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Principal Cloud Platform Operations Lead

Herring Bank

Amarillo, TX

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Hosting, Automation, Banking Services, Business Operations, Change Management, Change Requests/Orders, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Coaching, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Dental Insurance, DevOps, Docker, Documentation, Financial Services, GitHub, Health Insurance, Identify Issues, Image Editors, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Jenkins, Leadership, Linux Administration, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Microsoft Windows Azure, Mobile Applications, Operational Audit, Operational Improvement, Operational Support, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Production Control, Production Support, Production Systems, Quality Metrics, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Reporting Dashboards, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Software Engineering, Software Patches, Supply Chain, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Amarillo, TX
POSTED
14 days ago
Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Principal Cloud Platform Operations Lead

Herring Bank | Information Technology


About the Role


Herring Bank is seeking a hands-on Principal Cloud Platform Operations Lead to oversee the bank’s cloud platform, DevOps, database, Linux, application operations, and deployment automation functions.


This is a senior-level player/coach role requiring both technical leadership and hands-on operational expertise. The ideal candidate will lead engineers, establish technical direction, review deployment strategies, approve production changes, and actively participate in troubleshooting and operational governance.


This position will play a key role in modernizing infrastructure and application operations while maintaining the operational discipline required within a regulated financial institution.


Texas-based candidates are preferred. Hybrid or remote work may be considered for exceptional candidates; however, regular travel to Amarillo and other Herring Bank locations is required. An in-person interview will be required prior to any offer being extended.


What You’ll Do


Cloud Platform & DevOps Leadership


  • Lead operational direction for cloud-hosted platforms and deployment automation
  • Build and govern CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments
  • Establish Infrastructure-as-Code standards and deployment practices
  • Support modernization efforts toward containerized and automated production environments
  • Define deployment workflows, rollback procedures, monitoring standards, and operational support practices
Platform Modernization & Operations


  • Lead modernization of Linux-based and application-hosting environments
  • Support and improve containerized deployment practices
  • Establish operational standards for runtime support, patching, monitoring, backups, and lifecycle management
  • Balance modernization initiatives with production stability and business continuity
Release Engineering & Change Governance


  • Oversee production deployment pipelines for cloud, application, and mobile workloads
  • Review infrastructure code, deployment changes, and automation prior to production release
  • Ensure releases are properly tested, documented, approved, and supportable
  • Review and approve change management requests while ensuring compliance with operational controls and audit requirements
Database, Linux & Application Support


  • Provide leadership over database operations and Linux platform administration
  • Ensure production systems are monitored, secured, patched, and maintained according to operational standards
  • Improve application operations through enhanced monitoring, documentation, and deployment consistency
  • Support legacy environments while driving practical modernization initiatives
Monitoring, Reliability & Incident Response


  • Improve observability, alerting, dashboards, and service health monitoring
  • Participate directly in major incident response and root cause analysis
  • Translate operational lessons learned into improved automation, procedures, and reliability standards
  • Help define operational metrics surrounding deployment quality, vulnerability remediation, and platform stability
What You’ll Bring


  • Strong technical leadership with the ability to remain hands-on in engineering and operational functions
  • Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, Linux administration, and application operations
  • Experience operating in regulated or high-control environments with strong governance expectations
  • Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, executives, auditors, vendors, and business stakeholders
  • Strong troubleshooting, operational governance, and production support experience
  • Ability to mentor technical teams while driving modernization and operational excellence
Qualifications


Required Qualifications


  • 10+ years of progressive experience in cloud operations, DevOps, platform engineering, Linux administration, infrastructure engineering, or related technical roles
  • 5+ years of experience leading technical teams or serving as a senior technical lead
  • Strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and production cloud operations
  • Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or similar platforms
  • Strong Linux administration experience
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, or similar platforms
  • Experience supporting relational database platforms and production application environments
  • Experience reviewing production deployments, infrastructure code, and operational changes
  • Understanding of change management, operational controls, audit expectations, and risk management
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications


  • Experience within banking, financial services, healthcare, insurance, or other regulated industries
  • Experience with AWS or similar enterprise cloud platforms
  • Experience with mobile application deployment pipelines
  • Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tooling
  • Experience with Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, OpenShift, or similar orchestration platforms
  • Experience with secrets management, artifact repositories, image scanning, and software supply chain controls
  • Experience modernizing legacy Linux-hosted applications
  • Relevant cloud, Linux, DevOps, or infrastructure certifications are a plus
Location & Travel


  • Texas-based candidates preferred
  • Hybrid/remote may be considered for exceptional candidates
  • Regular travel to Amarillo and other Herring Bank locations required

Flexible work from home options available.

About the Company

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Herring Bank

The bank provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products, as well as investment and trust services. While the bank is primarily owned by the family of its founder, Col. C.T. Herring, the bank has directors and owners in communities that it serves. Through local leadership and ownership, Herring Bank has created a legacy of helping customers with their financial needs for some 110 years.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Banking
FOUNDED
1899
WEBSITE
https://www.herringbank.com/

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