Banner Bank
Senior Platform Engineer
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Senior Platform Engineer
Note: This position can work Remote in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or California
About the Role
More than 135 years ago, we built our organisation on core values that stay timeless: listen, learn, and help businesses and individuals reach their goals. Recognised as a Great Place to Work Certified company and consistently ranked as one of Forbes’ Best 100 Banks in America (9 consecutive years), we prioritise workplace culture, financial strength, and community impact.
With $16 billion in assets and 135 branch locations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, we see ourselves as economic partners—not just financial institutions. Beyond lending, we champion employee volunteerism and contribute millions annually to local and national causes.
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll shape the foundational systems that power our engineering teams. Your work will define scalable, secure, and reliable platforms, influencing how we build, deploy, and operate across the entire enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll design, implement, and govern the following critical platforms and standards:
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Platform Architecture & Automation
- Architect platform "golden paths", self-service provisioning frameworks, and reusable reference implementations
- Lead platform architecture reviews, technology evaluations, vendor assessments, and toolchain investment decisions
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Enterprise Governance & Compliance
- Develop policy-as-code frameworks using Azure Policy and Ansible Automation Platform
- Define role-based access control (RBAC) models, network segmentation strategies, secrets management practices, and zero-trust architectures
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Infrastructure & Deployment
- Design enterprise observability architecture, including telemetry standards, monitoring configuration, and alerting strategies
- Govern SLO/SLI frameworks and error budgets to ensure performance reliability
- Lead incident response for platform failures, including postmortems and corrective actions
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Quality & Reliability Engineering
- Drive chaos engineering and resilience validation practices
- Architect infrastructure supporting AI/ML workloads, including model serving, monitoring, and lifecycle governance
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Cloud & Distributed Systems
- Partner with system, cloud, network, and application teams to design scalable automation workflows
- Define multi-region cloud strategies (e.g., active/active, active/passive configurations) and workload placement frameworks
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DevOps & Orchestration
- Develop Ansible content strategies, reusable module libraries, and workflow orchestration (using Tower/AWX)
- Mature Kubernetes platform engineering, including multi-tenant governance and Helm architecture
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Mentorship & Technical Leadership
- Mentor engineers and serve as the primary escalation point for complex platform challenges
Requirements
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Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
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Experience & Expertise
- 6+ years in platform engineering, cloud architecture, or infrastructure automation, preferably at enterprise scale.
- Preferred: Experience in banking, financial services, or regulated industries.
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Advanced Certifications (Preferred)
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or similar
What Helps You Stand Out
| Strength | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Cross-Team Influence | Ability to shape technical standards and advocate for best practices. |
| Azure Cloud Architecture Knowledge | Deep expertise in landing zones, governance, and FinOps for large-scale systems. |
| Ansible Mastery | Module design, role standardization, and enterprise automation frameworks. |
| Scripting & Coding Skills | Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and templating. |
| Observability Systems | Designing System Resilienceように仕様を考慮し Tools: New Relic, OpenTelemetry. |
| Security & Compliance Expertise | Secrets management, breach detection, and compliance alignment (e.g., SOC2, FinCEN). |
| AI/ML Platform Discovery | Experience with model serving, Katibology (MLOps) and registry governance. |
| FinOps Practices | Cost optimization and cloud financial management. |
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Why Banner Bank?
Our Company Values
- ⚖️ Do the right thing
- 🤝 Teamwork
- 👁️ Accountability
- 🤝 Trust (critically, unshaken by stormy waters)
Employee Testimonial
“I thrive here because every day offers new growth opportunities, plus the work-life balance lets me perform well while having fun on the side.”
Benefits (because rewards aren’t just at home)
- Compensation: Target starting salary $117,000 – $155,000 (performance incentives possible)
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD, and life insurance
- Time Off: Generous paid vacations (AL: insistence!), sick days, and 11 company holidays
- Retirement: 401(k) with a 4% company match
- Education Support: Tuition reimbursement program
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Banner Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning difference is welcome. You’ll be evaluated solely on merit without regard for:
- Race, color, religion
- Sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
- National origin, citizenship, marital status
- Age, disability, or veteran status
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