Edward Jones

Team Leader - API Platform

Edward Jones$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years in IT/platform engineering, with at least one year in a leadership role.
  • Experience with API platforms, cloud infrastructure, or distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE practices preferred.
  • Familiarity with ITSM tools and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and direct engineering and operational support for enterprise API platform.
  • Lead and develop a diverse team of engineers and associates.
  • Align API platform capabilities with enterprise digital strategy.
  • Oversee operations for API management platforms and cloud environments.
  • Ensure operational excellence and incident response management.
  • Mature SRE practices to enhance platform availability and resilience.
  • Establish stakeholder partnerships to support digital initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401k retirement plan with potential bonuses and profit sharing.
  • Paid volunteerism day and generous vacation policy.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and personal days.
  • Short- and long-term disability and life insurance at no cost.
Full Job Description
Opportunity Overview

What You Will Do:
  • The API Platform Team Leader plans, directs, and leads a team of associates and contractors responsible for the engineering, delivery, and operational support of enterprise API platform, including MuleSoft Runtime Fabric, Omni Gateway, and supporting pipelines. The leader ensures platform reliability, scalability, security, and alignment to enterprise digital strategy.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of platform engineers, software engineers, SREs, DevOps engineers, and quality engineers.
  • Align API platform capabilities, roadmaps, and priorities with enterprise digital strategy and architecture.
  • Lead engineering and operations for API management platforms including Mule Runtime Fabric and Omni Gateway.
  • Oversee runtime environments (cloud, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and platform automation capabilities.
  • Ensure operational excellence across incident response, upgrades, patching, and disaster recovery.
  • Mature Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to improve availability, performance, and resilience of platforms.
  • Establish and maintain strong partnerships across stakeholders including Digital Product Teams, Cloud Operations, Security, DevOps, and Enterprise Architecture.
  • Ensure prudent use of financial resources including infrastructure, licensing, and labor cost drivers.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to associates while developing successors and building team capability
  • Responsible for day-to-day platform operations, including releases, incident response, and system changes, while leading escalations impacting availability, performance, or security and ensuring alignment with ITIL frameworks


Position Requirements

What You Will Need:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related experience
  • 5+ years of experience in IT / platform engineering with at least one year in a leadership role (mentoring, lead solutioning, project leader, etc.)
  • Experience with API platforms, cloud infrastructure, or distributed systems required.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE practices preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) and ITIL processes including incident, problem, change, and release management required.
Technical Skills:
  • Platform engineering and cloud-native architecture
  • API management platforms and gateway technologies
  • CI/CD and DevOps tooling
  • Automation and infrastructure as code
  • Monitoring, observability, and system reliability


Salary Information

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

About Edward Jones

Edward Jones provides investment advisory and management services to individual investors. It also offers wealth management, retirement and college savings plans, insurance, and advisory services.

Edward Jones Careers

Join the thriving team at Edward Jones and be part of a company renowned for its commitment to professional growth and innovation. As a leader in the financial services industry, Edward Jones offers unparalleled job opportunities that empower you to shape your future and foster a culture of leadership and diversity.

Opportunities Await

At Edward Jones, we are constantly expanding our team with roles that challenge and reward our employees. Explore a range of positions that suit your skills and career ambitions, from entry-level to senior leadership roles. Whether you're looking for a full-time position or an internship, Edward Jones provides a platform for growth and learning.

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Career growth is not just a possibility at Edward Jones—it is a promise. We are dedicated to your professional development through comprehensive training programs, leadership workshops, and continuous learning opportunities. Our commitment to your growth is matched by our dedication to diversity and inclusion, ensuring all team members have the opportunity to thrive.

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Edward Jones is committed to offering a supportive work environment where every team member feels valued. Enjoy competitive benefits, including health, retirement plans, and family-friendly policies that make balancing your professional and personal life easier. Our culture promotes teamwork, respect, and integrity, all foundational to our business ethos.

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1997

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