Western Alliance Bancorporation

Staff Engineer II

Western Alliance Bancorporation$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering or related fields.
  • Hands-on experience with Datadog and Tripwire as monitoring platforms.
  • Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and infrastructure troubleshooting.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement enterprise monitoring and observability platforms.
  • Configure and maintain APM, infrastructure monitoring, and log management solutions.
  • Onboard various applications and services into monitoring solutions.
  • Troubleshoot complex application and infrastructure issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Create and maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
  • Participate in on-call rotation supporting production services.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and ownership stake in the company.
  • Medical and dental insurance coverage.
  • Generous time off and a great 401k matching program.
  • Tuition assistance program to support professional growth.
  • Employee volunteer program and wellness initiatives.
Full Job Description

Job Title:

Staff Engineer II

Location:

Block 23

What you'll do:

The Staff Engineer II – Monitoring & Performance Engineering is responsible for the implementation, configuration, administration, and support of enterprise monitoring, observability, and performance management platforms. This role supports critical applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and network technologies to ensure system reliability, availability, and operational excellence.

The position requires hands-on expertise with Datadog, Tripwire, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and infrastructure troubleshooting. The engineer partners with Infrastructure, Network, Security, Cloud, Architecture, Application Development, and Operations teams to implement monitoring solutions, resolve complex technical issues, and improve service reliability across the enterprise.
  • Design, implement, configure, administer, and support enterprise monitoring and observability platforms, including Datadog and Tripwire.

  • Configure and maintain APM, infrastructure monitoring, log management, distributed tracing, alerting, dashboards, and reporting capabilities.

  • Onboard applications, infrastructure, cloud services, middleware platforms, and network technologies into enterprise monitoring solutions.

  • Develop and maintain monitoring standards, alerting strategies, dashboards, and operational reporting.

  • Troubleshoot complex application, infrastructure, cloud, and network issues and perform root cause analysis.

  • Collaborate across Infrastructure, Network, Security, Cloud, Architecture, Application Development, and Operations teams to resolve cross-functional technical issues.

  • Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and support runbooks.

  • Evaluate and recommend improvements to monitoring, observability, and performance management capabilities.

  • Participate in technology modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation supporting enterprise monitoring platforms and production services.

  • Respond to production incidents, support major incident management activities, and participate in after-hours maintenance and operational support as required. 

What you'll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.

  • 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Monitoring, Observability, Performance Engineering, or related technical disciplines.

  • Hands-on experience designing, implementing, configuring, administering, and supporting enterprise monitoring and observability platforms, including Datadog and Tripwire.

  • Experience onboarding applications, infrastructure, cloud services, middleware platforms, and network technologies into monitoring solutions.Experience supporting: Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Infrastructure Monitoring, Distributed Tracing, Log Management, Alerting and Notifications, Dashboards and Operational Reporting

  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across infrastructure, applications, middleware, cloud platforms, and networks.

  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals, including DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, routing, switching, network connectivity, and latency analysis.

  • Experience supporting enterprise production environments through 24x7 on-call rotations, incident response, and major incident management.

  • Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

  • Proven ability to work effectively across multiple technology teams and organizational boundaries.

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About Western Alliance Bancorporation

Western Alliance Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking and related services to businesses and individuals. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Western Alliance Bancorporation operates through its subsidiary banks, which include Western Alliance Bank, Bank of Nevada, and Bridge Bank. The company offers a variety of products and services, including commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, treasury management, and wealth management. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to providing exceptional customer service and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its performance and growth.
Learn more about Western Alliance Bancorporation
Size
3,139 employees
Market Cap
$6.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$506.6 million
5 Year Trend
+18.8%
NASDAQ

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