Platform Automation Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and automate cloud infrastructure as well as CI/CD pipelines.

• Create and sustain automation for scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure.

• Automate the management of the infrastructure lifecycle, which includes upgrades, dependency management, security patching, and vulnerability remediation.

• Identify and remove repetitive manual processes through automation.

• Enhance operational efficiency, consistency, and reliability.

• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to boost platform capabilities and facilitate the adoption of emerging technologies.

• Document technical solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of technical experience within an engineering organization.

• Extensive experience in constructing highly available and fault-tolerant cloud-based systems.

• Strong technical understanding of distributed system design and development.

• Experience in implementing automated CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Proficient in container-based architectures utilizing Kubernetes.

• Solid proficiency in Linux-based environments and network engineering.

• Proven excellence in multiple programming languages.

• Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Experience in setting up modern 3-tier web application platforms on AWS.

• Familiarity with Ruby, Python, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and/or Kubeflow.

• Experience with various SQL and NoSQL database technology stacks.

• Interest in AI technologies along with experience in supporting or enabling their integration across engineering and business teams.

• Strong technical understanding of contemporary web application development practices.

• A passion for security, observability, and failover.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• Comprehensive health benefits, including generous medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• 401(k) plan with matching contributions.

• Paid Family Leave.

• Annual Wellness and Work From Home (WFH) Subsidies.

• Employee Referral Program.

• A remote-first culture complemented by a convenient downtown office located in the heart of the city.