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

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

2d•$104,500 - $162,500•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. It is hybrid, with a requirement to work onsite at Nordstrom’s Seattle headquarters at least four days per week. The position also participates in a shared on-call rotation to support critical cloud services and platforms. The pay range is $104,500–$162,500 annually. Pay offers depend on location and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The position may be eligible for performance-based incentives or bonuses. Nordstrom describes benefits that include medical, vision, dental, retirement, paid time away, life insurance, disability coverage, merchandise discounts, and EAP resources; eligibility requirements may apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field.
Hands-on experience working with AWS, GCP, or Azure, with knowledge of security, networking, and IAM best practices.
Proficiency in Python, including 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.
A 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 in the hybrid role.
Participation in an on-call rotation for critical systems.

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-service AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI offerings.
Work closely with development and operations teams and support their success.
Provide operational support for operating clouds at enterprise scale.
Contribute to project work.
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to provide operational support for critical cloud services and platforms.