API Platform & Reliability Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned leader to drive operational stability of API platforms and backend services. You will manage incident management, change control, and production readiness across multiple technology teams in a banking-adjacent environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with software engineering, cloud platforms, and observability tools to enhance service reliability and release readiness of new API capabilities.

Qualifications

• Requires a university/college degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of industry-relevant experience.
• 3+ years of prior management experience.
• Experience with digital banking platforms and mobile banking ecosystems preferred.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of application support engineers and technical specialists.

Skills

Team leadership

Incident management

REST APIs

Java / Spring Boot

OpenShift / Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)

Splunk / Dynatrace

CI/CD pipelines

Git-based source control

SQL & NoSQL databases

Vendor integrations

Agile software delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned leader to drive operational stability of API platforms and backend services. You will manage incident management, change control, and production readiness across multiple technology teams in a banking-adjacent environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with software engineering, cloud platforms, and observability tools to enhance service reliability and release readiness of new API capabilities.