Platform Engineer, IS

Company: EDWARD JONES
Location: Downers Grove
Posted on: January 20, 2023

Job Description:

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.At Edward Jones our Data Services team is developing and deploying cutting edge solutions to support the rapid adoption of cloud and data streaming architecture. They are responsible for multiple data platforms and implementing next-generation data infrastructure for users across the firm. In a Platform Engineering role, you will focus on the MongoDB infrastructure and be expected to facilitate the "you build it, you run it" mantra through the development of rapid system integrations and a steady focus on automation. This will also bring you into contact with a diverse array of stakeholders from each area of the Technology division and will require solid collaboration skills as well as a belief in continuous improvement. In addition, you will engage the rest of the Data Platforms team in Mongo, SQL MI, Kafka, and Qlik CDC solutions. This is an exceptional challenge and opportunity for someone who is excited for rapid change and continuous learning
What you'll do

• Work closely with project teams to deploy new solutions for proof-of-concept efforts
• Independently design, assemble, configure, install, maintain and tune complex infrastructure components
• Assist in the adoption of Cloud infrastructure platforms and the integration of a hybrid architecture
• Develop integrated system designs and specifications
• Debug and correct complex internal and external infrastructure problems
• Document step-by-step procedures and system configuration for use in ongoing support and future efforts that require modifications or upgrades to the infrastructure
• Assist in the adoption of Cloud infrastructure platforms and the integration of a hybrid architecture
• Automate manual, repeatable system processes to reduce Tier 1 level work
• Collaborate with peers and project teams to deploy new solutions for proof-of-concept effortsWhat you'll need
  • Extensive experience with MongoDB 4.0, MongoDB 4.2 or later (strongly preferred) or NoSQL
  • Experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of MongoDB or NoSQL in both on-prem and Atlas environments
  • Experience with both sharded clusters and replica sets
  • Experience in MongoDB/NoSQL data modeling, schema design
  • Experience in MongoDB/NoSQL Performance tuning
  • Experience with MongoDB/NoSQL Security best practice implementations
  • Experience with MongoDB/ NoSQL Backup, Restore and Monitoring
  • Experience working in AWS, Azure and/or any cloud provider environment
  • Experience in systems, automation, configuration management and deployment of applications supporting an Agile development process.
  • Experience with virtualization and container environment management (e.g. VMware, DC/OS, Kubernetes)
  • Familiar with utilization of source code repository (GitHub)
  • Knowledge of the configuration of monitoring solutions and the creation of dashboards (Splunk, Wily, Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university in Computer Science, Technology or related field
    • 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune July 2022, Great Places to Work - data as of March 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
      • Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work - and Fortune - magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September 2022, research by Great Places to Work -, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
        Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work - and Fortune - magazine, ranking No. 45.2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great Place to Work -, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

        For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For - ranking by Great Places to Work - and Fortune - magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work - in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

        Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:
        Salary: $90628 - $154313
        Category: Headquarters

Keywords: EDWARD JONES, Downers Grove , Platform Engineer, IS, Engineering , Downers Grove, Illinois