Senior Software Engineer, Platform Operations - REQ002209_1-3175

TheCollegeBoard • Chicago, IL • 7h ago

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13079421 **Senior Software Engineer, Platform Operations

College Board -

Technology - Platform Operations

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Type: This is a full-time position

About the Team**

The Platform Operations team at College Board includes six engineers dedicated to reimagining and elevating our engineering practices. We design, build, and support the tools and platforms that developers rely on every day-including GitHub, SonarQube, and our integrated developer portal, Backstage, a one-stop shop that simplifies how teams access resources, documentation, and system insights. Within our growing AWS ecosystem, we ensure that core platforms are reliable, scalable, and continuously improving. Our mission is to make the developer experience seamless by rolling out new Backstage features, streamlining workflows, and providing timely support and guidance. Creative, responsive, and deeply collaborative, we take pride in strengthening engineering practices across the organization and in making developers\' daily work easier, faster, and more impactful.

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Engineer on the PlatformOperations team,you are a gifted technologist and problem solver.You understand cloud software delivery, tools, and processes that empower efficient and resilient delivery that adheres to top-notch development practices.You are technologically curious and seek out opportunities to research emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products.Your excellent communication andcollaborationskills allow you to effectively articulate solutions to thedevelopment community, enabling all tosucceed.You are communicative, approachable, self-driven, and collaborative.

In this role, you will:

Design & Implementation (70%)

Build innovative solutions using Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps best

practices

Continuously expand your skills while thriving in an agile,

poly-skilled development environment

Apply your deep subject matter expertise in current technological

capabilities such as cloud networking, API integrations, infrastructure resiliency, and cloud design

Write clean, efficient code to automate the infrastructure

lifecycle, develop internal tools using IaC, and effectively leverage CLIs

Develop custom backstage plugins using React, Typescript and/or

Node.js to enhance developer experiences

Collaborate to define transformation patterns from a vertical

application with service dependencies to a cloud capability

Partner with domain SMEs (Delivery Team Software Engineers,

Security, Infrastructure, Network, Observability and Operations) to analyze, design, and deliver powerful features and capabilities

Work with technology leaders to align architectures and cloud

products with business strategy objectives

Contribute to the development and growth of the Cloud Engineering

Program, through thought leadership, design and implementation of tools and processes

Participate in the Enterprise Architecture Review process to help

guide our technology direction

Team Operations & Success(20%)

Implement and champion cloud-first architectural solutions along

with best practices across teams

Contribute to long-term technology strategy by researching emerging

trends, evaluating new tools, and recommending technologies that improve cost-effectiveness, scalability, and systems flexibility

Play an active role in agile scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning,

Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo, Retro) while contributing to high-quality team deliverables

Strengthen code quality and collaboration by engaging in peer

reviews of software engineering artifacts

Assist in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving production and

pre-production issues to ensure resilient systems

Team Coordination (10%)

Mentor and inspire team members by designing and developing training

materials that communicate the current and future infrastructure architectures

Lead technical efforts and mentor technical staff in the development

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