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About the Role

A Staff Platform Engineer formulates the technical strategy that defines the roadmap for the team. This individual architects, designs, builds, implements, automates, and documents the solutions the Platform Engineering team provides to engineering and product teams. Acts as a technical leader on the team and takes the lead on high-impact, cross-functional team projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops a data platform infrastructure strategy that tackles large, open-ended problems using forward-thinking approaches.
• Contributes to the strategic direction of the Platform Engineering team.
• Creates technical strategy for broad or complex requirements with forward-looking approaches that go beyond the Platform Engineering team and solve large open-ended problems.
• Leads all aspects of technical architecture, design, prototyping and implementation in support of both Platform Engineering needs, as well as overall technology strategy.
• Provides leadership and technical expertise in support of building a technical plan; provides follow through on execution.
• Builds cross-functional relationships with peers and internally within the Platform Engineering team.
• Takes part in high visibility technical projects from inception to implementation.
• Stays current with industry trends and innovations through continuing education in Platform Engineering utilizing company provided training.
• Mentors junior team members with guidance around techniques, tools, and best practices.
• Supports the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

• Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire.
• This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.
• Minimum 8 or more years of related industry experience.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD engineering practices.
• Strong experience with on-premise and AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Container and Container Orchestration (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Strong experience with CI/CD Pipelines and Code Management Platforms (Harness, GitLab, Artifactory).
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
• Experience with a major programming/scripting language (Python, Java, JavaScript, Shell).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Able to make critical technical tradeoff decisions that have cross team impact.
• Background and drug screen.

Skills

• CI/CD engineering practices
• On-premise and AWS Cloud infrastructure
• Container and Container Orchestration (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD Pipelines and Code Management Platforms (Harness, GitLab, Artifactory)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)
• Python
• Java
• JavaScript
• Shell
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration

Location

• Scottsdale
• San Francisco
• Chicago
• New York
• Phoenix, AZ

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years of related industry experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields or equivalent professional experience.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification or within one year of hire
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification
• Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional certification

Salary/Compensations

• $145,000 - $186,000 (Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL)
• $174,000 - $223,000 (New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA)

Benefits

• Discretionary incentive plan
• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans
• Company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

About the Company

• Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more.
• As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.
• Early Warning Services delivers innovative payment and risk solutions to financial institutions nationwide.
• For over 25 years, Early Warning has been a leader in technology that helps protect and advance the financial system.
• We serve a diverse network of approximately 2,500 financial institutions, government entities and payment companies.
• Our product solutions enable real-time funds availability for a variety of payment types through our payments network.

Equal Opportunity

• Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws.
• The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.
• Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce.
• As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify.
• Early Warning Services® aims to make our recruitment process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or a special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, please email recruiting@earlywarningservices.com for an assistance request.
• View supplemental EEO is the law poster
• Early Warning has developed and maintains a written AAP and upholds pay transparency nondiscrimination.
• Privacy Notice Effective: June 4, 2026 This privacy notice is intended to inform California residents of the personal information we collect, how it’s used and disclosed, and the rights you have in regard to such information. Click below for the full privacy notice https://www.earlywarning.com/privacy-notice-employment-applicants