Full Stack Infrastructure Engineer

Northwestern Mutual

(Chicago, Illinois)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual?has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 160 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients.

Summary

As a Full Stack Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a key Agile team member building infrastructure components through traditional and infrastructure-as-code methods to support our web-based applications on premise and in the cloud.

Responsibilities

Consult on right-sizing decisions for infrastructure and services
Provide functional analysis and oversight for incident management
Establish monitoring and automation processes to increase efficiencies
A strategic thinker, you move between diverse tasks with cooperation and persistence, helping to bring out the best in those around you.

Ideal Candidate

**Bring Your Best! What this role needs:**

* Minimum 2 years experience in Systems Administration or Systems Engineering.
* Engineering standards and best practices
* Ability to effectively communicate issues and solutions across all levels of the organization

**Required Technical Experience:**

* Proven experience using containerization and software defined infrastructure.  Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following:  Docker, Kubernetes, or Vagrant
* Experience with software development tools and continuous delivery and integration technologies.  Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Jenkins, Git based repositories, UrbanCode, or Nexus
* Strong scripting abilities - for building tools to perform system automation activities. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Ansible, Perl, Python, or Unix Shell
* Detailed knowledge of web servers and middleware technologies. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Apache, Nginx, Node.js, IBM WebSphere, SpringBoot, or Mule
* Experience in Linux server administration
* Preferred Technical Experience:
 * Experience with Java, Javascript
 * Familiar with Windows Server

Bring Your Best! What this role needs:

Minimum 2 years experience in Systems Administration or Systems Engineering.
Engineering standards and best practices
Ability to effectively communicate issues and solutions across all levels of the organization

Required Technical Experience:

Proven experience using containerization and software defined infrastructure. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Docker, Kubernetes, or Vagrant
Experience with software development tools and continuous delivery and integration technologies. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Jenkins, Git based repositories, UrbanCode, or Nexus
Strong scripting abilities - for building tools to perform system automation activities. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Ansible, Perl, Python, or Unix Shell
Detailed knowledge of web servers and middleware technologies. Ideally this would include at least one or more of the following: Apache, Nginx, Node.js, IBM WebSphere, SpringBoot, or Mule
Experience in Linux server administration
Preferred Technical Experience:
- Experience with Java, Javascript
- Familiar with Windows Server