We’re looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips.
This position is classified as structured hybrid, with an expectation of a minimum of three (3) days per week working in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may evolve over time to support business needs, with clear communication provided in advance.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Location Requirement
This position is open only to candidates who can work in the following approved location:
Los Angeles, CA
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Implement automation for system provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and InfoSec teams to ensure secure and compliant system operations.
- Optimize performance and availability of enterprise systems including compute, storage, and networking.
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.
- Develop and maintain documentation for system architecture, processes, and procedures.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-functional technical initiatives.
- Participate in on-call rotations.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or infrastructure operations.
- Expertise in Kubernetes, Linux, administration and Cloud Ops.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms - Azure preferred.
- Experience with automation tools such as Git Ops, Ansible, Terraform, Claude AI.
- Familiarity with container orchestration, service mesh technologies, monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus), and logging frameworks.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2).
- Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in fintech or regulated enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures and enterprise networking.
- Contributions to open-source infrastructure tools or technical publications.
- Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-team collaboration.
**Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship**
**Ability to meet the location requirement outlined above**
POSITION TYPE
RegularPAY RANGE
The targeted full-time base salary for this position is $87,500 to $131,100 per year. The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.
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We’re Here to Support You—Accommodations Upon Request
Green Dot is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, we encourage you to let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs in a way that respects your privacy and ensures equal opportunity. Our goal is to support every applicant in showcasing their talents and potential.
Work Authorization Requirement
At Green Dot Corporation, we value diversity and strive for fair and inclusive hiring practices. However, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment, without the need for current or future sponsorship.
Important Notice on Application Accuracy
We value integrity in our hiring process. Please ensure that all information provided in your resume and application is accurate and authentic. Submissions found to be fraudulent or misleading will result in disqualification from consideration, and any offers extended may be rescinded.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or infrastructure operations
- Expertise with Kubernetes
- Linux administration
- Cloud operations experience
- Proficiency with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Experience with automation tools such as GitOps, Ansible, Terraform, Claude AI
- Familiarity with container orchestration, service mesh technologies, monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus), and logging frameworks
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2)
- Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery architectures
- Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- Ability to meet location requirement: work in Los Angeles, CA (minimum three days/week in office)
- Experience in fintech or regulated enterprise environments
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures and enterprise networking
- Contributions to open-source infrastructure tools or technical publications
- Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-team collaboration
What We Do
Green Dot is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to delivering trusted, best-in-class money management and payment solutions to customers and partners, seamlessly connecting people to their money. Green Dot’s proprietary technology enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all. Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers. Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC . For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com. +++ The Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland will accept all questions or complaints from Maryland residents regarding Green Dot Corporation, NMLS ID #914924 at 1100 North Eutaw Street, Suite 611; Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 888-784-0136. NMLS Consumer Access: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
