Engineer 1: Cloud Engineering (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Engineer 1 on Nordstrom’s Cloud Engineering team, you will help ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of critical infrastructure and platforms used by engineering teams across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. The role is intended for early-career engineers interested in cloud technologies, security, automation, and operational excellence. You will participate in an on-call rotation to support critical cloud services and platforms. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite work at Nordstrom’s Seattle headquarters at least four days per week. The position involves implementing cloud technologies that meet engineering and security standards, building secure self-service tooling for application teams, collaborating with development and operations teams, providing enterprise-scale cloud operational support, and completing project work. The annual pay range is $104,500 to $162,500. Nordstrom offers benefits that may include medical, vision, dental, retirement, paid time away, life and disability insurance, merchandise discounts, and employee assistance resources. The role may also be eligible for performance-based incentives or bonuses. Eligibility requirements may apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field.
Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, including knowledge of security, networking, and IAM best practices.
Proficiency in Python and the ability to write clean, reusable, and testable code.
Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tools for automating deployments and infrastructure management.
Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and alerting tools such as New Relic.
Proactive approach to monitoring, maintaining, and improving system performance and availability.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong collaboration and organization skills, and comfort working on team projects.
Availability to work onsite at Nordstrom’s Seattle headquarters at least four days per week.
Availability to participate in an on-call rotation.

Nice To Haves

Desire to learn Systems and Security Engineering.

Responsibilities

Implement and champion cloud technologies that adhere to engineering and security standards.
Build secure tooling that enables application teams to self-serve AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI offerings.
Work closely with development and operations teams and support their success.
Provide operational support for cloud environments at enterprise scale.
Complete project work.
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support critical cloud services and platforms.