Discover Financial Services, Inc.
Senior Associate Application Engineer (SRE)
Discover Financial Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, United States,
With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.Job Description:
What You’ll DoThe Senior Associate Application Engineer (SRE) is responsible for the ability to program most features and test cases unattended but lacks a complete overview of product development and operations. As a result, handovers to other team members limit productivity. They actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.As a Senior Associate Application Engineer, you’ll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide teams, you’ll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You’ll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you’ll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.How You’ll Do ItPartner with our Application Development teams to implement service level objectivesPartner with our Application Development teams and other SREs to build out end to end observabilityImplement monitoring, alerting and dashboards needed for our appsAutomate operational processesHelp to develop our capacity management and performance management toolsParticipate in an on-call rotationCompletes most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended.Learn more complex software engineering practices such as domain driven design, test driven development, operations, and security.Contributes to agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms, and participates in technology communities.Participates in system design decisions and learns how these decisions impact the product.Learns to support production systems and understands how observed events and failures impact the product.Qualifications You’ll NeedThe BasicsBachelors – Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security or Information Technology1+ years – Information Technology, Software Engineering, or relatedInternal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of
Advanced Beginner
on the Dreyfus engineering scale.Physical and Cognitive RequirementsThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:Primarily remain in a stationary position.No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.Ability to communicate verbally; Ability to communicate in written form.Bonus Points If You HaveExperience as an SREGood understanding of hybrid infrastructure, ideally with AWSExperience in one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, Go, shell scripting (Unix/Linux), JavaExperience in CI/CD pipelinesExperience in container technology (openshift, Kubernetes)Expertise in automation tools experience such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible.Expertise in observability tools including APM (DataDog), synthetic monitoring (Catchpoint), and log aggregation (Elk)Experience in dashboarding tools such as Grafana and KibanaExternal applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.**Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.**Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-17-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $71,500.00 to $121,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:Paid Parental LeavePaid Time Off401(k) PlanMedical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings AccountSTD, Life, LTD and AD&DRecognition ProgramEducation AssistanceCommuter BenefitsFamily Support ProgramsEmployee Stock Purchase PlanLearn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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What You’ll DoThe Senior Associate Application Engineer (SRE) is responsible for the ability to program most features and test cases unattended but lacks a complete overview of product development and operations. As a result, handovers to other team members limit productivity. They actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.As a Senior Associate Application Engineer, you’ll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide teams, you’ll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You’ll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you’ll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.How You’ll Do ItPartner with our Application Development teams to implement service level objectivesPartner with our Application Development teams and other SREs to build out end to end observabilityImplement monitoring, alerting and dashboards needed for our appsAutomate operational processesHelp to develop our capacity management and performance management toolsParticipate in an on-call rotationCompletes most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended.Learn more complex software engineering practices such as domain driven design, test driven development, operations, and security.Contributes to agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms, and participates in technology communities.Participates in system design decisions and learns how these decisions impact the product.Learns to support production systems and understands how observed events and failures impact the product.Qualifications You’ll NeedThe BasicsBachelors – Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security or Information Technology1+ years – Information Technology, Software Engineering, or relatedInternal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of
Advanced Beginner
on the Dreyfus engineering scale.Physical and Cognitive RequirementsThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:Primarily remain in a stationary position.No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.Ability to communicate verbally; Ability to communicate in written form.Bonus Points If You HaveExperience as an SREGood understanding of hybrid infrastructure, ideally with AWSExperience in one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, Go, shell scripting (Unix/Linux), JavaExperience in CI/CD pipelinesExperience in container technology (openshift, Kubernetes)Expertise in automation tools experience such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible.Expertise in observability tools including APM (DataDog), synthetic monitoring (Catchpoint), and log aggregation (Elk)Experience in dashboarding tools such as Grafana and KibanaExternal applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.**Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.**Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-17-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $71,500.00 to $121,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:Paid Parental LeavePaid Time Off401(k) PlanMedical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings AccountSTD, Life, LTD and AD&DRecognition ProgramEducation AssistanceCommuter BenefitsFamily Support ProgramsEmployee Stock Purchase PlanLearn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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