Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

As a dedicated Senior Software Engineer you will be working with the DevSecRegOps team in USAAs Platform Infrastructure organization. This position plays a meaningful role in crafting and supporting a DevSecRegOps cloud team and practice across USAA IT. The candidate selected for this position will be working with other DevSecRegOps teams and business partners across all lines of business to improve and automate DevSecRegOps practices. This role will work actively to build and ensure process adherence, measure and grow organizational maturity, integrate disparate systems and technology, and drive continuous improvement across USAA IT.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based out of San Antonio, TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Provides support to the Enterprise through delivering best in class technology solutions. Engaged in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle which include gathering and analyzing requirements, designing, testing, documenting, and implementing software, responding to outages.

What youll do:

Design, develop, code, and test complex tactical as well as strategic technical solutions across many technologies to integrate existing systems and tools, collaborating with Engineers or Architects within their team/department and occasionally outside of their domain.
Lead code/design reviews and communicates updates to stakeholders with team to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning.
Develop complex algorithms to solve business needs.
Investigates and resolves complex application and system technical problems and production issues by directing troubleshooting of end-to-end solutions.
Mentors engineers, coaches engineers on design, development, and maintenance of systems; Reviews teammates’ code.
Influence and help shape the future of their specific domains architecture and quality standards and understand, identify, measure across entire solution.
Identify system performance issues, to include technical debt, and optimize solution.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

Bachelor’s Degree or 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum requirement can be used in lieu of a degree.
6 years of software development experience demonstrating depth of technical understanding within a specific discipline(s)/technology(s).
4 years of experience delivering technology solutions in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle to include leading code/design reviews.
Basic Understanding of one or more of the following: Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python
Proven experience researching technical issues and generating creative/innovative solutions.
Proven experience addressing production issues by troubleshooting applications and systems.
Experience articulating technical challenges and solutions.
Demonstrate solid understanding of security coding practices and secure system fundamentals.
Proven experience working with cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart:

Skilled in managing Kubernetes clusters, automating infrastructure, and ensuring security using AWS EKS, ECR, Terraform
CKA & CKS Certified Proven expertise in deploying, securing, and monitoring Kubernetes clusters while enforcing DevSecOps best practices.
Golang & GitLab CI/CD experience and a strong background in backend development, microservices, automation, and GitOps-driven workflows.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Helm, CloudWatch, and Prometheus for efficient logging, monitoring, and performance optimization.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (Professional), GitLab Certified CI/CD Specialist.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $114,080 - $218,030.

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.