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Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank!\nWe Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Team!\nThe Platform Engineer II is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and improving technology platforms that support GreatAmerica's business and technology operations. This role partners with technology and business teams to deliver secure, reliable, scalable, and efficient platform solutions while driving automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. Platform Engineers independently manage platform capabilities, support incident resolution, and contribute to the overall health, security, and performance of assigned platforms. This role operates with an understanding of risk, compliance, and audit expectations within a regulated financial services environment. Based on the domain supported, platforms may include business applications, cloud services, infrastructure, integration technologies, data platforms, or developer enablement tools.\nAs a Platform Engineer II, you will:\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation; reduce manual effort through repeatable processes\nWrite and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) to provision and manage cloud and platform infrastructure in a consistent, version-controlled way\nBuild and maintain containerized services and deployment pipelines; apply GitOps practices so environment changes are driven from version-controlled source rather than manual steps\nDeploy and manage Kubernetes workloads (Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets); package applications with Helm and configure storage and basic networking (Ingress, network policies) for owned services\nMaintain accurate configuration management records and incident/problem/change process discipline for owned platforms\nMonitor platform performance; troubleshoot issues and serve as an escalation point; participate in incident response and root cause analysis\nBuild monitoring and alerting that surfaces upstream vendor or integration failures clearly and early, rather than only at the point of downstream impact\nImplement and maintain security controls and access management; support audit and compliance activities\nPartner with engineering and business teams on platform best practices and reusable tooling\nTo be successful in this role you will need: \n\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience\n3+ years of experience supporting, engineering, or administering technology platforms.\nSkills and Abilities\nWorking knowledge of a major cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP); relevant certification a plus\nExperience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps Pipelines/GitHub Actions/Jenkins)\nProficiency with source control tools (GitHub/Bitbucket/Azure DevOps) and GitOps workflows (environment promotion and deployment driven from version-controlled config)\nWorking knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform) and deployment automation\nWorking knowledge of IT service management and CMDB practices (Jira/ServiceNow)\nStrong working knowledge of JSON/YAML for configuration, templating, and manifests\nWorking knowledge of containerization (Docker); hands-on Kubernetes experience (creating and managing workloads, packaging applications with Helm, configuring basic Ingress and network policies) a plus\nFamiliarity with persistent storage concepts in Kubernetes (Persistent Volumes/Claims, storage classes) a plus\nBasic Linux fundamentals (command line, scripting, everyday administration and troubleshooting)\nProficiency in Bash and/or Python for automation and tooling\nBasic programming or scripting ability (.NET/Java/JavaScript/TypeScript)\nWorking knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, load balancing, routing, firewall/security group rules) as applied to cloud and cluster environments\nProficiency in SQL (SQL Server/PostgreSQL) or configuration-as-data concepts\nWorking knowledge of role-based access control (RBAC) and secrets management in cloud and cluster environments\nExperience building observability (logging, metrics, alerting) that distinguishes platform-internal issues from upstream vendor or integration failures\nStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills\nSharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:\nFinancial Benefits\nCompetitive Compensation\nMonthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees\n401(k) and Company Match\nAnnual Profit Sharing\nPaid Time Off\nHealth, Wellbeing, and Family Planning Benefits\nPaid Vacation\nPaid Sick Days\nPaid Holidays\nGym Reimbursement\nHealth Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nShort-Term and Long-Term Disability\nCompany Paid Life Insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nHealth Savings Accounts (HSA)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nParental Leave\nEducation and Career Planning Benefits\nTuition Assistance\nNetworking Opportunities\nLeadership Development Opportunities\nPerks\nPaid Parking\nService Awards\nHybrid work arrangements\nBusiness casual environment\nA strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!\nIf your experience aligns closely, please apply. We value diverse backgrounds and adding new perspectives. We encourage you to apply if you can make a strong impact in this role at www.greatamerica.com/careers.\nPlease note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5821,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Health insurance","Hybrid work","Life insurance","Parental leave","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services","Professional Services","Leasing, Auto & Equipment Finance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T21:46:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":88,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.88,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/greatamerica-platform-engineer-ii","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/greatamerica-platform-engineer-ii.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T02:18:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3425,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1575,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1976264},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1976264"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgreatamerica-platform-engineer-ii"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgreatamerica-platform-engineer-ii"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgreatamerica-platform-engineer-ii"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/greatamerica-platform-engineer-ii\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgreatamerica-platform-engineer-ii"}]}