Infrastructure Engineer - Digital Network
Costco Wholesale · Seattle, WA · 2 wk ago
Information Technology$85k–$110k/yrFull-time
Evaluates vendor hardware recommendations for operations reliability
Automates, documents, shares, educates, delegates, and improves processes
Architects, deploys, configures, and scales high-availability environments across enterprise cloud platforms (GCP/Azure) and on-premises infrastructure
Advances and maintains automated provisioning of Dev, Test, Staging, and Production environments utilizing Terraform and configuration management tools
Conducts performance and cost analysis on existing infrastructure components to recommend and implement optimizations for system growth
Designs, builds, and optimizes robust CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments, infrastructure updates, and testing frameworks
Collaborates with cross-functional development pods and QA teams in an Agile environment to champion DevOps best practices and improve environment stability
Manages, patches, and supports digital cloud and on-prem application workloads (including Redis, Windows/Linux servers, BizTalk, and IHS)
Designs, implements, and monitors application and infrastructure health dashboards using modern cloud-native observability tools and other monitoring tools
Identifies application and infrastructure bottlenecks, executing remediation measures to ensure continuous availability and adherence to SLAs
Configures, automates, and manages Next Generation Web Application Firewalls (NGWAF), Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), DNS, Routing, Load Balancers, and SSL/TLS certificates
Develops security monitoring rules, alerts, and access policies; investigate potential security incidents using log analysis
Reviews vulnerability scan reports and conducts periodic assessments to remediate security gaps, ensuring strict compliance with information security policies, Privacy requirements, IT standards, and regulatory controls (including PCI, SOX)
Leads Epic-level (projects) and initiatives from planning through delivery, coordinating contributions from multiple team members
Mentors and serves as an educational resource for junior members of the Digital team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and shared knowledge
Translates high-level conceptual designs into low-level technical execution and scalable frameworks
Required Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to create accurate, concise correspondence
Ability to develop and conduct presentations
Strong knowledge cyber security and mitigation techniques
Extensive experience in deploying Next Generation Web Applications Firewalls
Strong experience in working with Dynatrace for security event management, log analysis and proactive threat detection
Strong experience in application performance monitoring and implementing optimization to ensure smooth operation
Strong knowledge in Networking concepts , WAF,CDN, Load Balancers and Network security
Strong proven interpersonal skills and able to work well with people at all levels
Ability to conduct monthly meetings with stakeholders to drive increased availability in identified trends
Detail-oriented and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze a situation for potential future problems
Organized and thorough, with a dedication for follow through
Intellectually inquisitive nature with the ability to be open minded to varying opinions
Responsible, conscientious, and possess a passion for excellence - positive “can do” attitude
Innovative, creative, and extremely responsive in respect to service quality and ways in which it can be improved
Highly responsive and available to support business needs, flexing as needed
Good understanding of corporate IT policies, procedures, and standards
Knowledge of: Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Management practices
IT strategies, customers, and services provided
Costco’s core business environment related to eCommerce, Merchandising, Warehouse Operations, and company philosophies
Service analysis and other tools: ServiceNow, Google Apps
Available for on-call coverage 24X7, to support off-hours work occasionally
5+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Network Engineering, with a proven track record of operating in a high-visibility eCommerce or enterprise web traffic environment
Hands-on mastery of Terraform for provisioning multi-region, cloud-native architecture
Deep experience building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines within modern CI/CD frameworks
Advanced knowledge designing, configuring, and maintaining distributed architectures in cloud environments (GCP and/or Azure preferred)
Strong proficiency with DNS, firewalls, routing, VPNs, LDAP/AD, NGWAF configuration, and CDN management (e.g., Akamai)
Fluency in multiple scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) with a strong understanding of Linux/Unix and Windows operating system internals (memory, disk, processes)
Experience working with cloud-native monitoring environments and enterprise logging platforms like Splunk or Dynatrace
Azure Cloud and GCP services
Recommended Network Security management experience
Security vulnerability scanning
Application performance and fine tuning
Disaster recovery and high availability
Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail
Pay Ranges
- Level 1 - $85,000 - $110,000
- Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000
- Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000
- Level SR - $150,000 - $190,000
- Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible
- Level Staff - $180,000 - $225,000
- Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible