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Flagstar Bank

Regional bank offering diversified financial services

Principal Technology Engineer

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$108.2k - $173.4k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma, high school equivalency (GED, HiSET, or TASC), or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field is required.
  • At least 10 years of experience managing large-scale technology is required.
  • At least 8 years of technical expertise in one or more domain platforms is required.
  • At least 1 year of coaching or mentoring technology professionals is required.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft and Linux operating systems is required.
  • Proficiency with certificate management is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 environments, including Entra, Defender, and Purview, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services core services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and monitoring, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud identity and access management, including Entra ID and AWS Identity and Access Management, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of data governance, including data classification, data retention, data lifecycle management, and data labeling within Microsoft Purview, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of data loss prevention policies and governance is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Intune-managed devices, mobile device management, mobile application management, and zero-touch deployments is required.
  • Working knowledge of disaster recovery execution is required.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation workflows such as Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, or CloudFormation is required.
  • Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, source control, and DevOps toolchains is required.
  • Familiarity with containers and orchestration such as Docker and Kubernetes is required.
  • Demonstrated understanding of system lifecycle, patching, and end-of-life remediation is required.
  • Awareness of FFIEC, SOX, HIPAA, NIST, or similar compliance frameworks is required.
  • Strong documentation and cross-functional communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee development of M365, Azure, and AWS platform solutions to protect company assets.
  • Monitor and resolve alerts generated by Microsoft Purview, data loss prevention, cloud security services, and certificate-management systems.
  • Provide certificate management and maintenance for enterprise systems using enterprise certificate-lifecycle and secrets-management platforms.
  • Provide final oversight on high-risk platform upgrades, migrations, and cloud deployments.
  • Build and maintain continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines to deploy infrastructure and platform changes across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Deliver infrastructure as code and configuration management to standardize builds and reduce manual effort.
  • Integrate automated testing, secrets management, and policy enforcement into deployment pipelines.
  • Establish logging, monitoring, and alerting standards that support platform reliability and incident response.
  • Own compliance posture for backend and cloud systems, ensuring adherence to FFIEC guidelines, audit requirements, and IT risk-management policies.
  • Coordinate with internal audit, risk, and compliance teams to deliver accurate evidence and remediation plans.
  • Improve compliance processes to reduce audit findings and enhance security posture.
  • Monitor and maintain Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, cloud-native security services, and corporate certificate systems.
  • Act as an escalation point for major incidents and coordinate with leadership during crisis events.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure technology decisions align with enterprise goals.
  • Champion disaster recovery planning, test execution, and after-action review improvements.
  • Ensure backend, cloud, and pipeline documentation is accurate, current, and meets audit standards.
  • Review and approve daily, weekly, and monthly operational and compliance reports before submission to leadership.
  • Promote documentation as an operational discipline across the team by setting expectations and accountability for quality.
  • Report team performance metrics and operational health to IT leadership.
  • Align IT solutions with business needs.
  • Perform special projects and additional duties and responsibilities as required.
  • Adhere to regulatory and compliance policies and standards related to the job, complete required compliance training, and maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • Oversee patching, upgrades, and system lifecycle compliance to prevent end-of-life exposure across platforms.
  • Ensure audit readiness and documentation quality in alignment with FFIEC and internal compliance policies.
  • Serve as liaison between infrastructure, application, cloud, and security teams for shared projects and incident resolution.
  • Delegate project work, set priorities, and track execution while contributing technically.

Desired Qualifications

  • An undergraduate degree (four years or equivalent) is preferred.
  • Technical certifications are preferred, including Microsoft Certified Professional – Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, CompTIA Server+, or Certified Information Systems Auditor.
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft 365 environments, including Entra, Defender, and Purview, is preferred.
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and AWS platform engineering, workload deployment, and migration is preferred.
  • Strong expertise in data governance, including data classification, data retention, data lifecycle management, and data labeling within Microsoft Purview, is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of data loss prevention policies and governance is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of certificate management, public key infrastructure, on-premises Microsoft certificate stores, enterprise certificate lifecycle management, and secrets-management platforms is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager administration and distribution points is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, including continuous integration/continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, and release automation, is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Intune-managed devices, mobile device management, Microsoft 365, BitLocker, and other standard business tools is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills and customer service orientation are preferred.
  • Understanding of hardware lifecycle principles and asset management is preferred.
  • Occasional travel for team collaboration and data center and colocation work is expected.
  • The role involves a moderate degree of physical exertion and stamina, such as standing, sitting, walking, driving, or infrequent lifting.

About the Company

Flagstar Bank

Regional bank offering diversified financial services

Flagstar Bank is a regional bank that offers a broad range of financial products and services through its 418 branches in 10 states, complemented by digital channels. It operates with a customer-first mindset, emphasizing local market expertise, personalized solutions, and community focus. Its products work through a combination of branch-based relationship banking and technology-enabled services to meet customers’ financial needs. What sets Flagstar apart is its emphasis on local knowledge, community involvement, and diverse, inclusive workplace culture, rather than solely relying on scale or standard products. The company’s goal is to deliver a new energy in banking that opens doors for customers’ financial and personal success while strengthening the communities it serves.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Troy, MI
Founded
1987

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