Platform Engineer – Hybrid, Growth & Learning

greatamerica; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Parking

Service awards

Business casual

Great culture

Job summary

GreatAmerica Financial Services is seeking an entry-level Platform Engineer to learn and support platforms, tools, and technologies enabling business operations. You will work under guidance to build foundational technical and operational knowledge while contributing to platform maintenance and automation.

You will collaborate with engineers and teams, gain exposure to cloud and scripting, and grow toward more complex platform responsibilities in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a tech field.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation, maintenance, and support of platform capabilities under guidance.
• Support lifecycle activities including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching, and monitoring.
• Assist with automation and continuous improvement to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Monitor platform health and troubleshoot or escalate issues per procedures.
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Follow security, compliance, and operational controls.
• Document configurations, processes, and solutions using standards.
• Collaborate with engineers, vendors, and business partners on platform initiatives.
• Build understanding of how services support business operations and outcomes.

Skills

Cloud platforms exposure

CI/CD concepts

IT service management

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Networking fundamentals

Monitoring awareness

Software development basics

Microservices awareness

Upstream issue awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub/Bitbucket/Azure DevOps

Jira/ServiceNow

Job description

GreatAmerica Financial Services is seeking an entry-level Platform Engineer to learn and support platforms, tools, and technologies enabling business operations. You will work under guidance to build foundational technical and operational knowledge while contributing to platform maintenance and automation.

You will collaborate with engineers and teams, gain exposure to cloud and scripting, and grow toward more complex platform responsibilities in a regulated financial services environment.