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Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrowpeople with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.
**Job Description:**
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (K8s) expertise, enterprise application development, Terraform, and security. This role will be responsible for Leading, implementing, and managing complex cloud-based infrastructures, as well as focusing on platform engineering to enhance developer experiences and self-service capabilities within a secure, governed framework.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ **Cloud Architecture:** Design, build, and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
+ **Platform Engineering:** Improve developer experiences and self-service capabilities by creating and managing an internal developer platform that helps developers be more efficient, secure, and scalable.
+ **Kubernetes Expertise:** Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for deploying and scaling applications.
+ **Enterprise Application Development:** Able to design systems with the enterprise application developer in mind. Oversee the development and implementation of enterprise solutions which align with business strategies and software engineering needs.
+ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC):** Utilize Terraform to automate the provisioning of cloud resources, ensuring consistency, repeatability, security, and traceability.
+ **Security:** Implement and manage security measures to protect cloud infrastructure and applications, including compliance with industry standards and best practices.
+ **Collaboration:** Work closely with various departments, including IT, security, and application development teams, to ensure seamless integration and operation of platform services. Partner with product, security, and engineering teams to align platform capabilities with business goals.
+ **Documentation and Training:** Create comprehensive documentation and functional training sessions, workshops, and lunch-and-learn events to share knowledge and best practices.
**Qualifications:**
+ **Education:** Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, related field, and/or extensive enterprise design and development experience.
+ **Experience:** Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
+ **Technical Skills:**
+ Deep expertise in cloud-native technologies (GCP, Azure, or AWS), Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
+ Strong background in infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
+ Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, .Net, Node.js).
+ Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
+ In-depth knowledge of security principles and practices in cloud and containerized environments.
+ Firm understanding of platform engineering concepts. Experience in designing solutions which drive efficiency, support self-service capabilities and improve developer experiences.
+ Able to apply knowledge of emerging technology trends and best practices to show the potential business application of technology improvements.
+ **Collaboration:**
+ Demonstrated ability to work closely with various individuals, teams, and departments, and other IT functional areas, including security, and application development teams.
+ Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional projects.
+ Experience in creating comprehensive documentation and training materials, workshops, and lunch-and-learn events to share knowledge and best practices.
+ **Bonus:**
+ Experience building internal developer platforms or platform-as-a-product.
+ Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).
+ Relevant certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or similar.
**Other Criteria:**
+ Job Grade: 20I
+ Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself Required.
+ Last day to apply is 7/22/2025 EOD
+ Shift: Monday Friday 9am to 5pm
**Employee Type:**
Permanent
UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrowpeople with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.
**Job Description:**
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (K8s) expertise, enterprise application development, Terraform, and security. This role will be responsible for Leading, implementing, and managing complex cloud-based infrastructures, as well as focusing on platform engineering to enhance developer experiences and self-service capabilities within a secure, governed framework.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ **Cloud Architecture:** Design, build, and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
+ **Platform Engineering:** Improve developer experiences and self-service capabilities by creating and managing an internal developer platform that helps developers be more efficient, secure, and scalable.
+ **Kubernetes Expertise:** Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for deploying and scaling applications.
+ **Enterprise Application Development:** Able to design systems with the enterprise application developer in mind. Oversee the development and implementation of enterprise solutions which align with business strategies and software engineering needs.
+ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC):** Utilize Terraform to automate the provisioning of cloud resources, ensuring consistency, repeatability, security, and traceability.
+ **Security:** Implement and manage security measures to protect cloud infrastructure and applications, including compliance with industry standards and best practices.
+ **Collaboration:** Work closely with various departments, including IT, security, and application development teams, to ensure seamless integration and operation of platform services. Partner with product, security, and engineering teams to align platform capabilities with business goals.
+ **Documentation and Training:** Create comprehensive documentation and functional training sessions, workshops, and lunch-and-learn events to share knowledge and best practices.
**Qualifications:**
+ **Education:** Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, related field, and/or extensive enterprise design and development experience.
+ **Experience:** Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
+ **Technical Skills:**
+ Deep expertise in cloud-native technologies (GCP, Azure, or AWS), Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
+ Strong background in infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
+ Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, .Net, Node.js).
+ Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
+ In-depth knowledge of security principles and practices in cloud and containerized environments.
+ Firm understanding of platform engineering concepts. Experience in designing solutions which drive efficiency, support self-service capabilities and improve developer experiences.
+ Able to apply knowledge of emerging technology trends and best practices to show the potential business application of technology improvements.
+ **Collaboration:**
+ Demonstrated ability to work closely with various individuals, teams, and departments, and other IT functional areas, including security, and application development teams.
+ Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional projects.
+ Experience in creating comprehensive documentation and training materials, workshops, and lunch-and-learn events to share knowledge and best practices.
+ **Bonus:**
+ Experience building internal developer platforms or platform-as-a-product.
+ Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).
+ Relevant certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or similar.
**Other Criteria:**
+ Job Grade: 20I
+ Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself Required.
+ Last day to apply is 7/22/2025 EOD
+ Shift: Monday Friday 9am to 5pm
**Employee Type:**
Permanent
UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Job ID: 484550715
Originally Posted on: 7/9/2025
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