Job Description:

As a SDE3, you will be responsible for the architecture and delivery of critical platform capabilities, ensuring they meet the highest standards of security, scalability, and reliability.

Role & Responsibilities :

- Lead Technical Design and Architecture : Lead the architectural design and implementation of major platform initiatives. You will be responsible for creating robust, scalable, and secure solutions that solve complex problems for our internal development teams.

- Build Risk-Mitigated Financial Systems : Architect and build highly available and fault-tolerant systems that meet the stringent security, compliance, and risk mitigation requirements of a large-scale financial institution.

- Drive DevSecOps Adoption : Champion and implement DevSecOps best practices across the platform. You will design and integrate automated security scanning, policy enforcement, and compliance checks directly into our CI/CD pipelines to create a secure-by-default environment.

- Master Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes : Act as a subject matter expert on our multi-cloud (AWS and Google Cloud) infrastructure and our enterprise-scale Kubernetes platform. You will drive improvements in scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.

- Define and Manage Reliability : Define, measure, and evolve platform Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error budgets, using data-driven approaches to balance innovation speed with operational stability.

- On Demand Environments : Design advanced ephemeral environments with intelligent resource management and cost optimization.

- Mentor and Develop Talent : Actively mentor SDE1 and SDE2 engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and pair programming. You will play a crucial role in leveling up the technical capabilities of the entire team and fostering an inclusive, learning-based culture.

- Influence Technical Strategy : Collaborate with architects and other senior engineers to influence the technical direction of the NAB Engineering Foundation, evaluating new technologies and advocating for best practices.

Experience & Qualifications :

- Experience : 7 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, backend, or a related field, with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex, mission-critical infrastructure projects.

- Multi-Cloud Expertise : Deep, hands-on expertise in both AWS and Azure. You should have experience designing, deploying, and managing solutions that span multiple cloud environments.

- Container Orchestration : Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes and the broader cloud-native ecosystem. This includes a deep understanding of Kubernetes networking (CNI), security (RBAC, Network Policies), storage, and scalability patterns.

- Secure CI/CD Architecture : Extensive experience architecting and building secure, fully automated CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices architectures. You understand how to embed security and compliance into the entire lifecycle.

- Nack for Risk and Security : As part of being a banking / financial institution, security, and risk in ingrained in our daily activity. A key competency would be not just building great tech but also building with the best practices of security & risk ingrained in our daily decisions.

- Strong Architectural Skills : Proven ability to make sound architectural decisions, considering trade-offs between performance, reliability, security, and cost. You can clearly articulate and document your designs.

- Leadership and Mentorship : Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing junior engineers, with a passion for sharing knowledge and elevating the skills of those around you.