Job description

Role: Platform Engineer II

Location: Cincinnati, OH - Onsite

Pay Rate: $50-52/hour on W2, client will not consider C2C

We are seeking a Platform Engineer to join the Market Risk technology team, responsible for learning, supporting, and maintaining the Adaptiv market risk platform. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the stability, reliability, and scalability of a core risk system used for regulatory, stress testing, and daily risk reporting.

This position is well‑suited for an engineer who enjoys working with complex systems, building deep domain knowledge, and partnering closely with Risk, Quant, Data, and Infrastructure teams. You will be supported while ramping up on Adaptiv but will be expected to grow into a subject‑matter contributor who can independently diagnose issues, perform platform changes, and improve operational resilience over time.

Key Responsibilities

Adaptiv Platform Support & Operations

Learn the Adaptiv market risk platform, including its architecture, configurations, batch processes, calculations, and integrations
Provide production support for Adaptiv processing, including:
Monitoring batch runs and system health
Diagnosing and resolving job failures or data issues
Supporting month‑end, stress, and regulatory processing
Participate in an on‑call or operational support rotation as required

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
3+ years of experience in a platform engineering, production support, or systems engineering role
Experience supporting batch‑oriented, compute‑intensive platforms in production
Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex system and data issues
Working knowledge of:
Linux/Unix environments
Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell)
Relational databases (e.g., SQL)