Job Description

Cloud Web Platforms Engineer

The App Dev Platform and Containers Team provide development teams a pre-paved path to run and operate applications via a Platform-as-a-Service model. Enable application product teams by delivering infrastructure solutions and Application Development Platforms, primarily through the development of Infrastructure-as-Code. The team also help develops the strategy and works with teams worldwide to govern, grow, and operate Cloud solutions. Our team embraces the regulatory challenges of our industry and drives innovative, secure, and compliant use of Cloud Service Providers. We operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate closely with internal and external partners worldwide to mature our ability to utilize Cloud Service Providers. We also impact application development agility worldwide via our cloud-based application hosting Platform as a Service (PaaS).

You are an experienced Web, Software engineer with Cloud Infrastructure, network background, PaaS, automation solutions, passion in solving complex issues and reducing TOIL. We want you to be part of our global team which focuses on making it easier for modern applications host their application to our PaaS solutions in an automated fashion. 

Primary responsibilities:

Contributes to architecture, design, and engineering of global Tanzu Application Service (Cloud Foundry) Platform, Web Redirect Service, Containers and Oracle APEX platform.Defines best practices and guidelines for the Application Hosting PaaS.Contributes to identifying capability gaps in product capabilities and designing solutions to address it. Executes on opportunities to automate and simplify maintenance and lifecycle of platform servicesMaintains current industry knowledge of cloud and application hosting PaaS concepts, best practices, and technologiesPrioritizes workloads, commitments, and scheduled timelines.Frequent interaction with product managers and engineering teams to onboard their new workloads to our productsDocuments, reviews, and ensures that all System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and company policy standards are metProvide point of escalation for product customer support team

Position Qualifications:

Education Requirement:

BS Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experienceRelevant certification or completion of equivalent program in areas such as Software Development, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.

Required Skills and Experience:

Hands‑on experience with Cloud Service Providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, etc.) IaaS and networking such as VPC, Subnets, Security groups, etc.Understanding of web and network protocols such as HTTP/S, TCP/IP, DNSUnderstanding of basic routing conceptsExperience with Linux Operations or System AdministrationExperience with scripting language such as Python or Unix shell scripts with strong focus towards automation.Experience with software solution design and documentationExperience with infrastructure, network, database, or security troubleshooting.Experience delivering products and features using Agile/Scrum methodologies.Hands-on experience with DevOps tools such as git, Terraform, Jira, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CloudBees etc.Experience using, implementing and/or operating Cloud Foundry or similar PaaS (e.g. Elastic Beanstalk)Hands-on experience with container platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes etc.Strong knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or similar platforms.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

6 to 8 plus years of experience in IT field and/or related programAbility to work in a matrixed and highly concurrent environmentDemonstrated ability to plan and execute on a project or experiment, including milestones and endpointsExperience working as part a global, diverse teamExperience with Amazon Web Services such as VPC, Route53, EC2, ALB, S3, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.Relevant certification (e.g. AWS, Azure, etc.)Experience debugging software and/or scripting errors.Experience with low-code application development platforms such as Oracle APEX.Experience in System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) documentation.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Agile Methodology, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation Solutions, Availability Management, Business, Capacity Management, Change Controls, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Foundry, Cloud Infrastructure, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Design Applications, GitLab, High Performance Computing (HPC), Incident Management, Information Management, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, IT Service Management (ITSM), Kubernetes, Low Code Application Development, Management Process, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Release Management {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/6/2025

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Requisition ID:R349994