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This role supports Neogen Analytics, Neogen’s SaaS platform for food safety customers, while building the shared infrastructure, automation, deployment capabilities, and self-service tools used by internal product teams and external development partners.\nThe Platform Engineer treats the platform as an internal product by understanding developer needs, creating reusable solutions, and establishing practical standards and paved paths for cloud infrastructure, software delivery, observability, security, and operational support.\nThis position balances production support and operational responsibilities with the development of platform capabilities that improve reliability, security, developer productivity, and scalability over time. As the first U.S.-based Platform Engineer, this role will also provide U.S. business-hours coverage in partnership with Platform Engineering team members located in Dublin.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nCloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering\nBuild, maintain, and improve shared AWS infrastructure supporting Neogen Analytics and related platform services.\nDevelop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and infrastructure-as-code patterns.\nBuild platform capabilities that enable software teams and development partners to provision and manage approved infrastructure efficiently.\nDevelop self-service solutions for environments, access, onboarding, and other recurring platform needs.\nEstablish appropriate technical guardrails that balance developer autonomy with security, reliability, and operational requirements.\nSupport cost-efficient operation of cloud infrastructure and identify opportunities to improve cloud resource utilization.\nDocument reusable infrastructure patterns and support adoption across R&D teams.\nCI/CD and Software Delivery\nBuild and maintain CI/CD templates, deployment automation, and reusable release workflows.\nSupport software engineering teams and development partners in implementing reliable and consistent delivery practices.\nImprove deployment processes through automation, standardization, and reusable platform capabilities.\nIntegrate automated security, validation, and quality checks into software delivery workflows.\nTroubleshoot pipeline, deployment, and release issues.\nContribute to platform standards and recommended delivery patterns.\nObservability and Reliability\nImplement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities using tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.\nDevelop operational dashboards and alerts that provide meaningful insight into system health and performance.\nImprove platform resilience through automation, testing, monitoring, and operational improvements.\nCreate and maintain operational runbooks and troubleshooting documentation.\nIdentify recurring operational issues and develop automated or systemic solutions to reduce manual effort.\nSupport continuous improvement of platform availability, reliability, and operational readiness.\nProduction Support and Incident Response\nProvide production support for Neogen Analytics and associated platform services.\nParticipate in incident response, investigation, troubleshooting, resolution, and follow-up activities.\nParticipate in on-call coverage as required.\nPerform root-cause analysis for platform and infrastructure incidents and contribute to corrective and preventive actions.\nPartner with software engineering teams and development partners to resolve complex production issues.\nHelp improve incident response processes, operational documentation, and platform resilience based on lessons learned from production events.\nSecurity and Compliance\nImplement and maintain secrets-management practices and least-privilege identity and access controls.\nSupport secure configuration of AWS infrastructure and platform services.\nIntegrate automated security scanning and related controls into development and deployment workflows.\nMaintain applicable SOC 2 controls for platform systems.\nProduce technical evidence required for SOC 2 audits and support internal and external audit activities.\nPartner with Security, Quality, Engineering, and other stakeholders to address platform security findings and control requirements.\nSupport vulnerability management and remediation activities.\nDeveloper Experience and Self-Service\nWork with internal product teams and external development partners to understand infrastructure and software-delivery needs.\nDevelop reusable platform capabilities that reduce repetitive engineering work and improve developer productivity.\nCreate clear documentation and onboarding resources for platform services, standards, and supported patterns.\nSupport teams adopting platform tools and recommended engineering practices.\nIdentify opportunities to simplify developer workflows while maintaining appropriate security and operational controls.\nPromote practical standardization and reusable solutions across software development teams.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nCollaborate closely with Software Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Product teams, Security, Quality, and external development partners.\nWork with Platform Engineering colleagues across U.S. and European time zones.\nParticipate in platform roadmap planning and delivery.\nCommunicate technical risks, operational issues, recommendations, and trade-offs clearly to technical stakeholders.\nContribute to technical standards and continuous improvement across the Software and Firmware Engineering organization.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nBasic Qualifications\nThree or more years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, cloud infrastructure, or a related technical field.\nHands-on experience building and operating infrastructure within Amazon Web Services.\nExperience working with AWS SDKs or APIs.\nExperience with Docker.\nExperience deploying or operating workloads using AWS ECS.\nExperience using Terraform for infrastructure as code.\nExperience using Git-based source-control platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Azure Repos.\nExperience developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and release automation.\nScripting experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or a similar language.\nLinux administration experience.\nWorking knowledge of networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups, routing, and DNS.\nExperience with monitoring, logging, and alerting technologies.\nExperience with observability tools or frameworks such as Grafana and Prometheus.\nExperience implementing or supporting secrets management and identity and access controls.\nExperience with automated security scanning or security controls within software-delivery workflows.\nStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to create clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders.\nAbility to participate in production support and on-call responsibilities.\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\nExperience with Kubernetes.\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.\nExperience with Azure DevOps, including Azure Pipelines, Test Plans, or Boards.\nExperience with vulnerability-management or application-security tools such as Snyk or Checkmarx.\nExperience supporting hybrid-cloud or on-premises infrastructure.\nExperience with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or similar configuration-management tools.\nUnderstanding of microservice architectures and REST APIs.\nExperience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance programs.\nExperience developing internal developer platforms or self-service engineering capabilities.\nExperience supporting SaaS applications in production environments.\nExperience working with geographically distributed engineering teams or external development partners.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nStrong hands-on cloud and infrastructure engineering skills.\nAbility to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, networking, and production issues.\nStrong automation mindset with the ability to identify and eliminate repetitive operational work.\nAbility to balance reliability, security, developer experience, cost, and operational requirements.\nStrong understanding of infrastructure-as-code and automated software-delivery practices.\nAbility to develop reusable solutions rather than one-time fixes.\nStrong service mindset when supporting internal engineering teams and development partners.\nAbility to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and document repeatable processes.\nAbility to work independently while collaborating effectively within a distributed engineering organization.\nAbility to make pragmatic technical decisions based on business and engineering needs.\nStrong organizational skills and ability to manage operational responsibilities alongside platform-development work.\nWork Location\nThis position is based in Oakdale, Minnesota. In-person work is preferred, and regular onsite collaboration is expected. Flexible scheduling may be available based on business and team needs.\nThe role works closely with Platform Engineering team members located in Dublin and provides U.S. business-hours coverage for Neogen Analytics and related platform services.\nAbout Neogen\nNeogen is a global company focused on protecting the world’s food supply. We provide products and solutions that support food safety, animal safety, and related industries, helping customers detect risks, improve quality, and protect both people and animals.\nAt Neogen, we believe that taking care of our employees allows them to do their best work. When you join our team, you'll enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.\nBenefits Include\nBenefits starting on Day One: Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on your first day of employment.\n 401(k) with company match: Invest in your future with retirement savings and company contributions.\nPaid Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off so you can rest, recharge, and spend time with those who matter most.\nCareer Growth Opportunities: We are committed to providing employees with the tools, training, and support needed to grow their careers.\nMeaningful Work: Be part of a team whose work has a real impact on customers, communities, and the world around us.\nCollaborative Culture: Join a team that values innovation, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.\nInterested? We’d Like to Hear from You.\nIf this role sounds like a place where your skills and experience could make an impact, we encourage you to apply. You may have experience that does not fit neatly into every line of a job description. What matters most is whether you can successfully perform the core responsibilities of the role and are interested in contributing to the work ahead.\nEqual Opportunity and Accommodation\nNeogen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\nEmployment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment requirements and verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States.\nCome build your future with us while making a difference every day.\n#ApplyNow\nCome Be Part Of A Mission that Matters!From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. 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