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Job Type

Full-time

Description

LendKey, a financial technology firm and leader in "lending-as-a-service" solutions, improves lives by making lending simple for credit unions, community banks, and their customers. LendKey partners with community-based financial institutions helping them to digitally originate loans, and to buy and sell loans with other financial institutions and fintechs.

LendKey's digital lending networks have empowered over 350 financial institutions to offer competitive education and home improvement loan programs and increase their digital presence across various customer acquisition channels. LendKey services more than $2.8 billion in consumer loans and has helped our financial institution clients deploy more than $6 billion in loans since 2009.

Responsibilities:

• Automate and Innovate: Design and implement cutting-edge automation tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).

• Technical Leadership: Act as a technical authority within the engineering team, guiding the deployment and management of software releases and updates.

• System Management: Take responsibility for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of our enterprise-grade Windows Servers and Linux systems

• Security and Reliability: Develop and maintain comprehensive strategies for security, backup, and system redundancy.

• Documentation: Create and update technical documentation, policies, and procedures.

• Proactive Operations: Maintain our systems and infrastructure to achieve and surpass a 99.9% service-level agreement (SLA).

• On-Call Support: Participate in a rotational on-call schedule to monitor and manage our production environments.

Requirements

What we are looking for:

Strong desire to work for a mission-based organization that emphasizes the importance of providing exceptional customer service and aligned with our core values: Truthful at all times; Helpful to teammates, clients, and customers; Present, committed & engaged to their teams and work; Driven to be courageous to make an impact; and Diligent & conscientious in executing every element of work.

• A problem-solver with a keen eye for automation and efficiency.

• A team player who thrives in collaborative environments but can also independently drive projects to completion.

• Someone passionate about technology, eager to learn and adapt to new tools and practices.

• A professional who values security, reliability, and scalability, not just in systems but in their approach to work.

Qualifications & Experience:

We are seeking a candidate with a robust background in technology, specifically in DevOps or systems administration, who brings a diverse set of skills and experiences to our team.

Essential Qualifications:

• Professional Experience: At least 2 years of hands-on experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or systems administration role, with a total of 8+ years in the technology field.

• Operating Systems: Solid grasp of Windows Server operating systems and fundamental networking concepts.

• Database Management: Deep knowledge of SQL, including proficiency with SQL databases such as MySQL and MS SQL Server.

• Cloud Services Expertise: Demonstrated experience with key AWS services, including ECS, EC2, EBS, EKS, and S3, showcasing the ability to leverage cloud solutions for scalable infrastructure.

• Kubernetes Management: Experience in managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters in a production environment, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of containerized applications.

• Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in building scalable infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.

• System Monitoring: Experience in monitoring production systems to ensure their reliability and performance.

• Automation and Best Practices: A strong foundation in leveraging Automation and DevOps principles, with familiarity in using operational tools (such as Ansible or Chef) and applying best practices for efficient infrastructure and software deployment.

• Documentation Skills: Strong capabilities in creating and maintaining comprehensive written documentation, reflecting an in-depth understanding of system configurations, processes, and protocols.

Why work for LendKey?

We have a lot to offer those that are looking to take the next step in their career, including but not limited to:

• Competitive salary

• Bonus structure

• Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more

• Unlimited PTO

• Stock options

• Creative and transparent company culture

• Growth potential

LendKey is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. LendKey offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process due to a disability, please let us know at HR@lendkey.com.

About Us

LendKey?delivers high-quality consumer loans directly to financial institutions through its digital lending-as-a-service model and indirectly through ALIRO by LendKey, an innovative deal network designed to enable financial institutions to buy, sell and broker loans. The platform delivers the technology, servicing and support that financial institutions need to establish a strong digital presence, acquire loans for their balance sheets, and build lifetime relationships with their partners and consumers. Lenders optimize their offerings by drawing upon LendKey's fintech platform for demand generation, online decisioning, loan origination, loan servicing, compliance expertise, risk analytics, and proprietary balance sheet options. LendKey currently services more than $2.7 billion in loans and has helped community-capital providers deploy more than $6 billion in loans since 2009. Visit?Lendkey.com?for more information.

The full-time base salary range for this role in the United States is between $100,000 - $150,000 + bonus and / or commissions + equity + benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as market job location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience as evaluated throughout the interview process. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.