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At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care-and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day.
We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.
Our four values guide our strategy, our decisions, and our interactions:
Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
Make it about others. We do what's best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress.
Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together.
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POSITION TITLE
Senior Platform Engineer - AWS Foundations
POSITION LOCATION
Richmond, VA or Lynchburg, VA - A Hybrid schedule of both Remote and In-Office days is required. In office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with working hours targeting our core business hours of 9am-5pm EST.
YOUR ROLE
As a Cloud Platform Engineer - AWS Foundations within the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), you will play a critical role in enabling cloud adoption across the Genworth | CareScout enterprise by designing, implementing, operating, and supporting the foundational AWS services that power secure, scalable, and reliable application delivery within the AWS ecosystem.
This role focuses on engineering and operating AWS platform capabilities including networking, identity integration, governance controls, landing zones, automation, and shared cloud services. You will work closely with Cloud Architects, Security, Platform Engineering, Service Operations, and Application Engineering teams to deliver reusable platform capabilities that accelerate cloud adoption, while maintaining enterprise standards. You will be managing our AWS portfolio with a platform-as-a-product mindset and will be expected to stay up to date on industry wide best practices and CSP specific capabilities that allow us to maximize the business value of the cloud.
This is a team-based, individual contributor role, focused on platform engineering and responsible for building and continuously improving the AWS foundation that enables application teams to deploy, operate, and manage cloud workloads efficiently, securely, consistently, and with self-service as the foundation for delivery.
What you will be doing
Design, implement, and support foundational AWS platform services across the enterprise
Build and maintain AWS landing zones, account structures, resource organization standards, and governance guardrails
Oversee the implementation and operation of enterprise cloud foundations including networking, identity, policy, security controls, governance guardrails, observability, and shared platform services
Engineer and support AWS networking services including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, PrivateLink, VPC Endpoints, Direct Connect, DNS, routing, and network segmentation in close partnership with the Cloud Network Engineer
Implement and maintain AWS identity and access management solutions leveraging IAM, Identity Center (SSO), role-based access controls, and security best practices
Develop and maintain secure and repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and platform automation pipelines
Partner with Cloud Architecture and Security teams to implement enterprise cloud standards and reference architectures
Support hybrid cloud and on-premises integration requirements including connectivity, authentication, and service access patterns
Troubleshoot complex AWS platform issues involving networking, identity, security, infrastructure automation, and service integration
Contribute to platform observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational readiness capabilities
Partner with Service Operations teams to conduct root cause analysis and improve platform reliability and supportability
Assist application and development teams in the efficient, secure, and cost-effective consumption of AWS services
Create and maintain technical documentation, implementation standards, architecture patterns, and operational runbooks
Support platform modernization initiatives and evaluate new AWS capabilities, introducing them to our ecosystem rapidly and with baked in governance
What you bring
A positive, customer-first attitude and a passion for enabling others through technology
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
5-8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology roles
Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud platform operations
Experience designing and supporting AWS networking services including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, security groups, and network segmentation
Experience with AWS identity and security services, including IAM, Identity Center (SSO), SCPs, and governance controls
Hands-on experience with developing, supporting, and managing services via Terraform, both module driven and resource specific configuration
Demonstrated effectiveness troubleshooting cloud and on-prem environments, including infrastructure, networking, and platform services
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and Git-based workflows
Familiarity with container platforms and cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, EKS, and related ecosystem tooling
Willingness to support production cloud environments and participate in operational support activities to ensure sustained business value
Ability to translate architectural requirements into operationally sound platform implementation
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Range: $ 96,700 -145,000
Lynchburg Range: $91,900 -138,000

Disclaimer: This role is aligned to a national market-based pay range. Actual compensation will vary based on geographic location, experience, skills, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in a bonus incentive plan. Incentive compensation is based on individual and company performance and is not guaranteed.
Employee Benefits & Well-Being
Genworth employees make a difference in people's lives every day. We're committed to making a difference in our employees' lives.
Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
Generous Paid Time Off - Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services

This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.