Senior Platform Application Engineer
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Job Location:
Louisville, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Senior Platform Application Engineer
Shift: Primarily 1st schedule may vary according to business needs
Our Mission:To make an impact within communities by providing the knowledge resources and innovative solutions delivered through an alliance of Information Technology Integrators Independent Software Vendors and Cloud Providers with a common vision in resolving critical challenges directly impacting citizens.
The Role: Strategic Communications is seeking a senior application engineer to design build and evolve integrated internal platformsspanning enterprise operations financial systems analytics identity and governance workflows. This role focuses on creating durable cloud-native systems which unify data processes and access controls across multiple enterprise tools and teams.
This position requires a hands-on engineer with strong architectural judgment who can operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and deliver systems which materially improve how the organization executes.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Architecture and Engineering
- Design and implement cloud-native internal platforms integrating data workflows automation and identity controls across enterprise systems
- Build backend-centric systems with appropriate frontend enablement for internal users
- Architect solutions prioritizing reliability extensibility security and operational clarity
- Own systems end-to-end including design implementation deployment and iteration
Enterprise Systems Integration
- Design and implement integrations with core enterprise platforms including:
- (formerly TigerPaw) for billing subscriptions and operational data
- HubSpotfor CRM pipeline and customer lifecycle data
- QuickBooksfor financials invoicing and accounting workflows
- Microsoft SharePointfor document management and collaboration
- Smartsheetfor workflow tracking project execution and reporting
- Normalize and reconcile data across systems with differing schemas identifiers and update cadences
- Implement secure auditable synchronization patterns using REST APIs webhooks scheduled jobs and event-driven pipelines
- Design idempotent fault-tolerant integrations resilient to partial failures and upstream data inconsistencies
Identity Access and SSO Integration
- Design and implement Single Sign-On (SSO)and identity integrations across internal platforms and enterprise SaaS tools
- Integrate with identity providers such as Oktaand comparable IdP platforms
- Implement authentication and authorization flows using standards including SAML 2.0 OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
- Design role-based and attribute-based access control models aligned with enterprise governance needs
- Ensure identity integrations support auditability least-privilege access and clean lifecycle management
- Partner with security and infrastructure teams to align application-level identity design with enterprise IAM standards
Technical Enablement of Operations and Governance
- Translate operational financial and governance objectives into enforceable system behaviors
- Design tooling embedding process controls approval flows and accountability into daily workflows
- Reduce manual handoffs spreadsheet dependency and error-prone reconciliation processes
Cloud-Native Development
- Develop and maintain services using modern cloud patterns including:
- Containerized workloads (ECS EKS or equivalent)
- Serverless functions and event-driven architectures (e.g. AWS Lambda queues events)
- Secure API layers and service-to-service integrations
- Implement infrastructure-aware application design aligned with scalability performance and cost efficiency
- Partner with infrastructure and security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise standards
Technical Leadership and Mentorship
- Provide architectural guidance and code-level leadership across internal development efforts
- Establish patterns standards and reference implementations for platform and integration development
- Mentor other engineers through design reviews pairing and technical direction
Technical Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Business Administration or related field OR Equivalent work experience required
- 8 years of experience in software/application development with 3 years in cloud-native application architecture.
- 57 years of experience integrating SaaS business systems (CRM marketing automation work management collaboration tools) and building automated workflows in business operations or go-to-market environments.
- Senior-level experience building production enterprise application systems
- Strong backend engineering background with full-stack capability where appropriate
- Proficiency with modern programming languages commonly used in cloud environments including Python TypeScript Java or equivalents
- Demonstrated experience integrating multiple SaaS and enterprise platforms via APIs and data pipelines
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing SSO and identity integrations
- Strong data modeling skills including relational analytical and event-based models
- Experience working directly with operational and business stakeholders to translate intent into technical solutions
Strongly Preferred
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including:
- Lambda ECS/EKS API Gateway
- S3 Athena Glue Redshift or similar analytics services
- IAM security boundaries and least-privilege design
- Experience with financial billing or subscription-based data models
- Familiarity with observability tooling metrics logging and operational dashboards
- Experience building internal platforms enablement tools or operational systems
- Comfort operating without fully specified requirements
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Work is primarily
performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools computer and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand and walk. Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Work is primarily
performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools computer and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand and walk. Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.
Job description is not all encompassing. Ad hoc duties may be assigned as deemed appropriate by management.
Benefits:Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Life Insurance Vision Insurance Short and Long-term Disability Insurance 401k Plan Paid Vacation Days Paid Sick Days Paid Holidays Wellness Incentives Referral Bonuses
Screening Requirements:Background Check - must be US citizen and possess or be capable of obtaining a security clearance (Secret clearance preferred) Drug Testing
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- SQL
- .NET
- Debugging
- C/C++
- Go
- Root cause Analysis
- ASP.NET
- C#
- Application Development
- JavaScript
- Teradata
About Company
Audio Video (AV), Cloud and IT support, installation and design services nationwide including Louisville KY, Lexington KY, Jeffersonville IN and Cincinnati OH.
