Platform Engineer

About the role

A senior technical resource who designs, builds, and maintains large-scale integration platforms with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability. The role collaborates across platform and business teams to ensure the platform supports non-functional requirements and anticipated growth over five years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support large-scale applications on modern application servers (WebLogic, JBoss, Mule, Tomcat).
• Monitor, triage, and tune performance using APM tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
• Design and implement integrations using Mule ESB, Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, web services, Kafka, and SQL/PLSQL (Oracle).
• Develop and maintain APIs and microservices at scale with XML and JSON.
• Contribute to automation, shared solutions, and test-driven development (Cucumber, JUnit).
• Coordinate dependencies across platform and business teams, ensuring consistent design with solution architects.
• Support production environments with incident, problem, change, and maintenance management.
• Operate in a highly Agile CI/CD environment, preferably within the financial domain.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Mentor team members and foster innovation, problem-solving, and team leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale applications.
• Strong experience with integration technologies (Mule ESB, middleware).
• Hands-on experience with container platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Mule, web services, Kafka, and SQL/PLSQL (Oracle).
• Knowledge of XML, JSON, and API/microservice implementations at scale.
• Experience with test-driven development and unit testing (Cucumber, JUnit).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience supporting production environments with maintenance, change, and incident management.
• Agile CI/CD experience, preferably in the financial domain.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent.

Skills

• Team leadership and mentoring.
• Collaboration with solution architects and cross-functional teams.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Strong relationship-building with business and technology partners.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual incentive.
• Comprehensive medical coverage (medical, dental, vision, disability, pet insurance).
• Family support (maternal and parental leaves).
• Insurance options (auto, home, identity theft protection).
• Commuter benefits and certification/training reimbursement.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays).
• Legal and financial assistance (legal aid, 401K plan, performance bonus, college fund, student loan refinancing).

Pay

$110,000 - $125,000 a year.