Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (IaC & Automation)

What You'll Be Doing

• 80% — Software Engineering Project Support
  • Performs routine to moderately complex development work across a variety of environments, with support from senior engineers on more complex or nonroutine tasks.
  • Uses AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development and improve code quality and throughput.
  • Participates in code reviews of peers' work — including AI-generated code — to help ensure quality, security, and adherence to standards.
  • Actively participates in and helps facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).
  • Seeks guidance from senior engineers on effective, responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools.
  • Supports efforts to apply AI and automation to improve deployment frequency and increase system reliability.
• 20% — Problem Solving & Operational Reliability
  • Assists with resolving service interruptions and contributes to root cause analysis during post-mortems under the guidance of senior engineers.
  • Helps identify trends, anomalies, and failure patterns; recommends solutions with input from senior team members.
  • Actively participates in a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and operational excellence within the team.
  • Supports cross-functional teams during major incidents, helping ensure clear communication and timely updates throughout the lifecycle of an event.

What You'll Bring

• At least 3 years of experience within a software engineering related position.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of responsible AI use principles in an enterprise engineering context.
• Growing ability to evaluate AI-generated code and configurations for correctness, security, and performance, with support from senior engineers.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to generate, review, and improve code.
• Growing ability to interpret and apply security requirements across infrastructure and software systems.
• Basic exposure to at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI).
• Developing triage skills, with the ability to assist in root cause analysis under guidance.
• Basic familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases and core concepts such as ACID transactions, data retrieval, search, and persistence paradigms.
• Exposure to building web applications or web-services, preferably REST.
• Foundational knowledge of web application frameworks, object-oriented languages, functional programming techniques, design patterns, and secure coding practices, gained through coursework, internships, or professional experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with IaC tooling, including the ability to understand, write, and structure Terraform is highly preferred.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based in Fenton, MO (Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday).