Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Buffalo, NY, USA
In-Office
116K-194K Annually
Senior level
Fintech
The Role
Lead cloud platform engineering efforts involving infrastructure architecture, systems design, technical solution implementation, testing, vendor coordination, requirements analysis, and technology standards. Collaborates with business partners and technical teams, mentors junior staff, manages risk and regulatory controls, and supports complex infrastructure and application environments in financial services.
Summary Generated by Built In

This role is four days onsite at our Seneca One Buffalo, NY location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week

Overview:

Serves as specialist in a group of technologies and services supported within technology.


Primary Responsibilities:
  • Work closely with Technology management, senior Engineers, and support teams on a regular basis to implement and manage the design, development, and execution of technical solutions that meet or exceed current and future needs of the organization. 
  • Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research and development of new or expanded systems, creation of technology standards and policies, thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit test and system integration, and user acceptance testing.  
  • Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to ensure clarity of the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements.
  • Coordinate vendor interactions and/or vendor resources as needed.
  • Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, technicians, and integrators.  Review documentation, proposals, and changes proposed by less experienced staff.
  • Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and technologies on a continuous basis.   
  • Follow and promote use of industry best practices, standards and procedures.
  • Maintain a strong aptitude and working knowledge of Bank applications, systems, development environments.  Maintain a detailed understanding of vendor technologies and services used by the Bank.
  • Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.  Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
  • Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
  • Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
  • Complete other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:

Combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture

Strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design 


Education and Experience Preferred:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Minimum of 8 years’ professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development for complex applications

Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured high quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches

Advanced technical skills

Advanced analytical skills

Advanced troubleshooting skills

Advanced problem-solving skills

Verifiable knowledge and advanced expertise in industry and/or vendor technologies

Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in the fast-paced environment

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment

Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size

Understanding of how the people, processes and technology within an organization interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on projects of medium to high complexity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective influencing skills

Process-oriented

Logical thinker

Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies

Ability to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision

Adaptable

Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment


M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $116,400.00 - $194,000.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

LocationBuffalo, New York, United States of America

Skills Required

  • Combined minimum of 8 years of higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture
  • Strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture
  • Knowledge of vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design
  • Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design, data management and interchange, system design, and/or complex application development
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
  • Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into high-quality implementations
  • Advanced technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Advanced expertise in industry and/or vendor technologies
  • Ability to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
  • Effective facilitation, communication, and influencing skills
  • Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies
  • Ability to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision
  • Ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

M&T Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about M&T Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by M&T Bank.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a strong pillar, including a 401(k) match and the possibility of an additional employer contribution, plus access to an employee stock purchase plan.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are framed as competitive, with a flexible PTO approach and paid volunteer time called out as a meaningful add-on to standard leave.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support appears comparatively robust, highlighted by mental-health therapy/coaching sessions and broader wellness programming alongside community-oriented perks.

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The Company
HQ: Buffalo, NY
21,590 Employees
Year Founded: 1856

What We Do

M&T Bank is a multi-state community-focused bank serving New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the company provides banking, investment, insurance and mortgage financial services to more than 3.6 million consumer, business and government clients.

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