What you will do:
Own platform reliability for critical applications on RHEL, targeting 99.9%+ availability.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD), including artifact management, approvals, and rollbacks.
Automate deployment, configuration, and operational tasks using Bash, Python, and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
Lead incident response: triage, root cause analysis, remediation, and post-incident learning; continuously reduce MTTR and change failure rate.
Implement and enhance observability (logs, metrics, traces) using tools such as Splunk/Dynatrace; create actionable dashboards and alerts.
Perform performance engineering: capacity planning, tuning (OS, JVM, MQ, DB connections), and throughput optimization.
Manage security posture: vulnerability remediation, patching, certificate and key management, and adherence to hardening standards.
Partner with business analysts, QA, developers, and release managers to deliver changes through the SDLC; contribute to requirements, design, testing, and documentation.
Review solution designs for scalability, reliability, and conformance with enterprise architecture and risk controls.
Create and maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures, and knowledge articles; mentor junior associates and lead technical design sessions.
Participate in on-call rotation and change/release management processes (e.g., CAB), including after-hours maintenance windows when required.
Support vendor integrations and coordinate with third parties as needed for incident resolution and upgrades.
Contribute to disaster recovery planning and validation (failover testing, recovery procedures, and resilience improvements).
Required qualifications:
High energy, take-charge mindset with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
Client-focused approach with strong communication and collaboration skills across distributed teams.
Demonstrated critical thinking with advanced troubleshooting and debugging in complex, high-availability environments.
Proven ability to independently drive solutions while coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Experience leading technical design discussions and documenting decisions and standards.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field—or equivalent experience.
Technical must-haves:
8+ years supporting high-availability Unix/Linux platforms in production (RHEL, AIX, or Solaris).
Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and Git-based workflows.
Strong scripting/automation skills (Bash, Python) and hands-on experience with Ansible (or Puppet/Chef).
Experience running and optimizing SQL queries and working with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
Experience with message-oriented middleware (e.g., IBM MQ; Kafka/RabbitMQ a plus).
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, TLS/PKI, and certificates.
Observability tooling experience (e.g., Splunk/ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, AppDynamics/Dynatrace) with practical alerting/dashboards.
Production support experience, including on-call participation and incident/problem management best practices.
Preferred qualifications (nice to have):
SRE/operational excellence background with experience improving MTTR, change success rate, and automation coverage.
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift) in hybrid/cloud environments.
Experience with secrets management and hardening standards (e.g., CIS benchmarks).
Familiarity with regulated/financial services environments and associated risk and control practices.
Exposure to event streaming (Kafka), API gateways, and microservices architectures.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years supporting high-availability Unix/Linux platforms in production, including RHEL, AIX, or Solaris
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD and Git-based workflows
- Strong Bash and Python scripting and automation experience
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
- Experience running and optimizing SQL queries with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
- Experience with message-oriented middleware such as IBM MQ
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, TLS/PKI, and certificates
- Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace
- Production support experience, including on-call participation and incident/problem management
- Strong communication, collaboration, critical-thinking, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
- Ability to lead technical design discussions and document decisions and standards
- SRE or operational excellence experience improving MTTR, change success rate, and automation coverage
- Containerization and orchestration experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
- Experience with secrets management and hardening standards such as CIS benchmarks
- Familiarity with regulated or financial services environments and risk-control practices
- Exposure to Kafka, API gateways, and microservices architectures
First Horizon Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First Horizon Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by First Horizon Bank.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with company matching contributions up to 6% of pre-tax income, alongside FSA/HSA options and a defined benefit pension plan. Stock purchase and equity programs (including options and RSUs) also add to longer-term wealth-building opportunities for eligible employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is available for childbirth, adoption, foster parenting, or surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement is included in the package. These family-building benefits broaden support beyond traditional maternity/paternity leave structures.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support includes an internal wellness program, an employee assistance program, and access to a digital wellness platform. Group life insurance and disability coverage (including no-cost options) strengthen financial protection and day-to-day support.
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What We Do
When we opened our doors in 1864 on North Court Street in Memphis, we had a simple mission: to provide the best service to our customers, one opportunity at a time. In the 150 years that followed, our communities transformed and expanded. We’ve seen our business and banking in general grow and adapt to the changing needs of customers through the years. But one thing that will always remain constant is our commitment to financial integrity and to helping our customers take good care of their money.
