Early Warning® · 1 day ago
Sr. Manager, Data Platform Engineering - Cloud
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expEarly Warning is a trusted name in payments, having powered the U.S. financial system for over thirty years. They are seeking a Sr. Manager for Data Platform Engineering to lead the design, development, and implementation of their analytics platform cloud infrastructure, ensuring effective cloud engineering practices and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Financial ServicesFraud DetectionPaymentsRisk Management
No H1B
Responsibilities
Leads a team in the architecture and engineering of a particular AWS data platform
Actively contributes toward the vision, strategy, organization and leadership of the cloud engineering function
Defines and enforces cloud engineering best practices, standards, and architectural guidelines
Works closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into cloud infrastructure designs
Provides technical expertise, and guidance to ensure the delivery of resilient, scalable, secure and efficient cloud-based solutions
Provides effective leadership in developing highly engaged, high-performance Teams
Leads complex and high visibility end to end projects through design, testing, implementation and performance monitoring
Collaborates with architects and internal engineering customers to migrate microservices from first party infrastructure to AWS
Manages service deployments and has a strong knowledge of CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
Partners with security, network, and software delivery on continuous improvement of platform
Keeps senior management informed of department progress, problems and solutions
Support the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data
Qualification
Required
Education and/ or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Minimum eight (8) years or more of progressive direct and/or related experience in Engineering, Architecture, etc; with at least 3 (3) or more years of experience with public cloud infrastructure
Proven track record in leading one or more engineering teams, building public cloud infrastructure is required; experience with AWS is highly preferred
Minimum 3 years on hands-on engineering management experience including Agile development best practices and experience both as a product owner and scrum master
Experience with comprehensive technology delivery that is secure and reliable including disaster recovery planning and operations, storage area network and redundant, highly available server and network architectures
Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Familiarity with security practices to protect sensitive data in public cloud environments such as encryption (at rest and in flight), tokenization and key management
Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools such as CI/CD pipelines, version control systems and configuration management, monitoring and alerting
Ability to own and manage technical debt and security vulnerabilities
Demonstrate ability to work effectively in cross-functional groups and generate results
Must be able to excel in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
Excellent leadership, communications and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and handle multiple deadline-driven projects simultaneously
Background and drug screen
Preferred
Additional related education and/or experience preferred
Exposure to data processing tools such as ETL and Data Cataloging
Experience actively participating in external audits such as any of OCC, PCI, SOC2, FISMA etc. is highly desirable
Benefits
Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
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Company
Early Warning®
Early Warning Services, LLC, a financial services technology leader, has been empowering and protecting consumers, small businesses, and the U.S.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cameron Fowler
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
Payments Dive
2025-10-31
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