Q2
As passionate about our people as we are about our mission!
Austin, TX
Hybrid

IT Systems Architect

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Q2 is seeking an experienced IT Systems Architect (ITSA) to join our team and partner with our Development and DevOps organizations in building resilient, reliable, secure, and scalable solutions for our Customers. 

The IT Systems Architect team builds and evolves application and infrastructure designs that align with business strategies and creates model driven system architectures. This is a hands-on role where you not only will provide strategic technical leadership for applications under development or major system enhancements for existing applications, but will also be responsible for designing, implementing, and operationalizing new technologies and systems for the company.

From developing deep Q2 application and infrastructure expertise, building engaging cross departmental relationships, mentoring others on new and exciting technologies, creating automation to drive operational efficiencies, troubleshooting critical infrastructure, and leveraging your inter-personal skills to influence others, your opportunities to make a significant impact at Q2 are endless.

Successful candidates will possess an innate desire to take on challenging problems and enjoy working cross functionally with team members from Product, Development, DevOps, and other Operational Business Units. The desire to help Q2 be the best and deliver industry leading solutions motivates you to solve complex problems while remaining cool under pressure.

While being passionate about what you do, you also have the ability to work quickly and move from task to task. You will allow Q2 to move fast by acting as a liaison between Development and Hosting Infrastructure teams to help bring new products and features to market quickly!

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain private datacenter and public cloud hosted technology for new and existing products and services
  • Architect solutions focused on security, scalability, and maintainability
  • Act as a liaison between Product and Development and the IT Infrastructure teams to deliver JIT infrastructure delivery in the spirit of architecting and on-boarding new solutions
  • Implement, monitor, and maintain fail proof infrastructure systems, controls and policies to protect customer assets, systems, data, and intellectual property
  • Ensure disaster recovery plans and solutions are in place and kept up-to-date
  • Collaborate with colleagues from engineering and business backgrounds; generally working as part of a team rather than in a supervisory role
  • Represents desired Architectural design and enforces standards on technology projects
  • Assesses cloud readiness and presents case by case business justifications for cloud versus on-premise design
  • Maintain technology road-maps for the different business units of the organization
  • Socialize plan formally within the IT organization via presentation as well as virtual teams
  • Participate on an On-Call rotation where you’ll serve as a direct line of Support for newly on-boarded technologies and an escalation resource for technical issues that cannot be resolved within the IT Hosting Operations teams.

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of IT or Development experience with an emphasis on a DevOps approach to Systems Engineering (preferably Linux)
  • 5-7 years of experience in the design and implementation of critical applications for multi-tenant applications
  • 2-5 years of experience developing and implementing multi-tenant distributed architecture while utilizing container orchestration solutions such as Kubernetes, Swarm, Nomad, etc.
  • 2-5 years leveraging automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management such as Terraform, SaltStack, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
  • 2-5 years operational experience implementing and deploying solutions in AWS or Azure
  • 2-5 years operational experience implementing an Enterprise Messaging Systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
  • Knowledge of HashiCorp products such as Consul, Vault, and Terraform is highly preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge of operating systems, network hardware and software, systems management, storage systems, processing infrastructure, capacity, scalability, and cross platform systems management
  • 2-5 years of experience implementing Ci/CD pipelines for automated application and infrastructure deployments using tools such as Gitlab, Jenkins, .etc.
  • Foundational knowledge of Postgres and MySQL database management, principles, and concepts
  • Applicable computer operating systems and programming languages such as Bash, Powershell, Python, etc.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to make sound evaluative judgments.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to effectively organize and prioritize own work and that of others within a dynamic environment
  • Ability to influence others
  • Ability to excel through job ambiguity
  • Aptitude and desire to learn and apply new technologies

Additional Information

At Q2 we believe in working hard and playing hard. You’ll find this work to be rewarding with ample opportunities to make an exceptional impact, become part of a talented team of technologists, and contribute to Q2’s amazing culture.

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What are Q2 Perks + Benefits

Q2 Benefits Overview

At Q2, we are as passionate about our people, as we are about our mission!
Q2 invests in our employee's success by providing robust employee health and wellness benefits.

Some Benefit Highlights include:
* Lifestyle Spending Accounts (For Gym, Babysitter, DogSitter etc.)
* Family Planning Benefits (Including Adoption Support)
* Parental Leave Benefit: New parents can enjoy 12 weeks of paid leave.
* Flexible Time Off
* HSA Matching Program
* 401K Matching Program
* Career Development Programs
* Active ERG Teams, Communities and Education
* Q2 Community and Philanthropy Programs
* Our You Earned it! Employee Rewards & Recognition Program:
These are points given between any employee recognizing great work or collaboration. The points are redeemed for products, or converted into cash donations for various charities of choice,. They can also be donated to our employee compassion fund. (See below)
* Q2 Employee Compassion Fund - Our employees donate to this fund, which is established for Q2 employees who may need short term assistance.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

Want to know more about our authentic culture and work environment?
Check us out at: https://www.q2.com/culture and explore jobs today.
We'd love you to join our super hero "Circle of Awesomeness" and be part of #Q2Peeps today!

Q2 hosts various employee recognition events, philanthropic activities and our communities events, as part of our mission to build stronger more diverse communities:
* Dodgeball for Charity! (We raised $102K- last year!)
* Q2 Spark (Part of our mission to support our communities, and the communities of our customers!)
* Q2 Philanthropy Fund! We have partnered with Austin Community Foundation to make it easier and more accessible for non-profit organizations to apply for grants from Q2, as part of our community support mission.
(Check out the Q2 Stadium Dreamstarter Program!)
* Annual Employee Appreciation Day!
* Our Annual Circle of Awesomeness Celebration (A full day's celebration of employee recognition for outstanding achievements!)

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