Engineer 1: Cloud Engineering (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision

Dental

Retirement

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Merchandise Discount

EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking an Engineer 1 on the Cloud Engineering team to help ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of critical infrastructure used across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.

This hybrid role requires onsite work at Nordstrom's headquarters in Seattle, WA, at least four days per week, plus participation in an on-call rotation. The ideal candidate is an early-career engineer excited about cloud tech, security, automation, and operational excellence, with hands-on cloud

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and knowledge of security, networking, and IAM best practices.
• Proficiency in Python with clean, reusable, testable code.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform or similar).
• Familiarity with monitoring/telemetry/alerting tools (e.g., New Relic).
• Desire to learn Systems and Security Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Implement and champion cloud technologies in line with engineering and security standards.
• Build secure tooling to enable self-service across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI for application teams.
• Collaborate with development and operations to support their success.
• Provide operational support to run clouds at enterprise scale.
• Contribute to project work and continuous improvement.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Python

Terraform

Monitoring tools

On-call rotation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

New Relic

Job description

Job Description

As an Engineer 1 on the Cloud Engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of critical infrastructure and platforms used by Nordstrom’s engineering teams across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI clouds. This position also requires participation in an on-call rotation to provide timely support for critical systems.

This role is ideal for early-career engineers who are enthusiastic about cloud technologies, security, automation, and operational excellence.

In this hybrid role, candidates must be available to work onsite at Nordstrom's headquarters in Seattle, WA, a minimum of 4 days/week.

A day in the life...

• Implement and champion cloud technologies within our organization which adheres to engineering and security standards.

• Build secure tooling to allow the self-service of AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI offerings by application teams.

• Work closely with both development and operations teams with a demonstrated commitment to their success.

• Operational support to operate clouds at enterprise scale.

• Project work.

On-Call Rotation:

• Participate in a shared on-call rotation to provide operational support for critical cloud services and platforms.

We’d love it if you have...

Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience working with AWS, GCP, or Azure, with knowledge of security, networking, and IAM best practices.

• Proficiency in Python with the ability to write clean, reusable, and testable code.

• Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tools for automating deployments and infrastructure management.

• Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and alerting tools such as New Relic.

• A proactive approach to monitoring, maintaining, and improving system performance and availability.

• Desire to learn Systems and Security Engineering.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong collaboration and organization skills and comfort working on team projects.

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent field required.

Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

$104,500.00 - $162,500.00 Annual

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_15_Full_Time_ES-US.pdf

A few more important points...

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.

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