Sr Software Engineer-Automation

BHE Bonn Hungary Electronics Ltd.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BHE Bonn Hungary Electronics Ltd. is seeking an experienced Automation/Platform Engineer to help build a modern hybrid cloud platform.

You will design how infrastructure is provisioned, how Kubernetes is operated, and how automation enables scalable, self-service operations. The ideal candidate has a MIS/CS background or equivalent, at least six years in automation or platform engineering, and strong coding skills in Go, Python, or Java, plus Linux expertise.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Help define how infrastructure is provisioned and Kubernetes platforms are operated.
• Develop automation enabling self-service and scalable operations.
• Contribute to core platform architecture across data centers and cloud environments.
• Build production-grade systems with infrastructure-as-code and Git-based workflows.

Skills

Automation engineering

Infrastructure engineering

Platform engineering

Software engineering

Go

Python

Java

Linux systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Git-based workflows

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Job description

Our team is building is building a modern hybrid cloud platform from the ground up to support the next generation of applications across our organization. The platform provides the foundational infrastructure, container runtime environments, developer tooling, messaging systems, and observability capabilities required to run reliable and scalable applications.

This is a greenfield engineering opportunity. The team is designing and implementing the core platform architecture that will operate across our data centers and cloud environments. Engineers on this team help define how infrastructure is provisioned, how Kubernetes platforms are operated, and how automation enables consistent and scalable operations.

Our approach emphasizes software-driven infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, Git-based workflows, and modern observability practices. Engineers on the platform team build production-grade systems that reduce operational complexity and enable teams to operate systems through automated and self-service capabilities.

Work Location: Onsite at one of the listed locations; remote candidates may be considered.

Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science, or related technical field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)

A minimum of six years of experience in automation engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or software engineering is required.

• - Automation engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or software engineering
• - Strong programming skills in at least one language used for automation development (Go, Python, or Java)
• - Experience working with Linux systems and distributed environments

Core Technical Experience

Experience in several of the following areas:

• - Infrastructure automation and operational tooling
• - Infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• - CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
• - Automation of infrastructure or operational processes
• - Cloud platforms or hybrid infrastructure environments
• - Observability systems including Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
• - API-driven automation and system integrations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes platforms and container infrastructure
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows
• Experience building internal developer or operational tooling
• Experience automating incident response or operational workflows
• Experience contributing to open-source infrastructure or automation tools

Work Location: Onsite at one of the listed locations; remote candidates may be considered.