[Remote] Payment Platform DevOps Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SouthState Bank is a trusted financial partner with a commitment to helping customers move forward. The Payment Platform DevOps Engineer role focuses on enabling the secure and scalable delivery of the bank’s payment platform, supporting both traditional software development and emerging AI-driven payment initiatives.ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code for Azure payment platform environments (dev, UAT, prod) using reusable modules and policy-as-code guardrailsOwn end-to-end M365 Copilot Studio agent lifecycle—environment strategy, solution packaging, automated promotion, telemetry, and governance for payment-focused agentsOperate Power Platform ALM (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) using managed environments, the ALM Accelerator, and pipelines integrated with GitHub ActionsBuild and maintain GitHub-native CI/CD pipelines using Actions, OIDC federation, environments, and reusable workflows for .NET, TypeScript, and IaC repositoriesImplement and harden Azure platform services for payments—AKS, Azure Functions, API Management, Service Bus, and Key Vault—with secure-by-default networking and identityDrive observability, reliability, and incident response across payment workloads using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and OpenTelemetryPartner with software, data, and AI engineers to deploy, evaluate, and operate Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry workloads supporting payment initiativesMentor developers on DevOps practices, IaC patterns, and Power Platform / Copilot Studio governance; champion compliance with PCI DSS, change management, and SDLC standardsIt is the responsibility of this role to take ownership of all tasks and challenges that they encounter in the operation of their assigned position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functionsSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or 5+ years of equivalent experience7+ years in DevOps, platform, or cloud engineering, including 3+ years on Microsoft Azure and Infrastructure as CodeMicrosoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Power Platform Developer/Solution Architect; HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate; GitHub Actions or GitHub Advanced Security (one or more preferred)Infrastructure as Code with Terraform — reusable modules, remote state, policy-as-code (Sentinel, OPA, Azure Policy), and Azure Verified ModulesMicrosoft Azure breadth: AKS, Azure Functions, API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, Front Door, Application Gateway, Azure AI Foundry, and Azure OpenAIGitHub platform: Actions (reusable and matrix workflows, OIDC), Advanced Security, Dependabot, Codespaces, GitHub Copilot, and environment policiesPower Platform ALM at scale: managed environments, solutions, ALM Accelerator, Power Platform CLI, Dataverse, and tenant-wide DLP and governanceM365 Copilot Studio: agent design, knowledge sources, plugins/connectors, authentication, environment promotion, telemetry, content moderation, and evaluationModern .NET (.NET 10 / C# 13, ASP.NET Core, Minimal APIs)Containers and orchestration: AKS, Azure Container AppsObservability: Application Insights, Azure Monitor, and log analyticsSecurity and compliance for payments: PCI DSS 4.0, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, secrets management, and zero-trust networkingPayments domain awareness: ISO 20022, real-time rails (RTP, FedNow, Zelle), card networks, and tokenizationAI engineering for production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation patterns, prompt and agent evaluation, responsible AI guardrails, and content safetyAbility to communicate in person, on the phone, and through electronic channelsAbility to use a computer on a frequent basis, including typing and sustained attention to a monitorAbility to sit, walk, and/or stand for extended periods of timeAbility to bend and reachBenefitsBenefits | SouthState CareersCompany OverviewThe SouthState story is one of steady growth, deep community roots, and an unwavering commitment to helping our customers move forward. It was founded in 1934, and is headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://southstatebank.com.Company H1B SponsorshipSouthState Bank has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.