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Lead Platform Engineer (Finance Tech, Intelligent Foundations and Experiences)

at Discover Financial Services

📍 2 Locations Unknown 💰 $164K – $188K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
Salary $164K – $188K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education High School Diploma or equivalent; additional degrees optional
Category System Administration

Lead Platform Engineer responsible for DevOps tooling and platform transformations in a large financial services environment, delivering scalable, reliable solutions.

  • Lead the craftsmanship and scalability of platform solutions
  • Collaborate across Agile teams
  • Mentor engineering colleagues
  • Stay current with tech trends
  • Drive innovation and inclusion

Full-stack DevOps/Platform Engineering role with scripting (Python, Ruby, Groovy), containerization (Docker), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory), and IaC (Ansible, Terraform) on AWS.

The ideal candidate is a lead platform engineer with 6+ years of build/deploy experience, 4+ years AWS, and 2+ years of team leadership, capable of driving DevOps transformations in a financial services setting.

High School DiplomaGEDor equivalent certificationAt least 6 years of experience using build and deployment tools (JenkinsGitHubor Artifactory)At least 4 years of experience with AWSAt least 2 years of team leadership experience
5+ years of experience with AWS2+ years of experience in Agile practices
JenkinsGitHubArtifactoryDockerAnsibleTerraform
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Industry Banking
Job Function Platform engineering leadership for finance tech initiatives, focusing on DevOps tooling and cloud-native architectures
Role Subtype Platform Engineer
Tech Domains Python, Amazon Web Services, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory
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Must have 6+ years of experience with build/deploy tools, Must have 4+ years of AWS experience, Must have 2+ years of team leadership experience

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