Senior Systems Software Engineer

Northwestern Mutual•Franklin, WI

1d•$131,373 - $193,310•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Systems Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Franklin, WI will collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to modernize infrastructure provisioning. Participate actively in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance to ensure high-quality software delivery and adherence to project timelines. Participate in Agile methodologies, including weekly refinement meetings, to align technical features with business requirements. Design, build, and maintain relational databases such as Aurora, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, optimizing data query results. Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment and management. Monitor live systems, fix bugs, and write new features while maintaining comprehensive documentation. Provide technical leadership through design and code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and exploring new capabilities. Develop code for infrastructure security auditing and CIS hardening standards through automation. Utilize programming languages and technologies like Python, PowerShell, Java, SQL, XML, and JSON to address technical issues and develop new features. Improve system resiliency by leveraging cloud services like AWS or Azure for deployment. Apply expertise in Git Source Control and CI/CD practices to automate deployment pipelines. Lead identification and resolution of technical problems, ensuring platform resiliency and operational excellence. Maintain a continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline to support ongoing software delivery. Conduct root cause analysis and ensure production stability and monitoring of the platform. Connect technical direction with business metrics, such as latency, reliability, and cost efficiency, to demonstrate strategic impact. Telecommuting permitted 2 days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field
5 years of experience as a systems engineer, software developer, or related occupation
5 years of experience with AWS Cloud Services, containerized applications and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
5 years of experience with monitoring and performance management and tuning of systems
5 years of experience with networking and Linux-based platforms
5 years of experience with modern programming and scripting languages including Python and JavaScript
5 years of experience with Linux and Windows operating systems including installation, configuration, and management in CLI
5 years of experience with Terraform and CloudFormation
5 years of experience with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, and Agile methodologies
5 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CodePipeline, or CircleCI
5 years of experience with firewalls, vulnerability management, authentication, and authorization
5 years of experience with unit testing

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to modernize infrastructure provisioning.
Participate actively in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Participate in Agile methodologies, including weekly refinement meetings.
Design, build, and maintain relational databases such as Aurora, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, optimizing data query results.
Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment and management.
Monitor live systems, fix bugs, and write new features while maintaining comprehensive documentation.
Provide technical leadership through design and code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and exploring new capabilities.
Develop code for infrastructure security auditing and CIS hardening standards through automation.
Utilize programming languages and technologies like Python, PowerShell, Java, SQL, XML, and JSON to address technical issues and develop new features.
Improve system resiliency by leveraging cloud services like AWS or Azure for deployment.
Apply expertise in Git Source Control and CI/CD practices to automate deployment pipelines.
Lead identification and resolution of technical problems, ensuring platform resiliency and operational excellence.
Maintain a continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline to support ongoing software delivery.
Conduct root cause analysis and ensure production stability and monitoring of the platform.
Connect technical direction with business metrics, such as latency, reliability, and cost efficiency, to demonstrate strategic impact.