Western Alliance Bank

Staff Engineer II

Phoenix, AZ · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago

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About the role

AS the Staff Engineer, II, you'll facilitate dialogue and activities to ensure team collaboration including teams outside of your domain.
Capable of leading and motivating cross-functional teams.

Lead the strategic planning of a project as it relates to technical solution design.
Design and implement engineering principles aimed at reliability practices and sound recovery procedures.
Design transaction specific application performance monitoring metrics that can be captured and passed to business partners.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system configurations and procedures while also ensuring compliance with IT policies, procedures, and industry standards. Develop desktop procedures when needed that others follow.
Support and manage cloud environments using Azure and AWS technologies
Troubleshoot and optimize system and application performance issues
Expand and maintain application and infrastructure monitoring solutions (e.g., SolarWinds, AppDynamics)
Collaborate with business units and technical teams on cloud solutions and project delivery
Develop performance metrics, reference architectures, and technical diagrams
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to build and integrate cloud-based applications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Information Systems or Engineering (Software, Network, Electrical, etc.)
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
Advanced proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Additional experience with pipeline development and leveraging Azure DevOps while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
Advanced ability to see the big picture and align projects with organizational goals.
Expertise in resolving conflicts and addressing challenges as well as skilled at identifying and mitigating risks at the project level.
Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud services.
Experience working with both infrastructure and development teams.
Experience with monitoring and analytics tools (AppDynamics, Dynatrace, SolarWinds, Splunk/ELK, etc.)
Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and compliance processes.

Previous leadership experience preferred.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
Knowledge of DevOps practices and pipeline development (Azure DevOps preferred).
Familiarity with financial services or banking industry environments preferred.

Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488.
When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue.
We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands - Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank - that remain part of the company's heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information.

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