Alkami is the digital sales and service platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.

Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). We’re building a culture where each Alkamist can perform to their highest potential, and we’re always on the lookout for the best and brightest minds. If you’re ready to experience the power of alchemy - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary - come join one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the U.S.

As a remote-first company, most of our positions can be remote in the US, except for key roles, which will be indicated in the Job Title.

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The Sr Site Reliability Engineer, Release will prototype, write, maintain, and test code in multiple stages of the release process and in multiple environments in order to rapidly deliver automated solutions to our application releases. Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical and problem solving techniques to identify causes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

 ● Code, test, document, and deploy your work into multiple environments, including production

● Work with senior team members to understand stakeholder requirements and identify potential technologies to best solve business problems 

● Consider performance, scalability, and reliability in all decision making 

● Work with senior team members to learn new technologies, services, and best practices

● Collaborate with software and systems engineers, product teams, and application support to improve software delivery, configuration, monitoring, and operations 

● Participate in on-call duty rotation 

● Other duties as assigned  

Recommended Experience & Education 

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and an advanced degree 

Education Level Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, or another related field or equivalent work experience 

Required 

 ● 2-3 years scripting experience in one or more common scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.) PowerShell experience is strongly preferred 

● 4+ years experience in server administration and configuration or application / infrastructure deployment 

● Advanced experience in creating build jobs, release pipelines, or operational automation in industry-standard toolchains (TeamCity, GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, or other tools operating in these spaces) 

● Effective troubleshooting skills 

● Experience using automation tools. Build, provision, deploy, test and monitor

● Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written 

● Effective presentation skills 

● Ability to work cross functionally 

● Work independently without direct supervision 

● Ability to participate in on-call rotation  

Preferred 

● Basic proficiency in one or more database technologies and query languages (MSSQL, Postgres, and Redis preferred) 

● Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes

● Experience with GitLab

The salary range for this position is: $110,000 - $137,485

Cool Things to Know

Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401(k) with employer match, and more.

Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.

Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.

Pay Transparency: As of January 1, 2023, new states and locales have enacted pay equity laws that require more pay transparency by employers in the following states: California, Colorado (effective January 1, 2021), Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington.

The Important Stuff

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.

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