Associate AWS DevOps Engineer

Come build the next-gen fintech at Early Warning, network operator of Zelle, where we’re relentlessly focused on empowering prosperity in all its forms.

From fast money movement for over 100 million people who can access Zelle directly through their banking app to new account opening and beyond – we make a difference in the lives of consumers and businesses every day and enable them to live their best financial lives. And we’re only getting started.

With new state-of-the-art offices in Scottsdale, AZ (Headquarters), Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA – plus a growing presence in New York City – we’re entering our next big chapter. We focus all hiring efforts in a few states and within driving distance of an office location to enable in-person collaboration when and where possible. Priority hiring locations are Scottsdale, AZ, Chicago, IL, NY tri-state metro area (New Jersey, New York and Connecticut) and San Francisco, CA. We are not actively recruiting in Rhode Island.

People matter to us, so we think our best work is done when we’re together, in-person. From informal interactions, to sharing ideas, to mentoring and beyond. We also believe in workplace flexibility and empowering teams to determine the rhythm of work to create an inclusive culture. Through the power of innovative collaboration, we offer hybrid and (when necessary) virtual (“remote”) workplace models.

Join us and make your mark on what’s next in fintech.

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa for this position.

Overall Purpose

Under direct supervision, supports the development, testing and maintenance of infrastructure as code and containerized product applications. Collaborates with other DevOps Engineers to gain exposure in design concepts and newer technologies.

Essential Functions

• Assists with basic developing, testing, and documenting application code based on predefined patterns in collaboration with DevOps Engineers.
• Expands and develops knowledge with exposure to current and upcoming implementations.
• Participates on work teams, contributes to projects and initiatives, and performs various tasks as needed by the assigned unit/department.
• Works as a member of a team providing service to internal and external customers; troubleshoots basic issues. Escalates more complex issues to Sr. DevOps Engineers.
• Supports the development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Support and document software functionality.
• Participate in developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing configuration management (Chef and Ansible) and Infrastructure as code.
• Proactively monitors health of environment.
• Help maintain inventory of infrastructure.
• Participate in and follow change management processes.
• Supports Sr. DevOps Engineers to evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Support to UAT/production applications as needed.
• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• The above job description is a summary of job responsibilities and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform tasks and other duties as assigned by their manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or specialized training/certification or equivalent combined work experience, education, and training.
• A minimum of 3 months DevOps, software engineering or related work/ intern/ course experience is required.
• Proven technical and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate business acumen with knowledge and understanding of business issues, priorities, goals, and strategy is necessary.
• Ability to identify basic to moderately complex problems, review information to develop and evaluate options then implement solutions is essential.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Highly engaged, self-starter with ability to balance achieving results and fostering collaboration.
• Must be able to work different schedules as part of an on-call rotation.
• Solid understanding of an iterative software development process.
• Ability to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.
• Knowledge of one or more of the tools – Chef, Ansible, puppet.
• Knowledge of one or more of the tools – IAC, Containerization, and orchestration (Terraform, Docker & Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of one of the cloud infrastructure providers – AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Must be US Citizen or US National only.
• Background and drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
• Academic knowledge or Software development experience in one of the programming languages - Java, Python, & PowerShell.
• Good Knowledge of AWS infrastructure.
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/s, and comfortable working in Linux based environment.
• Understanding of DevOps tools (Ansible, Terraform).

The Pay Scale For This Position In Phoenix, AZ

in USD per year is: $35-40/hr. ($70k-80k/year). This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary bonus, and benefits.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.