Cloud Automation Engineer

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions, serving a global network of retail trading partners. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where innovation and continuous improvement are highly valued. Join SPS Commerce and be part of a dynamic team that’s transforming the global retail supply chain!    

Position Summary:   

The Cloud Operations team at SPS Commerce is responsible for helping #TeamSPS fully realize the maximum benefit, security, and safety of leveraging and investing in cloud providers. Working within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, the Cloud Automation Engineer will partner with development teams and other technology personnel to provide agile, cost effective, & secure cloud strategies & environments through automation, tooling, policy, and governance. This position requires a high degree of initiative, a desire to learn and grow, a willingness to learn from experts, drive to solve operations challenges with software solutions, and contribute your own expertise and discoveries. Strong development engineering and prior experience with cloud services are required. 

Key Responsibilities:   

• Engineer and maintain highly available, secure, and cost-effective tools for managing and provisioning cloud accounts and users
• Develop and operate tooling for cloud networking and security solutions
• Partner closely with the security team to ensure vulnerabilities are identified and remediated
• Collaborate with technology teams to help maximize use of cloud offered managed services
• Optimize the use of cloud resources and services to maximize ROI and control costs
• Ensure resiliency and high availability for our customers and participate in an On-Call rotation to support the availability demands of SPS services
• Engineer technical solutions to prevent or reduce the frequency of failures
• Collaborate with various technology teams to ensure the designs of new systems will have a high rate of reliability and dependability

Location:

This is a hybrid role based in our Warsaw office.

Required Qualifications:   

• 2+ years IT experience with a bachelor's degree; or 1 years and a master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience
• Experience with Python
• 1+ years’ experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment or Azure
• Experience with Docker, cloud orchestration (AWS CloudFormation or HashiCorp Terraform), build management (Azure Pipelines, Github Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with best practices for developing and operating in the cloud, and engineering IAM solutions
• Linux/Unix administration experience, specifically Ubuntu, CentOS, or Redhat – in a cloud environment

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Go experience
• Experience with change management and establishing proper development, testing, and staging environments
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including: VPCs, Subnets, NAT, ACLs, Gateways, Interfaces, etc.
• Experience with Agile and iterative delivery
• Strong documentation and diagraming skills
• Ability to communicate complex processes and designs
• Experience with web application security principles

Commitment to our Employees:  

At SPS we power connections that drive the world of commerce forward, and our success depends on making strong decisions, fostering innovation, delivering unparalleled customer solutions, and driving outstanding business performance. We achieve this by creating an environment where every employee feels a true sense of belonging. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels accepted, valued, and empowered to make a meaningful impact.  

We are committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.