Engineer, Senior

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is seeking applications for an experienced senior engineer for our Treasury Technology Division in Minneapolis.
In this role you will work with a team of engineers building application observability tools, support the onboarding and deployment to other systems and provide operational support. This is a shared service organization, focused on the success of our customers.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident alien with at least three (3) years of legal residency.
The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are expected to be in the office two days per week for meetings and team collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Primary focus with cloud-based technology solutions.

• Evaluate, recommend, and select new software/architecture.

• Manage and administer the AWS cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance and security

• Function as the subject matter expert for coordinating and managing the deployment process and support of the full lifecycle of applications in AWS.

• Prepare detailed specifications from which application programs will be written. Analyze and revise existing system logic and documentation as necessary.

• May authorize risk level changes and recommend solutions to minimize and/or prevent system interruption.

• Provide technical assistance and operational guidelines for business operations and application development to ensure applications are running optimally in production, test, and development environments.

• Work with diverse technologies to design, build (code), test, debug, document, implement and maintain solutions and/or patterns for existing and new systems or hardware within the boundaries of existing standards, processes, or operational plans.

• Ensure that Treasury application services are highly available, reliable, and performant through monitoring and alerting.

• May lead highly technical/complex projects utilizing System, or local staff and resources.

• Follow and ensure adherence to technical standards for programming and design techniques. May train technical staff on use of software /hardware tools in accordance with required standards and procedures. Contributes to development and revision of department standards and procedures.

• Collaborate with the development staff and Site Reliability Engineers to understand the software products and any enhancements that are deployed, consults on issues related to the impact of development on the infrastructure, works with system engineers and developers to define server configuration settings, leads the migration of code through staging environments to production, and assist software quality assurance technicians during system acceptance testing

• Monitor compliance with internal audit requirements and Information Security Manual guidelines.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience.

• Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area. General knowledge of department/business lines, Reserve Banks, and / or System operations, policies, procedures, and technologies.

• Communications: Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.

• Risk Management: Responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to the function’s risk management.

• Decision Making: Work under general direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite objectives. Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards. Achieves assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident alien with at least three years of legal residency.

Salary Range:

Engineer Senior $103,700 -$129,662- $155,600 annua

Salary offer will be based on qualifications/experience of the candidate, alignment with market data, the needs of the position, our total compensation package, and internal equity. 

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)

• 401(k) match, and a fully funded pension plan

• Paid time off and holidays

• Free public transportation passes

• Annual educational assistance

• On-site fitness facility

• Professional development programs, training and conferences

• And more…

The Minneapolis Fed is committed to developing a diverse workforce and providing an inclusive environment where all employees are respected and valued. We believe that we can foster development opportunities for all and reach our full potential by recognizing the unique experiences and identities of each of our colleagues. From economists to cash specialists, we work together to represent you in our economy.

Full Time / Part TimeFull time

Regular / TemporaryRegular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)Yes

Job CategoryInformation Technology

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

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