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With almost 630 stores nationwide (and growing), we are the place to be. Looking for something delicious and a friendly conversation? At Trader Joe's, you can find both. We love being your first and favorite place to shop.\nWhat do we do?\nLike shopping at Trader Joe's? Then, maybe you'll love working with us. We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer who is looking to do what they'll love! Do you have experience in Cloud Platform Engineering? Do you love food? If so, read on! We may have the role of a lifetime for you!\nTr Trader Joe's is unlike any place you've ever worked. Trust us on that. The qualified candidate has 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or related enterprise IT disciplines and is a raving fan of the Trader Joe's concept. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Relevant Azure, Terraform, DevOps, or cloud certifications are a plus.This role is based in our Monrovia, CA, and we have an in-office expectation of 5 days a week.\nThe Information Technology Crew reflects Trader Joe’s unique corporate culture through a commitment to quality, service, high performance, responsiveness, and results. The team has worked diligently to improve system stability, resiliency, and security while building trust with stakeholders and establishing a foundation for continued store growth.\nWe are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and improve standardized cloud and hybrid platform capabilities supporting Trader Joe’s technology environments. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering, this hands-on engineering role will help make infrastructure and cloud services more secure, repeatable, supportable, and efficient through practical engineering standards, infrastructure as code, automation, and reusable service patterns.\nA key priority is advancing Platform Engineering maturity across IT by working with Cloud Engineering, Core Infrastructure and Networking, Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Enterprise Datacenter Operations, and external technology partners. The Engineer will connect existing team capabilities into consistent end-to-end delivery workflows, embedding security and operational guardrails while preserving established service ownership and accountability.\nThe role will follow a deliberate progression of Standardize, Simplify, Automate, Self-Service, Measure, and Kaizen. Success will be measured through improvements in service delivery consistency, automation, reliability, engineering efficiency, cost visibility, and the reduction of manual handoffs and rework.\nPrimary Duties and Responsibilities\nCloud Platform Engineering and Standardization\nDesign, engineer, and maintain reusable cloud and hybrid platform services, primarily within Microsoft Azure, using established architecture, security, and operational standards.\nPartner with service-owning teams to define standardized platform patterns, technical prerequisites, dependencies, approvals, documentation, and support requirements for repeatable delivery.\nApply infrastructure as code, version control, and configuration standards to improve consistency, traceability, scalability, and lifecycle management of cloud resources.\nEmbed identity and access controls, network connectivity, monitoring, backup, resiliency, and operational readiness into platform patterns in collaboration with accountable teams.\nAutomation, Integration, and Self-Service\nStandardize and simplify existing service delivery workflows before introducing automation, reducing unnecessary complexity, manual handoffs, and inconsistent implementations.\nBuild and improve automation using tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, Python, Git, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines to enable repeatable infrastructure provisioning and change delivery.\nDevelop governed self-service capabilities for common cloud and infrastructure requests, with appropriate approvals, security guardrails, ownership, and cost controls.\nIntegrate platform workflows across Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, Network, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Operations, and external technology partners without displacing existing service ownership.\nMeasurement, FinOps, and Continuous Improvement\nInstrument end-to-end service delivery processes to measure processing time, wait time, handoffs, rework, fulfillment performance, and service-level outcomes.\nAnalyze delivery metrics, user feedback, and operational trends to identify bottlenecks, prioritize improvements, and demonstrate measurable gains in efficiency and quality.\nCollaborate with Cloud Engineering and financial stakeholders to improve cloud cost visibility, tagging and allocation, utilization, right-sizing, and consumption accountability through FinOps practices.\nDrive continuous improvement and Kaizen through documentation, technical guidance, reusable patterns, and knowledge sharing that increase engineering capacity and platform adoption.\nQualifications\n5+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or related enterprise IT disciplines.\nStrong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, hybrid infrastructure integration, and cloud infrastructure services, including compute, networking, storage, identity, and access management.\nPractical experience designing and maintaining infrastructure as code, automated provisioning, reusable engineering patterns, and CI/CD delivery workflows.\nProficiency with technologies such as Terraform, PowerShell, Python, Git, APIs, and enterprise automation tooling.\nExperience collaborating across Cloud, Infrastructure, Network, Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Architecture, and Operations to deliver secure and supportable services.\nUnderstanding of platform security guardrails, change governance, observability, resiliency, backup, and production operational readiness.\nAbility to define and use workflow measures, service-level indicators, and operational data to identify bottlenecks and drive measurable improvement.\nWorking knowledge of FinOps principles, including cost visibility, resource allocation, utilization, right-sizing, and cloud consumption optimization.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical outcomes without direct management authority.\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Relevant Azure, Terraform, DevOps, or cloud certifications are a plus.\nWHY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SHOULD PURSUE THIS JOB\nIf you enjoy building practical engineering solutions, connecting teams, and improving how technology services are delivered, this role offers an opportunity to shape Cloud Platform Engineering capabilities and make a measurable impact across Trader Joe’s IT.\nOur IT team is a tight-knit, highly skilled group of professionals dedicated to aligning technology strategy with business goals. We foster a high-performance culture focused on stability, reliability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and solutions that support our stores and the Crew Members who serve our customers.\nWe want to hear from you!\nWe get a lot of resumes; so to help us get to know you better, please submit your resume and cover letter. 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