Platform Engineer

Requisition ID 18682 - Posted - Information Technology SCHEDULE: Full Time, Hybrid TRAVEL REQUIRED: 0% - 25% COMPENSATION: 82,497.00 to 178,402.00 base salary plus potential for variable compensation. Base pay is determined by your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st may compensate outside of the salary range for bona fide reasons not related to membership in a protected class. About Our Opportunity The Platform Engineer designs, builds, and manages scalable platforms that support application development and system delivery across on-premises, cloud, and containerized environments. This role establishes and maintains automation, deployment pipelines, and platform standards to enable reliable, efficient software delivery. It drives consistency across tools and environments while reducing operational toil through automation and continuous improvement. The Platform Engineer applies solid functional knowledge and sound judgment to deliver dependable, high-quality work with minimal direction. Team members at this level manage moderately complex responsibilities, balance priorities effectively, and contribute meaningful insights that support team and functional performance. They are trusted to navigate varied situations, identify improvement opportunities, and operate with increasing autonomy. How You Will Spend Your Time Designs, implements, and manages platform infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and containerized environments to support application delivery and system reliability. Develops and maintains CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and configuration management practices to enable consistent, automated deployments. Partners with development and technology teams to enable application onboarding, environment provisioning, and production readiness. Implements and optimizes monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks to improve system visibility and operational response. Leads continuous improvement of platform tools, processes, and standards to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reliability of software delivery. Supports platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, capacity planning, and production stability through proactive analysis and solutioning. Manages assigned work with minimal direction delivering a high degree of accuracy, quality and timely completion. Applies functional knowledge and judgment to evaluate information and make informed decisions. Anticipates needs, manages competing priorities, and proactively communicates status or risks. Supports process improvements by identifying gaps and recommending practical solutions. Collaborates effectively across teams to advance shared goals and business outcomes. Serves as a resource to less experienced team members through informal guidance. Education & Experience High School diploma or GED with 7 years relevant experience required. Bachelor's Degree with 3 years relevant experience preferred. Mental & Physical Requirements While engaged in this position, team members will routinely sit, use hands for tasks, and communicate orally. Standing or walking is frequently required, while occasional demands include reaching with hands and arms, and lifting or moving up to ten pounds. Vision requirements encompass close and distance vision. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. This role may entail a blend of mental and physical capabilities, requiring strong mental acuity, problem‑solving skills, and occasional physical tasks such as standing, lifting, or extended computer usage. Some roles may require physical or mental requirements related to driving, such as a valid driver’s license, and the ability to drive a long‑distance. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for individuals as requested. Farm Credit Mid-America provides a competitive total rewardspackage to our team members. This includes an award‑winning 401(k) plan. Our health and financial wellness benefits provide safety, security and peace of mind for you and your family. Farm Credit Mid-America is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employments without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr