Senior Platform Automation Engineer (Hybrid Cloud)

MidAmerican Energy Company; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MidAmerican Energy Company is seeking a Platform Automation Engineer to design and build software that automates infrastructure and operations across hybrid environments. You’ll develop tools to provision, deploy, and operate platforms with a focus on reliability and scalability.

The role emphasizes infrastructure‑as‑code, Git-based workflows, and observability, requiring strong programming in Go/Python/Java and experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, computer science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum six years in automation engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or software engineering.
• Strong programming in Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience with Linux systems and distributed environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software and automation that reduce manual effort and improve reliability at scale.
• Develop tools and services that enable provisioning and management of infrastructure via automated workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure‑as‑code such as Terraform.
• Integrate automation with Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD systems, and Git‑based workflows.
• Identify opportunities to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Linux

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS/CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

MidAmerican Energy Company is seeking a Platform Automation Engineer to design and build software that automates infrastructure and operations across hybrid environments. You’ll develop tools to provision, deploy, and operate platforms with a focus on reliability and scalability.

The role emphasizes infrastructure‑as‑code, Git-based workflows, and observability, requiring strong programming in Go/Python/Java and experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.