Staff Engineer - Platform Engineering
Early Warning Services4 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Scottsdale, AZ, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$145k - $186k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop the technical strategy and roadmap for Platform Engineering and data platform infrastructure.
- Architect, design, prototype, build, implement, automate, and document platform solutions.
- Lead technical architecture and implementation for Platform Engineering and broader technology strategy initiatives.
- Participate in high-visibility technical projects from inception through implementation.
- Make critical technical tradeoff decisions with cross-team impact.
- Build cross-functional relationships with engineering, product, and Platform Engineering peers.
- Mentor junior Platform Engineering team members on techniques, tools, and best practices.
- Support risk management and the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
- Stay current with Platform Engineering trends and innovations through continuing education.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 8 years of related industry experience.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD engineering practices.
- Strong experience with on-premise and AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, code management platforms, and infrastructure as code.
- Experience with Harness, GitLab, Artifactory, Terraform HCP, and AWS CloudFormation.
- Experience with a major programming or scripting language such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or Shell.
- Strong verbal and written communication, problem-solving, attention to detail, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to make critical technical tradeoff decisions affecting multiple teams.
- Ability to pass a background and drug screen.
- Preferred qualifications include additional related education or experience, a master’s degree, AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification or the ability to obtain it within one year, Docker or Podman experience, Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification, and Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional certification.
- FinTech experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with a collaborative office environment.
- Base pay of $145,000–$186,000 per year in Phoenix, Arizona or Chicago, Illinois, plus eligibility for a discretionary incentive plan.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company HSA contributions and flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) plan with a 100% company Safe Harbor match on the first 6% deferred, immediately upon eligibility.
- Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or generous PTO for non-exempt employees, 11 paid company holidays, and one paid volunteer day.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Maven Family Planning support for egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
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About Early Warning Services
Early Warning Services builds payment networks and fraud/risk mitigation solutions for U.S. banks and credit unions. It operates the Zelle peer-to-peer payments network and is rolling out Paze, a digital wallet, alongside identity verification and account risk services. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, it is owned by a consortium of major U.S. banks and partners with thousands of financial institutions nationwide.