Senior Cloud Services Engineer

Rockwell Automation

Senior Cloud Services Engineer focused on Kubernetes and Automation at Rockwell Automation. Maintain, scale, and support Kubernetes-based platforms for high availability in cloud environments.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerFluxKubernetesLinuxTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain and improve our Kubernetes platform, ensuring high availability and scalability.
Implement infrastructure/configuration as code to automate operations. (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Flux, Kustomize)
Enhance observability and logging using OpenTelemetry and Elastic.
Building automated solutions that enable resiliency and self-healing of applications.
Managing Server Operating Systems (Windows and Linux).
Managing Web Servers (IIS 10).
Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive reliability improvements.
Evaluate and implement cloud-native technologies to enhance platform efficiency.
Collaborate with security teams to ensure best practices for container security and compliance.
Work with multi-cluster management solutions such as Rancher, Cluster API (CAPI), or other Kubernetes fleet management tools.
Manage Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure and vSphere.
Participate in an on-call rotation to support platform operations and respond to incidents.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
Typically requires 5+ years of relevant professional experience in a cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or operations role.
3+ years managing multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. (Rancher & Cluster API).
Hands-on experience with Azure and vSphere as Kubernetes infrastructure providers.
Experience with Linux administration and container runtimes (Docker, containerd)
Solid understanding of RBAC, security policies, and secrets management in Kubernetes.
Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible.
Familiarity with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Elastic, PRTG, and Dynatrace).
Public Cloud experience (Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services)
Knowledge of .Net website functionality.
Load balancer experience (F5 LTM, Azure Load Balancer)
Understanding of IPv4/IPv6, FTP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, HTML, XML
The ability to participate in an on-call rotation for platform support.
Prior experience in SRE or Platform Engineering roles.
Degree in Computer Science or related area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
401k
Paid Time off
Parental and Caregiver Leave
Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmFluxKustomizeOpenTelemetryElasticLinux administrationDocker

Soft Skills

troubleshootingroot cause analysiscollaborationreliability improvementsparticipation in on-call rotation

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeDegree in Computer Science