Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, Cloud & CI/CD

Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 118,960 - 178,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive benefits

Concierge service

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Platform Senior Systems Software Engineer in Milwaukee to lead our Kubernetes Platform team. You will mentor junior engineers and help develop solutions that harness the power of Kubernetes and cloud technologies.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in DevOps, cloud services, and automation, with strong programming skills in languages such as Python and JavaScript. Benefits include flexible work schedules and comprehensive employee resources.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional IT experience.
• 3+ years’ experience with AWS Cloud Services.
• Experience with containerized applications and orchestration.
• 5+ years’ experience with monitoring and performance management of systems.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers.
• Apply engineering standard methodologies to develop software solutions.
• Strive for continuous improvement with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

DevOps principles

Agile methodologies

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

JavaScript

Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks

CICD

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Gitlab CI

Jenkins

Job description

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Platform Senior Systems Software Engineer in Milwaukee to lead our Kubernetes Platform team. You will mentor junior engineers and help develop solutions that harness the power of Kubernetes and cloud technologies.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in DevOps, cloud services, and automation, with strong programming skills in languages such as Python and JavaScript. Benefits include flexible work schedules and comprehensive employee resources.