Technical Engineer III

Candidate MUST reside in or near Buffalo, NY or open to relocation out of pocket to Buffalo, NY to be onsite from day 1 for a hybrid work model

W2 only - No visa sponsorship or transfer offered

Only looking for candidates in EST or CST open to hybrid work model in Buffalo, NY from day 1

Prior experience in Banking and/or Financial domains highly preferred

Our client, a top 11 American bank holding company headquartered in Buffalo, NY w/ footprints throughout the U.S., is currently seeking a Technical Engineer III (Ansible, Terraform, Automation, Azure, Infrastructure, CICD, Scripting, Documentation, DevOps) to join their team on a 12+-month contract basis.

Job Title: Technical Engineer III (Ansible, Terraform, Automation, Azure, Infrastructure, CICD, Scripting, Documentation, DevOps)

Location: Hybrid/Buffalo, NY (3 days onsite & 2 days remote)

Duration: 12+-month Contract

Rate: $70-80/hr. on W2 (based on exp.)

Note: No sponsorship - must be USC, GC Holder, GC EAD, H4 EAD (must be valid for 2+ yrs.)

Notes from Manager / Required Skills & Exp.:

Technical Engineer III - Education/Experience Required: Yes

Skill Set 1: Ansible, Terraform, Automation

Skill Set 2: Azure, Infrastructure, CICD

Skill Set 3: Scripting, Documentation, DevOps

• OVERVIEW:

• Serves as advanced technologist for an individual technology or set of technologies.

• PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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 review, implementation, and design, creation of support and architectural documentation, standards, policies, analysis, and testing.

• Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to ensure clarity of the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements.

• Coordinate vendor interactions and/or vendor resources as needed.

• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, technicians, and integrators. Review documentation, proposals, and changes proposed by less experienced staff.

• Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and technologies on a continuous basis.

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

• Maintain a strong aptitude and working knowledge of Bank applications, systems, development environments. Maintain a detailed understanding of vendor technologies and services used by the Bank.

• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.

• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.

• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.

• Complete other related duties as assigned.

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture.

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

• Minimum 6 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.

• Advanced technical skills.

• Advanced analytical skills.

• Advanced troubleshooting skills.

• Advanced problem solving skills.

• Advanced knowledge and advanced expertise in industry and/or vendor technologies.

• Able to solicit, gather, document, and analyze system specification and requirements.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment.

• Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size.

• Understanding of how supported technologies interact with other systems and services.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Effective influencing skills.

• Process-oriented.

• Logical thinker.

• Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies.

• Adaptable.

• Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment.

• Please ask the candidate to provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm they have ALL of the required skills/experience, & send w/ the initial submittal (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):

• LinkedIn profile link?

• Do you reside in or near the Buffalo, NY area or open to relocation out of pocket to Buffalo, NY withing 1-2 weeks to be onsite from day 1 for a hybrid work model (required)?

• Yrs. of IT exp. overall?

• Yrs. of exp. as a Senior-level Technical Engineer?

• Yrs. of exp. in Ansible (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Terraform (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Automation (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Azure (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Infrastructure (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in CICD (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Scripting (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in Documentation (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. in DevOps (required)?

• Yrs. of exp. working specifically for banks and/or financial institutions?

• Do you possess a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture?

• Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?