Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for nine consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

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Be part of a transformative team shaping how First American builds and delivers world-class technology products that fuel the real estate industry. We are looking for the best technology experts to envision, design, build, and deliver innovative solutions that provide exceptional experiences and lasting value to our customers.  
 
First American is seeking candidates for an engineering role in our Platform Engineering team. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a hands-on approach for driving engineering best practices. As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will help design and implement our technical architecture, software, and tooling used to deliver and operate our core, mission-critical, software platforms. The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of emerging technologies, platforms, and applications and an ability to customize them to help our business remain secure and efficient.  

What You’ll Do  

• Technical Leadership: Set the example in driving individual user stories to completion from start to finish.

• Assess and identify risks that may be present to achieving the team’s larger goals.

• Document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.  

• Collaborate/Partner: Work with our engineering teams and leaders to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.  

• Quality & Security Focused: Drive implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound solutions meeting all quality & security standards.  

• Continuous Improvement: Assist the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.

• You will participate in all aspects of our software development lifecycle for cloud-based solutions, including planning, defining requirements, developing, and testing those solutions with the team.  

  

What You’ll Bring  

• 3+ years in the cloud and DevOps field, with a strong emphasis on security automation and compliance. 

• Proven track record for delivering fit-for-purpose technical solutions that balance complexity, performance, and maintainability.  

• Strong background in Linux systems automation with a mindset of reducing friction and maintenance. 

• Automation orchestration tooling such as Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub Enterprise, or Gitlab.  

• Infrastructure automation tooling such as Terraform or CloudFormation. 

• CI/CD best practices and implementation. 

• AWS infrastructure and cloud-native services such as Lambda and EKS.  

• Expertise in container security, image scanning, and Kubernetes security best practices. 

• Various git patterns such as Gitflow and trunk-based development. 

• Working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare. 

  

Technical Skills      

• Programming proficiency in Python or Go for automation and tooling. 

• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi with integrated security scanning. 

• Container orchestration with Kubernetes (AKS/EKS/GKE), including security policies and network policies. 

• Container security scanning and runtime protection, such as any of the following: Aqua, Twistlock, Snyk, or similar. 

• Secrets management integration: HashiCorp Vault, Infisical, CyberArk, AWS KMS / Secrets Manager, or similar. 

• Cloud cost management & automation.  

• Strong background in network design, architecture, and troubleshooting. 

• Deep knowledge of AWS or Azure IAM and the implementation of least privilege and just-in-time access solutions. 

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organization skills.  

Pay Range: $156,000 - $205,000 Annually  

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location. 

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.