Infrastructure Engineer

Job summary

The Cloud Platform Engineering team at Simplot is seeking a highly skilled, DevOps-oriented Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain mission-critical operating environments across public and private cloud platforms. This role involves enabling global application delivery and data engineering teams to deploy and operate solutions efficiently using modern infrastructure-as-code methodologies and industry-leading tools.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Cloud Platform Engineer or in a similar role, with hands-on expertise in designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Practical experience with cloud implementations, including a strong working knowledge of core cloud services and architectural patterns.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure is considered a strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles, with hands-on experience utilizing tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
• Proven discipline in version control, build automation, testing, and release management practices.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning and ongoing professional development in emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated willingness to mentor and share knowledge to support team growth and development.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Team-oriented mindset with a genuine passion for collaboration and supporting others.
• Strong desire to solve complex, large-scale challenges within a global environment.
• 3+ years working within complex, hybrid-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and globally distributed on-premises data centers.
• Architect, deploy, and manage a broad portfolio of Azure and AWS services, including networking, computing, storage, and database solutions.
• Apply infrastructure-as-code principles using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python to ensure consistency, scalability, and repeatability.
• Develop and enhance automation frameworks to streamline provisioning, configuration, and operational management processes.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, data protection, encryption, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor system performance, proactively identify and resolve issues, and optimize resource utilization to maintain high availability and efficiency.
• Partner with software engineering teams to integrate cloud-native services and APIs into application architectures.
• Collaborate effectively within the team using version control and CI/CD pipelines through Git and Azure DevOps.
• Participate in L3 production support and incident response for globally deployed, 7x24 environments.

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