DevOps Engineer II

Early Warning Services LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain infrastructure as code, CI/CD patterns, and containerized product applications.

The role supports a hybrid work model with locations in Scottsdale and other major cities, and requires collaboration with cross‑functional teams to meet business needs while ensuring security and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent certifications.
• 2–5 years in DevOps, software engineering or related experience.
• Ability to work on on-call rotation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and understand software environments.
• Working with Linux-based applications.
• Solid technical design skills.
• Experience with modern application design.
• Familiarity with iterative software development.
• Proficiency with Unix/Linux command line.
• Knowledge of Chef, Ansible, Puppet.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Background and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test and debug configuration management and infrastructure as code following SDLC.
• Contribute to requirements analysis and design a model for infrastructure and application flow.
• Provide input in design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Write technical specifications based on design and business needs.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze results, failures and bugs to determine causes and tune the automation pipeline.
• Collaborate with end users and partner teams to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs.
• Proactively monitor health of environment and improve performance.
• Assist new staff on team policies, procedures, and best patterns.
• Support and maintain products and add new features.
• Support UAT/production applications as needed.
• Participate in and follow change management processes for change implementation.
• Support risk management and protecting data integrity.

Skills

DevOps

Software engineering

Linux

Unix command line

On-call rotation

Multi-project work

Technical design

Cloud platforms

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Chef

Ansible

Puppet

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle, Paze, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position designs, develops, tests and maintains infrastructure as code, CICD patterns, Configuration Management and containerized product applications.

Essential Functions

• Design, develop, document, test and debug new and existing Configuration management patterns and infrastructure as code following SDLC model.
• Contribute to requirements analysis and design a model for Infrastructure and application flow.
• Provide input in design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Write technical specifications (based on conceptual design and business requirements).
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze results, failures and bugs to determine the causes of errors and tune the automation pipeline to fix the problems to have desired outcome.
• Consult and facilitate with end user and partner teams to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs. Collaborate to identify and solve issues within established time lines.
• Proactively monitors health of environment and act on fixing any issues and improves the performance of environments.
• Assist new staff on getting them up to speed on team policies, procedures, use cases and best patterns.
• Support and maintain products and add new features.
• Support to UAT/production applications as needed.
• Participate in and follow change management processes for change implementation.
• Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent certifications.
• Typically 2-5 years prior DevOps, software engineering or related experience.
• Must be able to work different schedules as part of an on‑call rotation.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and general understanding of software environments and network topologies.
• Working and troubleshooting experience on Linux based applications.
• Demonstrable technical design skills.
• Demonstrable experience in modern application design.
• 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.
• Background and drug screen.

Preferred

• Certification in Terraform, AWS, and Kubernetes.

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 50 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.

Base Pay

The base pay scale for this position in Phoenix, AZ in USD per year is: $106,000 - $130,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

Benefits

• 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—Flexible 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.

Early Warning Services, LLC 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.

Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E‑Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E‑Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify.