Sr Software Engineer

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Sr Software Engineer with expertise in integrating various industrial systems and protocols in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Go, Python, Kubernetes, and AWS. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust integration solutions to optimize our manufacturing processes. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide detailed design/architecture for connecting manufacturing data systems, ensuring seamless communication and data exchange across the organization., * Lead the design, development, and implementation of custom connectors/integration using GoLang or Python to connect disparate systems and devices, * Proven experience working with REST, SOAP, and various other system integration protocols

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define integration strategies
• Develop custom integration to enable data exchange between systems
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in industrial automation and integration
• Utilize GitHub as a source code repository for version control and collaboration
• Implement modern integration strategies to ensure seamless data flow
• Work with streaming platforms (Kinesis, NATS, Kafka) to handle real-time data processing and integration
• Participate in troubleshooting production issues and applying fixes

• Proven experience working with various industrial protocol, i.e. OPC-UA, MQTT, MODBUS, and other integration platforms and protocols, * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Previous programming experience in Go or Python
• Previous experience deploying APIs and microservices in containerized environments using Kubernetes
• Previous experience in scripting languages like JavaScript and PowerShell
• Previous experience integrating AWS services (e.g., S3, Lambda, RDS, EC2) to support cloud-native architectures
• Previous experience with modern integration strategies and best practices

What Will Put You Ahead

• Previous experience in API Gateway, networking principles, and security best practices
• Previous experience with DevOps and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and GitOps, with a strong grasp of modern CI/CD practices
• Previous experience integrating industrial protocols such as Modbus, UPC-UA, and MQTT
• Previous experience working with streaming platforms such as NATS, Kafka, or Kinesis for real-time data processing and integration
• Previous experience in collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams to gather requirements, design integration solutions

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here., As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.