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As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures.\nAre you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company - not just insurers.\nWe are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Teammembers comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo.\nUnum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us.\nGeneral Summary:\nAre you passionate about shaping the future of cloud technology at enterprise scale? As a Principal Cloud Engineer, you will serve as a strategic technology leader responsible for defining and advancing the organization's cloud architecture vision across AWS, Azure, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and DevSecOps practices.In this highly influential role, you will partner with senior leaders to drive cloud transformation, modernization, and optimization initiatives that enhance security, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency. You'll translate cloud strategy into actionable roadmaps, architect enterprise-wide solutions, and lead the adoption of best practices across cloud infrastructure, automation, security, and operations.\nBeyond technical excellence, you'll play a pivotal leadership role by mentoring engineers, developing future talent, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. You'll guide the design of cloud landing zones, identity and access management, networking, observability, automation, and disaster recovery capabilities while championing Terraform, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and FinOps principles to deliver reliable, secure, and business-aligned solutions.\nThis is a campus-based position that requires 4 days a week onsite.\nJob Specifications\nEducation and Experience\nBachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent specialized experience, skills, knowledge, or training.\n8+ years of related work experience, including significant hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments.\nIndustry certifications preferred, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional, or a security certification (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP).\nTechnical Skills\nAdvanced, hands-on expertise in public cloud platforms, with depth in both AWS and Azure (GCP a plus).\nAdvanced proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices, including modular design, remote state, and pipeline-driven deployment.\nStrong DevSecOps experience: CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins), security automation, policy-as-code, container and workload security, and secrets management.\nHands-on experience with scripting and development tools (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).\nStrong understanding of cloud networking (VPC/VNet, routing, DNS, hybrid connectivity, load balancing), identity and access management, and security best practices.\nExperience with containers and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS, AKS) and observability/monitoring tooling.\nWorking knowledge of operating platforms (Windows, Linux), Active Directory/Entra ID, storage, and database management.\nGood knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.\nLeadership and Professional Skills\nProven experience developing strategic plans, gathering business requirements, and designing systems at enterprise scale.\nDemonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills to direct, influence, and motivate within a matrixed organization.\nProven project planning and management experience across multiple medium to large initiatives, with the ability to prioritize in a high-pressure environment.\nExceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities, and the ability to quickly comprehend new technologies.\nSuperior written and oral communication skills, including excellent architecture and technical documentation, and the ability to present ideas in user-friendly language to senior leaders and vendors.\nAbility to provide effective mentorship, training, and technical leadership across the organization.\nHighly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.\nPrincipal Duties and Responsibilities\nCloud Architecture and Strategy\nDefines and owns the enterprise cloud architecture, reference patterns, and standards across AWS and Azure, including landing zones, network and identity design, multi-account/subscription structure, and resilience.\nTranslates the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) cloud adoption vision into an executable technical roadmap and ensures alignment of technology goals with corporate strategy.\nLeads large-scale, complex cloud migration and modernization initiatives, and the highly technical teams delivering them.\nProvides architectural consulting, direction, and assistance to IT and business partners, collaborating with end users and senior management to define business requirements and gain buy-in for cloud plans.\nContributes to enterprise business strategy by highlighting the impacts and opportunities of available and emerging cloud technologies.\nInfrastructure as Code and Automation\nLeads the design and adoption of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including module standards, state management, and reusable, version-controlled patterns across AWS and Azure.\nDrives automation of provisioning, configuration, and operations to reduce delivery time and manual effort.\nEstablishes CI/CD pipelines and engineering practices for infrastructure delivery, including code review, testing, and policy-as-code.\nDevSecOps and Security\nEmbeds security into the delivery lifecycle (DevSecOps) through automated security scanning, secrets management, vulnerability management, and compliance-as-code in pipelines.\nDefines and enforces cloud security standards, including identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, logging, and monitoring.\nPartners with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to meet regulatory, audit, and data privacy requirements.\nAids in the development of IT policies and procedures for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.\nGovernance, Cost, and Capacity\nDevelops, documents, communicates, and enforces cloud technology standards and policies.\nDevelops and manages the cloud capacity plan and leads FinOps practices, including cost visibility, optimization, and cost-reduction opportunities.\nDevelops, documents, and recommends plans for cloud infrastructure investment.\nDesigns and executes test plans to validate performance, resilience, and disaster recovery, reporting findings and recommending improvements.\nTechnical Leadership and Collaboration\nServes as the subject matter expert for cloud platforms and infrastructure technologies across the enterprise, and the technical authority in cross-organizational forums.\nMentors and trains engineers, raises the engineering bar, and cultivates best practices in cloud architecture, engineering, and support.\nResearches emerging technologies and recommends those that improve cost effectiveness, security, and flexibility.\nProactively proposes technical solutions to business needs across the enterprise.\nWorks effectively in outsourced and matrixed environments; aids in negotiating and administering vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements.\nDocuments and maintains in-depth knowledge of the company's existing IT architecture, infrastructure, and technology portfolio.\n~IN1\nOur company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best - both inside and outside the office.\nUnum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.\nThe base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.\n$109,100.00-$224,000.00Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. 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