Platform Engineer

GreatAmerica; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Paid Parking

Business casual environment

Strong organizational culture

Job summary

GreatAmerica is seeking a Platform Engineer to learn and support the platforms, tools, and technologies that enable business operations. You will work under experienced engineers to contribute to platform maintenance, monitoring, automation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement while building foundational technical knowledge.

You will gain exposure to cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), CI/CD, IaC with Terraform, containerization with Docker, and basic scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IS.
• 0–3 years of relevant experience.
• Willingness to learn platform engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Learn and support platform capabilities under guidance.
• Assist with provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching, and monitoring.
• Assist with automation to improve reliability and scalability.
• Monitor platform health and escalate issues per procedures.
• Document configurations and solutions using established standards.
• Collaborate with teams and vendors on platform initiatives.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD concepts

Git workflows

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Networking basics

Monitoring concepts

Interest in financial services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

0-3 years of relevant experience

Tools

Terraform

Git/GitHub/Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

JSON/YAML

Linux command line

Jira/ServiceNow

Job description

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank!

We Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Team!

The Platform Engineer is an entry-level engineering role responsible for learning and supporting the platforms, tools, and technologies that enable GreatAmerica's business and technology operations. Working under the guidance of experienced engineers, this role contributes to platform maintenance, monitoring, automation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities while building foundational technical, operational, and business knowledge.

As a Platform Engineer, You Will

• Assist in the implementation, maintenance, and support of platform capabilities under guidance.
• Support platform lifecycle activities including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching, and monitoring.
• Assist with automation and continuous improvement initiatives to improve platform reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Monitor platform health and follow established procedures to identify, troubleshoot, resolve, or escalation issues.
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Follow established security, compliance, and operational controls.
• Document work activities, processes, configurations, and solutions using established standards.
• Collaborate with engineers, technology teams, vendors, and business partners to support platform-related initiatives.
• Build understanding of how platform services support business operations and technology outcomes.
• Learn to identify and escalation issues originating from upstream systems, vendors, integrations, or dependencies.

Preferred Skills

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Exposure to a major cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and IT service management practices (Jira/ServiceNow)
• Familiarity with source control tools (GitHub/Bitbucket/Azure DevOps) and basic Git workflows
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code concepts (Terraform)
• Familiarity with JSON/YAML for configuration and templating
• Exposure to containerization (Docker); familiarity with Kubernetes concepts (Pods, Deployments) a plus
• Exposure to Linux fundamentals (command line, file systems, basic administration)
• Exposure to basic scripting (Bash/Python) for everyday automation tasksBasic programming or scripting ability (.NET/Java/JavaScript/TypeScript)Exposure to networking fundamentals (DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, basic firewall/security group concepts)Basic awareness of how monitoring and alerting can surface failures originating outside the platform being monitoredInterest in financial services, banking, or regulated-industry technology

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 0-3 years of relevant experience

Financial Benefits

Sharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:

• Competitive Compensation
• Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
• 401(k) and Company Match
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off

Health, Wellbeing, And Family Planning Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave

Education And Career Planning Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Networking Opportunities
• Leadership Development Opportunities

Perks

• Paid Parking
• Service Awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment
• A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.