Lead Engineer Site Reliability

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

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As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer you will be involved in all stages of the application delivery lifecycle from requirements, development, configuration and implementation in support of production environments.

What You Will Do

• Guide the strategic direction for the SRE practice within the organization
• Expert knowledge in design and implementation of metrics gathering and instrumentation
• Design, implement, and manage complex, high-impact projects across multiple disciplines and teams
• Define and enforce best practices for measuring the customer experience
• Guide and support the development of more junior engineers within the organization
• Perform code reviews to ensure compliance with quality standards
• Provide feedback on design documents from DevOps, SRE, and developers
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence to foster healthy relationships between teams, both within and outside of engineering
  
  

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale applications
• At least 2 years of progressive leadership experience
• Expert understanding of AWS infrastructure components, including EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, and others
• Production experience with Kubernetes clusters. EKS and Istio service mesh experience preferred
• Experience supporting Java Spring Boot applications
• Production experience with observability suites and APM tooling such as DataDog, AppDynamics, New Relic, etc.
  
  

What Will Set You Apart

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience
• AWS, Kubernetes, or relevant certifications
  
  

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

What We Offer You

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.
  
  

Base Salary Range

$111,800.00 - $162,125.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer

• Drug-free workplace
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:

02-21-2025

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