Staff Release Engineer
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA)4 days ago
Rockville, MD, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$84k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement and support cloud infrastructure capabilities across AWS environments.
- Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure release and deployment issues.
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Python automation, data-processing, and cloud-operations workflows.
- Manage complex software releases in a 24x7 production environment using formal configuration and release management processes.
- Partner with architecture, security, IAM, platform engineering, and application teams to implement cloud solutions and resolve issues.
- Lead or co-lead internal project and program process-improvement initiatives.
- Provide process feedback and informally mentor more junior staff.
- Support adherence to technology policies, security controls, and FINRA standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline with at least three years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.
- Experience with AWS cloud enablement and operational activities.
- Experience working in a formal Software Configuration and Release Management environment and using an application release automation product and ticketing system software.
- Experience managing complex releases with knowledge of change, problem/incident, and delivery management in a 24x7 production environment.
- Working knowledge of operating systems, development languages, products, and networking.
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships, manage competing priorities, learn new skills rapidly, and work in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements; occasional travel, extended hours, weekend work, and rotational on-call duties may be required.
- Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, and non-exempt employees may be eligible for overtime pay.
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability, long-term care, business travel accident, and legal insurance benefits are available.
- 401(k) plan with immediate participation and vesting, company match, and eligibility for an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs are available.
- Paid time off starts at 15 days and increases with tenure, along with personal days, sick days, volunteer service days, paid holidays, and other paid leave programs.
About Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA)
FINRA is the U.S. self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers, writing and enforcing rules, examining firms, surveilling markets, and running investor tools like BrokerCheck. A nonprofit formed in 2007 and headquartered in Washington, DC, it oversees compliance for over 3,300 firms and 610,000 registered brokers. FINRA is funded by member assessments and regulatory fees rather than taxpayer dollars, and builds large-scale data and surveillance systems used across U.S. securities markets.