About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Platform Engineer to learn, maintain, and support the platforms and tooling that keep business and engineering systems running. You will work under guidance from senior engineers, contributing to platform lifecycle, monitoring, automation, incident response, and documentation.

• Assist in implementation, maintenance, and support of platform capabilities under guidance
• Support provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and monitoring activities
• Help build and maintain automation to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency
• Monitor platform health; follow runbooks to identify, troubleshoot, resolve, or escalate incidents
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes
• Follow established security, compliance, and operational controls
• Document processes, configurations, and operational procedures to team standards
• Collaborate with engineers, vendors, and business partners on platform initiatives
• Learn how platform services support business operations and surface upstream failures

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Preferred Skills & Technologies

Candidates should have exposure to several of the following technologies or concepts. This is an entry-level role — full mastery is not required; demonstrated curiosity and foundational experience are valued.

• Exposure to a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and ITSM tools (Jira, ServiceNow)
• Knowledge of source control and basic Git workflows (GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps)
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
• Experience with JSON/YAML for config and templates
• Exposure to containerization (Docker); basic Kubernetes concepts (Pods, Deployments) helpful
• Linux fundamentals (command line, file system, basic administration)
• Basic scripting for automation (Bash, Python)
• Basic programming or scripting familiarity (.NET, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript)
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, security groups)
• Awareness of monitoring/alerting principles and how upstream systems can cause incidents
• Interest in financial services, banking, or regulated-industry technology

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Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field — or equivalent experience
• 0–3 years of relevant experience
• Entry-level candidates who demonstrate aptitude and eagerness to learn are encouraged to apply

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Benefits & Total Rewards

Confidential Client offers a competitive total rewards package (eligibility rules apply), including:

• Financial benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Monthly bonuses for eligible employees
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual profit sharing
  • Paid time off
• Health, wellbeing & family planning
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Employee assistance program and parental leave
• Education & career growth
  • Tuition assistance
  • Networking and leadership development opportunities
• Perks
  • Paid parking
  • Service awards
  • Hybrid work arrangements
  • Business casual environment and strong organizational culture

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Work Model & Location

This position is based in Cedar Rapids, IA with hybrid work arrangements available. Candidates should be prepared to work on-site as required by team schedules.

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Additional Information

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. Confidential Client cannot sponsor or transfer sponsorship for employment visas.
• This posting follows US hiring laws and regulations applicable to positions based in Iowa.
• If you have accessibility needs or require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let the hiring team know.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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