Vice President, DevOps / Application Infrastructure Backend Engineer

We are seeking an experienced DevOps / Application Infrastructure Backend Engineer to join our Structured Debt Client Platform team to support middleware, cloud infrastructure, container platforms, and production application workloads. This role will requires strong hands-on experience supporting business-critical Java applications in AWS and Kubernetes environments. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA

• Administer and support middleware and application workloads, including Apache HTTP Server, NGINX, Tomcat, Java/Spring Boot, and Angular applications running on Linux and Windows servers.
• Support AWS infrastructure, including EC2, Application Load Balancers (ALB), Network Load Balancers (NLB), VPCs, subnets, security groups, and EKS networking.
• Build, deploy, and support containerized Java/Spring Boot and Angular applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Create and maintain Dockerfiles, container images, and image repositories while applying container security and image-optimization best practices.
• Deploy applications to Kubernetes using Helm and Git-based deployment processes.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, or comparable platforms.
• Integrate build tools such as Maven, Ant, and npm into automated pipelines.
• Implement automated build, testing, security-scanning, and deployment processes.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop automation and operational tooling using Bash, Shell scripting, and Python.
• Support Kubernetes environments, preferably AWS EKS, including networking, ingress, load balancing, storage, secrets, and application lifecycle management.
• Monitor application and infrastructure health using platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, and Amazon CloudWatch.
• Troubleshoot production infrastructure, middleware, networking, deployment, and performance issues affecting Java applications.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, problem management, disaster-recovery exercises, and high-availability planning.
• Provide production support as part of a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, operational procedures, architecture documentation, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge-base articles.
• Collaborate effectively with application development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. An equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience will also be considered.
• 5-9 years of work experience in similar skills 
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification.
• Enterprise production experience with Amazon EKS.
• Experience deploying Kubernetes applications using Helm and GitOps practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes secrets management and multi-environment deployment strategies.
• Knowledge of container image optimization, vulnerability management, networking, persistent volumes, secrets, and container lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting both Linux and Windows server environments.
• 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, middleware administration, application infrastructure, vulnerability remediation, cloud engineering, or production support .
• Hands-on experience supporting Java/Spring Boot applications in production environments.
• Experience administering Apache HTTP Server, NGINX, Tomcat, or comparable middleware technologies.
• Practical experience with AWS infrastructure and networking services, including EC2, load balancers, VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized application workloads.
• Hands-on experience with Vulnerability remediation
• Experience supporting Kubernetes environments and troubleshooting Kubernetes components, networking, ingress, load balancing, storage, and deployments.
• Experience designing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Git workflows, automated builds, testing, security scanning, and deployment practices.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong Bash/Shell and Python scripting skills.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
• Experience with production incident management, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery, and highly available environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Willingness and ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call production-support rotation.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification or equivalent.

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BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting. 

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.