Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – AI & Automation

Pacific Life; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 113,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

401k with company match

Job summary

Pacific Life is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer II to help build and evolve the next generation of cloud platform capabilities supporting our Unified Cloud strategy. This role is ideal for an engineer who is passionate about automation, cloud technologies, and emerging AI capabilities.

As a member of the Cloud Platform Engineering team, you will contribute to design, implementation, and continuous improvement of foundational platform services spanning AWS, Azure, and private cloud

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Foundational knowledge of AWS cloud services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with scripting or automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Understanding of source control concepts and tools such as Git.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and enhancement of enterprise cloud platform capabilities across AWS, Azure, and private cloud environments.
• Assist in the design and implementation of cloud foundations, landing zone components, shared services, and platform standards.
• Support the creation of reusable engineering patterns that enable teams to consume cloud services safely and efficiently.
• Participate in platform modernization initiatives supporting the Unified Cloud strategy.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and related tooling.
• Contribute to reusable Terraform modules, templates, and engineering accelerators.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Support automation initiatives leveraging APIs, scripting, and platform integration technologies.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of engineering workflows and operational processes.

Skills

Cloud Platform Engineering

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Automation

Python

Git

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Git

Job description

Pacific Life is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer II to help build and evolve the next generation of cloud platform capabilities supporting our Unified Cloud strategy. This role is ideal for an engineer who is passionate about automation, cloud technologies, and emerging AI capabilities.

As a member of the Cloud Platform Engineering team, you will contribute to design, implementation, and continuous improvement of foundational platform services spanning AWS, Azure, and private cloud