Senior DevOps Engineer

What We’re All About:

Q2 is proud of delivering our mobile banking platform and technology solutions, globally, to more than 22 million end users across our 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients.  At Q2, our mission is simple: Build strong, diverse communities by strengthening their financial institutions. We accomplish that by investing in the communities where both our customers and employees serve and live.

What Makes Q2 Special?

Q2 is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team of innovators.  Our team designs online banking software consisting of high quality technology solutions that enable financial institutions and their customers to securely communicate and transact  anytime and  anywhere via online banking, mobile banking, and voice banking. Our culture understands, respects, and appreciates different people, ideas and cultures. We’re all high performing self-starters with the spirit of endless possibility in approaching every new idea and challenge. We work hard, but believe in keeping Q2 fun, relaxed, casual and highly creative. Come join us! 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will design and build scalable, high-quality solutions that enhance our core technology platforms, with a focus on internal development tools and technologies used by our Engineering teams. You’ll be part of the growing Helix Platform team, which is dedicated to delivering innovative, high-volume SaaS systems using modern tools and agile methodologies. Your work will directly support our engineers in efficiently delivering robust features to our customers.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of technical areas, including:

• Microsoft Azure
• Software Configuration & Deployment Automation
• Cloud Implementation & Migration
• Cloud Security
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Containerization & Orchestration
• Configuration Management
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment)
• SaaS Platform Management
• Release Management

A Typical Day

• Collaborate with your team through asynchronous communication, video calls, or in-person meetings as needed. You'll work within agile methodologies to refine work items, remove blockers, and balance planned initiatives with incoming requests.
• Apply your combined DevOps and Software Engineering expertise to tackle a wide range of tasks, from quick fixes to complex implementations, all based on priority.
• Ensure compliance with security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy policies and controls at every stage of your work.
• Provide technical leadership by mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices across the team and organization.

Bring Your Passion. Do What You Love. Here's What We're Looking For:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or
• Equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Preferred Industry Background

• Experience in FinTech, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), or related domains is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Python and SQL (MS SQL Server).
• Familiarity with modern data platform technologies such as Snowflake, Airflow, DBT, and Apache Spark.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Resource Manager, Azure DevOps, and Docker, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Comfortable working with command-line interfaces.
• Experience with containerized development and orchestration using Kubernetes or Nomad.
• Strong networking and platform observability skills.
• Understanding of system administration and experience in automating SDLC processes for SaaS platforms and tools is a plus.

Soft Skills & Work Style

• Strong design sensibility with a pragmatic approach to meeting deadlines.
• Passion for improving the Engineering experience and automating routine tasks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to provide on-call or emergency support as needed.

This position requires fluent written and oral communication in English.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Health & Wellness

• Hybrid Work Opportunities

• Flexible Time Off 

• Career Development & Mentoring Programs 

• Health & Wellness Benefits, including competitive health insurance offerings and generous paid parental leave for eligible new parents 

• Community Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs 

• Employee Peer Recognition Programs – “You Earned it”

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.

How We Give Back to the Community:

You can learn more about our Q2 Spark Program, Q2 Philanthropy fund, and our employee volunteering programs on our Q2 Community page. Q2 supports dozens of wide-reaching organizations, such as the African American Leadership Institute, and The Trevor Project, promoting diversity and success in leadership and technology. Other deserving beneficiaries include Resource Center helping LGBTQ communities, JDRF, and Homes for our Troops, a group helping veterans rebuild their lives with specially adapted homes.

At Q2, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that fosters mutual respect for our employees and the communities we serve. Q2 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Applicants in California or Washington State may not be exempt from federal and state overtime requirements