Engineer - Application Development

World Wide Technology; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing: Medical, Dental,

401k Plan with Company Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

World Wide Technology is seeking an INFOPS Engineer to support and evolve internal IT platforms, focusing on Kubernetes-based systems and automated developer workflows. You will work closely with senior engineers and partner teams, contributing to platform upgrades, incident response, and documentation.

The role emphasizes platform engineering, GitOps practices, and AI-assisted workflows within a collaborative engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; a combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of progressive software engineering/platform engineering/infrastructure experience required.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and containerized platform experience; Red Hat OpenShift preferred.
• Experience administering MongoDB or PostgreSQL on Kubernetes environments.
• Proficiency with Linux system administration.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitHub, Jenkins, Codefresh) and Git-based workflows.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling (Helm, Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, support, and maintain IT platforms owned by the INFOPS Application Development team.
• Provide day-to-day operations support for Kubernetes-based platforms and shared data services.
• Maintain GitHub Enterprise, including repos, access controls, and policies.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Codefresh across environments.
• Support Artifactory repository management and integration with pipelines.
• Contribute to GitOps workflows using ArgoCD and environment-specific config.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and partner teams on developer toolchain requirements.
• Participate in on-call rotations and adhere to agile practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Linux

CI/CD tooling

GitHub

Jenkins

Codefresh

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Helm

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Codefresh

Job description

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

Why Join the Internal WWT IT Team?

The Internal WWT IT team serves as the backbone of the company’s technology ecosystem. We design, build, and operate platforms that power WWT’s internal applications and engineering teams across the enterprise. Our work enables secure, scalable, and highly automated delivery of software and services that directly support the company’s strategic objectives.

Joining this team means working on foundational technology that matters—shared platforms, developer tooling, and automation that WWT depends on every day. You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-looking engineering culture where ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement are expected and encouraged.

Why Join the INFOPS Application Development Team?

The INFOPS Application Development team operates within WWT’s Internal IT Platform Engineering organization and focuses on enabling developers. The team builds and evolves platforms, workflows, and automation that allow application teams to safely and efficiently self-service infrastructure, deployments, and integrations.

Our work emphasizes Platform Engineering best practices, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and automation. As the organization continues to mature, the team is also evolving toward AI-native engineering, incorporating intelligent automation and AI-assisted workflows to reduce operational toil, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery across the software development lifecycle.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy building leverage—creating systems and patterns that multiply the effectiveness of developers and other engineers—and who want to have a direct, visible impact on how modern engineering practices scale across the company.

Job Summary

As an Engineer within the Internal WWT IT organization, you will be responsible for analyzing, supporting, and maintaining IT platforms and services owned by the INFOPS Application Development team. This role includes contributing to the day-to-day operation of critical platforms, performing maintenance activities, assisting with platform upgrades, and supporting internal application teams. You will work closely with senior engineers and partner teams while developing deeper expertise in modern platform engineering technologies.

This role provides hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms and shared data services that support WWT’s internal application ecosystem, with continued growth through on-the-job experience, training, and mentorship.

• Assist with the maintenance, operation, and support of GitHub Enterprise, including repository management, access controls, branch policies, and organization-level configurations used by WWT internal application teams.
• Support the development, configuration, and lifecycle management of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Codefresh across development, test, and production environments.
• Provide hands-on operational support for Artifactory, including repository management, artifact promotion, cleanup policies, access management, and integration with build and deployment pipelines.
• Contribute to the build and maintenance of GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, including application definitions, sync policies, and environment-specific configuration management.
• Support shared developer platform services that application teams integrate with, including GitHub, Artifactory, ArgoCD, and Codefresh, ensuring reliability and availability.
• Assist with system integration efforts to ensure new pipeline configurations and toolchain changes are compatible with existing environments and application team workflows.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for CI/CD and developer tooling issues following established operational procedures.
• Create and maintain technical documentation related to pipeline configurations, GitOps patterns, Artifactory setup, and troubleshooting steps.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, application teams, and partner engineering groups to understand requirements and implement developer toolchain
• Participate in on-call rotations and scheduled maintenance windows with guidance from senior team members.
• Follow agile practices including daily stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred. A combination of education, training, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• A minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure-focused roles is required.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized platforms; experience with Red Hat OpenShift is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience administering or supporting MongoDB or PostgreSQL platforms deployed on Kubernetes-based environments.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and system administration
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub, Jenkins, Codefresh, and Git- based workflows.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling (e.g., Helm, Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot distributed systems issues with guidance.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team environment.
• Motivation to continuously learn new technologies and expand technical skills

AI‑Assisted & Agentic Engineering

This role requires comfort working alongside AI‑powered tools while maintaining strong engineering judgment, validation, and accountability for outcomes. Engineers will contribute to the adoption and continuous improvement of AI‑enabled workflows by providing feedback, identifying opportunities for automation, and safely incorporating AI assistance into repeatable operational patterns. This includes leveraging approved AI tools and agents to assist with platform operations, troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and workflow efficiency under established governance and best practices.

Engineers on the INFOPS Application Development team are expected to actively use and support AI‑assisted and agentic engineering workflows as part of their day‑to‑day work.

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of the salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $71,200 to $112,500 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. When it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health (Medical & Prescription), Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers (MO & IL), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Medical Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement, Day of Caring
• Additional Perks: Family Planning Benefits, Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Voluntary Supplemental Accident/Illness/Hospital, Voluntary ID Theft, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits. For more information, see our US Benefits Website

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!

World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.