Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondWhen you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.
Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more. All brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance.
About the Opportunity
The Cloud Solutions and Services team has an immediate opening for a Container Architect, reporting to John McComb.
We are looking for an accomplished Containers Architect to join our team of remote engineers. As a Containers Architect, you will help design and implement container solutions to enhance our container platform efficiency and scalability. You will collaborate across teams to ensure the successful deployment and management of containerized applications, applying best practices and industry standards. If you have a background in architecture and experience with cloud-native technologies, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in the banking industry.
What You Will Do:
Design container platforms for public cloud (EKS, ECS, ROSA) and hybrid cloud (Red Hat OpenShift)
Provide technical direction for containers squad partnering with the Container Product Owner.
Collaborate with partners to define containerization strategies and create high-quality container solutions
Implement container platforms, including orchestration, monitoring, backup, and security systems
Develop containerization frameworks and standards
Ensure the integration and automation of containerized applications, pipelines, and releases
Lead containerization projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting
Provide troubleshooting and technical support for container-related issues
Stay updated with the latest containerization technologies, trends, and best practices
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years experience architecting or engineering containers solutions using OpenShift, EKS or other Kubernetes-based solution.
Knowledge of containerization technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
Proficiency in designing and implementing highly available and scalable container architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools, such as Jenkins, ArgoCD and Ansible
Experience with network configurations and security principles in a containerized environment
Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure
Familiarity with hybrid cloud solutions using hyperconverged solutions running VMware.
Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!
When you join the Richmond Fed, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including:
Great medical benefits
Pension and 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Employee resource networks
Paid volunteer leave
Flexible work options
Onsite amenities that make working here fun!
Other Requirements and Considerations:
Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
Employees who work at and/or visit another Federal Reserve entity or outside business as part of their job duties are required to comply with any onsite safety and health protocols of those organizations (including, but not limited to, requirements to vaccinate or test, mask, social distance, etc.).
Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship.
The national hiring range for the Senior Container Architect is $130,400- $179,300 annually. For candidates in certain markets (Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York City Metro Area, Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA), the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location. For candidates outside Richmond, VA, listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.
Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by September 4, 2024.
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Information Technology
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
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