Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer — Mentor, CI/CD & Cloud

Northwestern Mutual - Denver; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Platform Senior Systems Software Engineer to join its Kubernetes Platform team. You will mentor junior engineers, drive DevOps practices, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines while delivering scalable cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, automation, and continuous learning in a fast-paced environment. The position focuses on Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and modern scripting languages, with a strong emphasis on security, monitoring, and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 4+ years IT experience; 5+ years in relevant roles.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and monitoring.
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows and networking.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers.
• Contribute to DevOps practices and Agile processes.
• Analyze and develop software solutions with automation.
• Review and validate code; advance CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify problems and implement scalable cloud solutions.

Skills

Kubernetes

DevOps

CI/CD

Python

Linux

Networking

Automation

GitOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Job description

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Platform Senior Systems Software Engineer to join its Kubernetes Platform team. You will mentor junior engineers, drive DevOps practices, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines while delivering scalable cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, automation, and continuous learning in a fast-paced environment. The position focuses on Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and modern scripting languages, with a strong emphasis on security, monitoring, and performance