Sr. Cloud/Software Engineer – 1022927 ConAgra Foods, Lamb Weston

Farmer Veteran Coalition; United States; Hybrid; USD 93,200 - 135,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching & stock plan

Career development

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and operate Azure-based solutions as part of our digital transformation. You will apply cloud-native patterns, automated tests, and secure-by-design practices to deliver scalable services.

You will collaborate across platform, security, and infrastructure teams, implement CI/CD pipelines, and enable observability with Application Insights while driving cost-aware improvements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with a major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience developing in container-driven or serverless environments (Kubernetes, Fargate, Lambda, or Azure Functions).
• Experience testing solutions across the stack (unit/integration/regression).
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Azure-native services with APIs, event-driven functions, and App Service or AKS workloads.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions with gates and approvals.
• Automate deployments using Terraform with secure guardrails.
• Build secure-by-design systems with least privilege and zero trust principles.
• Design scalable architectures using Azure services and Service Bus for event-driven apps.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Serverless

Container orchestration

Testing

Collaboration

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Application Insights

Service Bus

AKS

Job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Software Engineering Architect, you will design, build, and operate solutions in our Azure platform to advance Conagra's digital transformation. You will combine cloud expertise with strong software engineering practices to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions quickly. You will collaborate with platform, security, and infrastructure teams to improve developer experience and strengthen cloud-native application patterns.

Your Impact

• Design and deliver Azure-native services such as APIs, event-driven Functions, and App Service or AKS workloads using Python or C#, applying clean architecture principles and automated tests across unit, integration, and regression layers.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, including build, test, security scanning, deployment, and rollback for multi-stage environments, while enforcing gates and approvals aligned with release policies.
• Automate deployments using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, leveraging layered modules and platform guardrails for secure and efficient provisioning.
• Build secure-by-design systems using industry best practices such as least privilege and zero trust principles to meet governance and access standards.
• Design scalable synchronous and asynchronous architectures using Azure services, including Kubernetes for request/response and Service Bus for event-driven apps, applying retries, idempotency, dead-letter handling, and back-pressure for resilience.
• Enable end-to-end observability with Application Insights and Log Analytics.
• Develop generative AI-enabled features and services on Azure using agentic patterns and frameworks such as Microsoft Agent Framework.
• Optimize performance and cost through autoscaling rules, caching strategies, and reviews of Azure Advisor recommendations.

Your Experience

• 2+ years of experience with a major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Application development experience in container-driven or serverless environments such as Kubernetes, Fargate, Lambda, or Azure Functions.
• Experience testing solutions across the stack, including unit, integration, and regression testing for applications and automation.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently.
• Experience leading team members on business-prioritized initiatives.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including troubleshooting, prioritization, and escalation.
• Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-changing environment.
• Business acumen and understanding of emerging technologies.

Number of Days in Office: 3 #LI-Hybrid #LI-Associate #LI-SG1 Compensation Pay Range:$93,200-$135,700

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

Health:

• Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

Wealth:

• Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

Growth:

• Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

Balance:

• Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye® , Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.