Senior Software Engineer – Infrastructure

Rocket Mortgage

Infrastructure Engineer deploying Terraform-managed AWS resources, EKS clusters, and CI/CD pipelines. Supporting Rocket Loans’ personal lending platform through reliable, secure cloud operations.

Posted 8/7/2026full-timeRemote • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $112,000 - $239,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure-as-code practices. Proficient in implementing security best practices and effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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TerraformKubernetesAWS CertificationCI/CD PipelinesInfrastructure-as-Code

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Hard Skills

TerraformKubernetesAWSCI/CD PipelinesInfrastructure-as-CodeHelmIstioAurora PostgresNode.jsTypeScript

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationTroubleshooting Skills

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsCloudWatchDynatraceSplunk

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS CertificationKubernetes Certification (CKA or CKAD)

Industry Keywords

Cloud InfrastructureDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringAgile PracticesCapacity Planning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsPostgresSplunkTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provision and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and versioned shared modules
Manage and evolve Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, Helm charts, and Istio service-mesh configuration across environments
Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines supporting trunk-based merges to main
Support provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud-hosted environments
Manage secrets through AWS Secrets Manager and enforce least-privilege IAM policies
Participate in infrastructure code reviews
Contribute to incident resolution and infrastructure postmortem reviews
Produce infrastructure documentation and share knowledge with technical and non-technical audiences
Participate in an on-call rotation when applicable, including potential night and weekend coverage

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code
Terraform preferred; CloudFormation knowledge accepted
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm for containerized workloads
Minimum of 2 years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering
AWS certification preferred
Kubernetes certification (CKA or CKAD) preferred
Experience with Istio or another service mesh technology
Experience with Aurora Postgres or other managed relational database services
Experience with EKS or other container orchestration platforms
Experience authoring and maintaining reusable, versioned Terraform modules
Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Dynatrace, or Splunk
Experience in capacity planning and dynamic infrastructure scaling
Experience implementing rolling, blue/green, or canary deployment strategies
Experience managing infrastructure with a major cloud provider, preferably AWS
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or equivalent
Basic proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript for infrastructure tooling scripts
Strong troubleshooting skills involving distributed systems and infrastructure dependencies
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Familiarity with Agile practices
Equivalent practical experience may substitute for the stated bachelor’s degree

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and well-being support for team members and their families
Health benefits
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
401K retirement plan
Paid time off
Annual bonus eligibility
Incentives
Other employment-related benefits
Career growth opportunities
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities