Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mutual of Omaha is seeking an AWS CDK/TypeScript Platform Engineer to join its Common Technology Platform Agile Release Train within the Department of Cloud. The role focuses on designing and automating secure AWS infrastructure, improving developer self-service capabilities, managing distributed cloud platforms, and building resilient cloud networks.
Responsibilities
- Create innovative cloud solutions by designing and automating infrastructure using AWS CDK, scripting languages, and APIs—bringing ideas to life with Infrastructure as Code
- Partner with teams across the organization to uncover challenges, accelerate delivery, and make the developer experience seamless through modern self-service tools
- Apply engineering excellence to solve complex infrastructure problems—driving automation, self-healing capabilities, and reusable components that scale
- Lead lifecycle automation for distributed cloud platforms, ensuring smooth configuration, deployment, and monitoring for a stable, secure environment
- Build and optimize secure cloud networks, including load balancers, firewalls, and VPN connectivity, to keep our systems resilient and reliable
Skills
- Applicants for this position must not now, nor at any point in the future, require sponsorship for employment
- This role is classified as remote; however, periodic in-person attendance will be required at times for activities such as quarterly or project planning, training, or other business-critical meetings
- 8+ years of experience in development including TypeScript and/or Python
- 2+ years of experience in AWS including experience writing and debugging scripts/code for building and managing AWS services, delivered through CDK's
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) experience including independently building/managing cloud services by automating/orchestrating moderately complex processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within a single cloud environment
- Strong skills in engineering: design, research, requirements gathering, testing, operational support, developing and using quantitative measurements; building and following disciplined processes; building reusable components
- Experience with distributed cloud platform configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management automation tools
- Able to work remotely with access to a high-speed internet connection and located in the United States or Puerto Rico
- Ability to challenge the authenticity and effectiveness of team processes where opportunities for improvement exist
- Learn quickly when facing new problems and are a relentless and versatile learner, open to change
- Enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and ambiguity
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity.
- 401(k) plan with a 2% company contribution and 6% company match.
- Work-life balance with vacation, personal time and paid holidays.
- This role is classified as remote; however, periodic in-person attendance will be required at times for activities such as quarterly or project planning, training, or other business-critical meetings.
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