Senior Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer

If you are a Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative cloud-native solutions across Emerson. You will be based out of Austin, TX, and will work alongside a collaborative global team to design, build, and optimize infrastructure that enables Emerson’s digital transformation.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Build, optimize, and manage cloud-native systems such as Kubernetes clusters and cloud resources

• Support secure edge-to-cloud solutions for industrial devices, gateways, analytics services, and cloud applications.

• Document, maintain, improve, and validate engineering artifacts and operational procedures.

• Build and improve CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code workflows to support secure, reliable, and repeatable software delivery.
• Participate in agile development activities including planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement 
• Partner with cybersecurity, architecture, product, and software development teams to deliver scalable and secure cloud solutions.
• Document, maintain, improve, and validate engineering artifacts and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to execute strategic platform initiatives. 

Who You Are:

You consistently build and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You readily adopt innovations to enhance work processes to manage complexity, you acquire data from diverse contributors and stakeholders to effectively navigate problems and actively cultivate innovation by encouraging the expression of diverse ideas and opinions.  You seize new opportunities by taking constructive steps to overcome obstacles. You maintain progress and ensure work aligns with objectives. You foster collaboration to achieve common goals while relating comfortably across various levels, functions, cultures, and geography. 

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience with large-scale infrastructure systems in a production environment
• Proficiency in modern programming and scripting languages such as Go, Python, Bash, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or others.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes (cluster lifecycle, networking, upgrades) and containerization technologies like Docker.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, including reusable modules, code review, environment promotion, and automated provisioning.
• Experience working with global teams within an Agile development framework.

• Proficiency developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD, or similar tools.

• Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. 

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Advanced training in cloud services and configuration management (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong understanding of network architecture and security protocols.
• Experience optimizing performance and scalability in infrastructure systems.
• Knowledgeable in service discovery and load-balancing technologies.
• Experience with GitOps tools, such as Argo CD or Flux.
• Proficiency in DevSecOps CI/CD automation environments.

• Familiarity with regulated or cybersecurity-sensitive environments, including industrial cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443.

• Expertise in backup and disaster recovery strategies within a cloud setting.
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

• Strong communication, documentation, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. ​

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave. 

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WHY EMERSON 

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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