Platform Engineer - Associate Director at KBRA

Position Title: Platform Engineer - Associate Director (remote)

Entity: KBRA Holdings

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Remote only for those located in the following states: (CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MD, NJ, MA, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)

Summary/Overview:

KBRA (KBRA Holdings) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Platform Engineer - Associate Director to lead our Platform team in building and maintaining robust, scalable, and innovative platforms that power our products and services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, leadership experience, and a passion for driving technical excellence and innovation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship to a team of five (5) platform engineers. Set clear goals and objectives and empower the team to achieve them.
• Platform Strategy: Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for platform engineering initiatives, aligning with business goals/objectives and our philosophy of automating everything and provisioning Infrastructure as Code. Drive continuous improvement and innovation in platform architecture and technologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Engineering Leadership, Infrastructure teams, and the engineering teams themselves to ensure alignment and integration of platform initiatives with overall product and technical strategies.
• Team Development: Recruit, onboard, and develop top engineering talent. Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and professional growth within the platform engineering team.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure the operational stability, resiliency, performance, and security of platform systems. Establish and monitor key metrics to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and performance. Be a champion for our beliefs in automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Vendor Management: Evaluate, select, and manage third-party vendors and technology partners as needed to support platform engineering initiatives.

Successful candidates will possess the following:

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in software engineering, ideally with a recent focus on platform development and architecture.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in a leadership or management role, leading teams of engineers.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and distributed systems architecture.
• Proficiency in modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively explain technical systems and technical strategy to the wider engineering department.
• Experience in the development of highly available, fault-tolerant systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.

Salary Range:

The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $230,000 to $260,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.

Benefits:

• Competitive benefits and paid time off
• Paid family and disability leave
• 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
• Educational and professional development financial assistance
• Employee referral bonus program
• Cell phone reimbursement

About Us:

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

More Info:

KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.