
Support Engineer, Digital Banking
Forbright Bank
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $88,000 - $100,000 per year
About the role
- Collaborate with Product, Customer Support, and Operations teams and serve as technology first responder to efficiently resolve escalated issues
- Coordinate with and train additional team members (including offshore team members) to ensure 24/7 support
- Monitor production systems for performance, availability, and reliability
- Respond to and manage production incidents, triaging and performing root cause analysis and help implementing fixes to prevent recurrence
- Develop, maintain, and optimize monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify issues
- Analyze system performance and identify areas for improvement
- Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize application and infrastructure performance
- Implement and manage capacity planning and scaling strategies
- Automate repetitive tasks and processes to increase operational efficiency
- Develop and maintain scripts and tools for system management and monitoring
- Implement and maintain SRE principles, including service level objectives (SLOs), service level indicators (SLIs), and error budget
- Participate in the design and implementation of disaster recovery and high-availability solutions
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident management procedures
- Create and deliver regular reports on system health, incident trends, and performance metrics
- Work closely with development teams and SaaS vendors’ product teams to ensure new features and changes are reliable and scalable
- Partner with Saas vendors to ensure timely resolution of platform issues, enforcing SLAs for urgent issues and monitoring backlog remediation for items with lower priority or longer lead times
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on incident resolution and system status
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in SRE and production support
- Propose and implement improvements to processes, tools, and systems
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in engineering, production support, system administration, or related roles required
- Experience performing support in a banking environment a plus
- Strong understanding of SRE principles and practices
- Operating Systems: Solid understanding of Linux/Unix CLI (e.g., grep, awk, sed, top)
- Scripting: Basic ability to read and modify Bash or Python scripts to automate routine tasks like log rotation or system health checks
- Networking: Foundational knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, and SSH to diagnose connectivity issues
- Monitoring Basics: Familiarity with viewing dashboards in Grafana and responding to automated alerts
- SQL & Data: Proficiency in writing basic SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, WHERE) to extract data for troubleshooting or reporting
- API Diagnostics: Basic experience using Postman to test endpoints and verify API responses
- Financial Literacy: Understanding of banking operational discipline and why accuracy is critical in ACH and file movements
- Incident Management: Understanding the lifecycle of a ticket in tools like Jira or ServiceNow
- Documentation: High attention to detail in following and updating playbooks/runbooks
- Version Control: Basic knowledge of Git for checking out code or configurations
- Cloud & Containers: Conceptual understanding of AWS and Kubernetes (e.g., checking pod status)
- Communication: Ability to translate technical issues into clear status updates for stakeholders during an outage
- Critical Incident Response: Ability to remain calm under pressure, prioritize high-severity tickets, and communicate technical ETAs to non-technical stakeholders
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Systematic approach to problem-solving (e.g., Five Whys, 8D) to ensure permanent fixes rather than temporary workarounds
- Self-Starter Mentality: Ability to work independently in a Follow-the-Sun support model, participating in on-call rotations and weekend releases
- Must be able to work shift hours (earliest 7 am PST, and latest 8 pm PST) with rotating weekly on-call shifts
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills
- Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented
- Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- 4 weeks PTO
- 401k + company match
- Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
- Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions
- Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
- Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!
- Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner
- The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner
- American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SRE principlesLinux/Unix CLIBash scriptingPython scriptingTCP/IPDNSSSHSQLAPI testingAWS
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingtime managementattention to detailorganizational skillsself-motivatedadaptabilitycollaborationcritical incident responseself-starter mentality