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_This role offers_** **a** **_hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration. This role could be considered for remote work._

At M&T Tech** **,** **we’re a team of makers, doers, and builders, working to create the most advanced technology solutions in banking. We’re not your stereotypical suit and tie bankers: we’re an innovative team of leading tech experts, pushing boundaries, and taking risks. We’re building an agile team of the most skilled and creative workers to solve complex problems, architect solutions, write high-performance software, and chart our new path, all to make the lives of our customers, and the communities that we serve, better. Join us and be part of something new as we build tomorrow’s bank, today.

The Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Operations Team** **engineers and supports all the foundational technology used across M&T Bank. We support two Data Centers, 15,000 Distributed platforms, 24 Mainframe Regions, a secure and reliable Network connecting all the technology across the bank footprint and process approximately 635,000 automated jobs per month. In addition to that foundational technology level, we own the operational support processes, monitoring and command center that provide a unified, well-managed technology response when issues arise. We deliver innovative, and compelling technology solutions, in partnership with our line of business CIOs, to enhance the internal customer experience that enables our business partners to deliver.

Overview:

M&T Bank is seeking an experienced OpenShift/Kubernetes Engineer to join a team managing and

maintaining the bank’s container platform. This person should bring expert knowledge of the

OpenShift/Kubernetes platform and best practices for cluster deployments to the team. A large part

of this role will be playing with the latest and greatest technologies and making recommendations

on how to take advantage of them. An ideal candidate should have excellent technical credentials,

experience in containers, networking, storage, compute, cloud infrastructure design and

implementation, and excellent communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Automate the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of the bank’s OpenShift clusters

through the creation and deployment of custom pipelines

Participate in the review of new cluster configurations and pipelines to ensure they achieve

their intended result in a non-disruptive manner

Identify, recommend, and implement upgrades and enhancements required to maintain

system functionality and optimal performance

Lead efforts in infrastructure automation and continuous deployment utilizing a CI/CD

pipeline in a private virtualized environment

Document any new services or infrastructure being deployed as well as ensuring that current

documentation remains accurate and follows best practices

Work closely with Technology management, senior Engineers, and support teams on a

regular basis to implement and manage the design, development, and execution of technical

solutions that meet or exceed current and future needs of the organization

Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research, and

development of new or expanded systems, creation of technology standards and policies,

thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit test and system

integration, and user acceptance testing

Provide mentorship and coaching to engineers, technicians, and integrators

Maintain a strong aptitude and working knowledge of Bank applications, systems,

development environments, and vendor technologies in use

Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and

technologies on a continuous basis

Coordinate vendor interactions and support tickets when required

Follow and promote use of industry best practices, standards, and procedures

Complete other related duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required:

Combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience

2 years experience managing OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters

Strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and

architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design

Education and Experience Preferred:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Managing Information

Systems, or other related field of study

8 years’ professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure

design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development

for complex applications

Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured, high quality

implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Expert knowledge and experience with container technologies using OpenShift/Kubernetes

and Podman/Docker (build, configure, support)

In-depth knowledge of Linux systems and how to configure them

Ability to write sustainable scripts using a language such as Python, Perl, or Bash

Experience with automation and creating Ansible playbooks and/or Terraform HCL

Advanced knowledge of Azure services, specifically Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

In-depth experience using GitOps (ArgoCD) to configuring and maintaining Kubernetes

clusters at scale

We support our team members with generous benefits.

Competitive compensation

Health, welfare, and retirement benefits

401(k) match at 5%

Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements

Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays

40 hours paid volunteer hours per year

Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview (https://www3.mtb.com/content/dam/mtb-web/mtb-migration/pdfs/health-care-benefits-overview.pdf)

About M&T

M&T Bank is a Top 20 US bank holding company and one of the best performing and financial stable regional banks in the country, we offer our technology employees a wide range of performance-based career development opportunities. We have a strong commitment to our customers and the communities we serve, and we continue to grow with a focus on the future. So, when looking to advance your career, look to M&T. Grow with us.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $110,635.01 - $184,391.68 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation. The range listed above corresponds to our national pay range for this role. The specific pay range applicable to you may vary based on your location.

Location

Clanton, Alabama, United States of America

M&T Bank Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, including disabilities and veterans.