Software Engineer 2 or 3 - Infrastructure

This software engineer-infrastructure contributes to the design, implementation, and operation of foundational infrastructure systems that power the company’s technology platform. This role supports compute, storage, networking, and container infrastructure used by enterprise applications, internal platforms, and hybrid cloud environments.

Software engineers at this level focus on building, operating, and improving infrastructure platforms using established patterns, automation, and infrastructure-as-code. They work collaboratively with platform and operations teams while continuing to build deep technical expertise in distributed systems and modern infrastructure practices.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Engineering

• Support the design, deployment, and operation of infrastructure platforms including compute, storage, networking, and container infrastructure

• Build and maintain reliable infrastructure across on-premises data centers and cloud environments

• Operate and support Kubernetes clusters and their underlying infrastructure components

• Assist in ensuring availability, performance, and stability of infrastructure systems

• Support hybrid infrastructure environments and platform services that run on top of them

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Go, Python, or Java

• Implement infrastructure provisioning and configuration using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform

• Contribute to standardized infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management practices

• Build tooling that reduces manual effort and improves operational reliability

Platform Integration

• Support infrastructure dependencies for container platforms and distributed systems

• Assist with deploying, upgrading, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters

• Operate infrastructure services such as virtualization platforms and storage systems

• Collaborate with platform engineering teams supporting CI/CD, messaging, observability, and developer platforms

Observability & Reliability

• Implement monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry

• Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis

*Bachelor’s degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.)

A minimum of four years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related engineering role.

A minimum of five or more years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related engineering role for level 3.

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Linux systems and core infrastructure fundamentals

• Container platforms and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes

• Infrastructure-as-code and declarative system design (e.g., Terraform, Git-based workflows)

• Distributed systems concepts and large-scale infrastructure environments

• Open-source observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry

• Exposure to distributed storage systems (e.g., Ceph or similar technologies)

• Networking fundamentals in distributed or hybrid environments

• API-driven infrastructure and automation systems

• Foundational infrastructure security practices, including identity and secrets management

• Hybrid infrastructure environments spanning on-premises data centers and cloud platforms, Sponsorship: No - Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.