systems that

define how servers, networks, and storage systems work together to support the

needs of the organization. Document current-state architecture, design ideal-

state architecture, and develop plans and solutions to deploy new solutions that

meet emerging business needs. Ensure stability and scalability, anticipating

capacity growth through careful planning and awareness of trends. Develop teams

and engineers within the organization, setting project deadlines and improving

engineering processes and technologies. We are specifically focusing on GCP

Experience Please Read: This position is not remote and will be located in

Springfield Missouri Responsibilities and Duties: Direct and oversee

infrastructure developments and maintenance to ensure business requirements can

be met. Drive advances in technologies and architectures to increase the value

delivered by technology and digital capabilities, either through improvements to

the efficiency of the technology environment or through those that reduce the

total cost of technology operations. Recommend and participate in activities

related to the design, development, and maintenance of the digital capabilities

within the enterprise architecture. Create/manage project storyboards/viewpoints

that articulate project requirements and lead to successful implementation of

work. Elicit complex project requirements using a variety of methods, such as

interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the

requirements in terms of target user roles and goals. Document complex "as is"

and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to

be" capability to record accurately the change required. Explore and develop a

detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate

their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization. Conduct complex

feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and

document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to

business processes, products, or business unit structure. Support Information

Security in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks,

breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in

line with the security incident management procedure. Maintain and renew a deep

knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of

relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to

required standards. Monitor and review performance and behaviors within area of

responsibility to identify and resolve noncompliance with the organization's

standards, policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct. Discuss

and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the

quality of the infrastructure platform to better meet users’ needs. Develop own

capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities

as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external

professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill

personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external

regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending

conferences, and reading specialist media. Develop straightforward business

cases to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the

return on investment. Use the organization's formal development framework to

identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions,

including continuing professional development specified by professional or

regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities. Provide

informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area

of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal

potential. Design systems which provide fault isolation and resolution for

complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly. Design and monitor the

quality of system and component tests and respond to user emails to monitor,

diagnose, and correct performance issues. Contribute to the continued

improvement of our Infrastructure Automation tooling and processes Participate

in after hours support, including applicable oncall responsibilities Contribute

to Knowledge Base articles and Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring routine

tasks and problems are well documented Participate in the onboarding and

training of new team members Skills: Required: Determine and analyze trends from

data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in

decision-making. Understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as

well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to

document the current state of processes and the business. Express user needs in

terms of business requirements, identify current capability of the business to

deliver, conduct build or buy analyses, and recommend preferred approach.

Develop an effective change strategy based on gap analyses and enterprise

readiness assessment results, including transitions states and release plans.

Conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of

the overall change strategy. Design, execute and report on systems/service tests

to ensure that an application functions as specified in the requirements.

Interpret, contribute to, or lead business case creation with client departments

to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the return

on investment. Create reports, and review reports created by others, for various

audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the

purpose of reports. Review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to

develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required. Develop and execute

architectures, policies and practices in order to manage the information

lifecycle needs of an organization. Work directly with Architecture in

developing an enterprise readiness assessment to determine the organization's

readiness for change. Adopt solutions to automate and manage multiple

applications and functions within an organization. Manage and administer various

infrastructure components such as compute, storage, cloud, network,

observability and tooling/automation. Proficiently navigate and manage private

and public cloud-based infrastructure, including virtual machines, networks,

storage, and services. Experience with Infrastructure Automation technologies,

such as Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform Scripting and/or programming experience

with languages such as Bash, Powershell, or Python Ability to delegate,

providing resources clear and concise communication enabling the successful

completion of tasks, including the ability to right clear success criteria or

“definition of done” Directly contribute to quarterly and yearly platform

roadmapping exercises Preferred: Experience with CI/CD tooling Experience with

managing containerized infrastructure, such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Cloud Run

Experience designing and deploying cloud platforms Experience in developing

Enterprise standards supporting global workloads across private and public cloud

providers Experience with cloud cost management, utilizing reporting tools and

planning tools, to ensure the effective use of resources and cost estimation

activities with Application Development teams Education: Master's Degree or

Equivalent Level of Experience Experience: Substantial general work experience

together with comprehensive job-related experience in own area of expertise to

fully competent level. (6 years to 12 years) Managerial Experience: Experience

of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as

specified by more senior managers (2 years to 5 years) O’Reilly Auto Parts has a

proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful

career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy,

encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization. Total

Compensation

Package: Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off Stock Purchase Plan &

401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One Medical, Dental, & Vision

Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Team Member

Health/Wellbeing Programs Tuition Educational Assistance Programs Opportunities

for Career Growth O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The

Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national

origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual

orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and

related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed

service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information

(including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by

local, state, or federal law, as applicable. Qualified individuals with a

disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with

Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the

application or employment process, please send an email to: [email protected]

or call (800) 471-7431 option , and provide your requested accommodation, and

position details. Your first job at O’Reilly Auto Parts is just the beginning!

From a comprehensive benefits and compensation package to a rewarding and

positive work environment, your leaders will support you and foster your

development so you can grow with the company. Our promote-from-within philosophy

means our top leaders worked their way up – and you can, too. Learn more about

our culture, benefits, and history at oreillyauto.com/careers.