JOB DESCRIPTION
We are building a modern internal technology platform that supports the development and operation of critical business systems across the organization. This platform provides the core infrastructure, application runtime environments, tooling, and monitoring capabilities needed to run reliable and scalable systems. These systems play a key role in supporting our operations, reliability, and service delivery.
The platform spans multiple engineering domains including infrastructure, Kubernetes-based container platforms, developer tooling, messaging platforms, CI/CD systems, and observability platforms. These capabilities enable application teams to deploy and operate services through standardized, automated, and self-service workflows.
Our approach emphasizes software‑driven infrastructure, infrastructure as code, Git‑based workflows, and modern observability practices. Engineers on the platform team design and build production‑grade systems that improve reliability, reduce operational complexity, and accelerate software delivery across the organization.
The platform is built on widely adopted technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Git‑based workflows, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
Role Overview
The Platform engineer is responsible for designing, building, and operating the internal developer platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and operate software efficiently and reliably.
This role focuses on delivering self-service platform capabilities that standardize how applications are built, deployed, and operated across the organization. Platform Engineers work closely with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to provide scalable platform services including container orchestration tooling, deployment pipelines, messaging systems, observability systems, and developer tooling.
Work Location: Onsite at one of the listed locations; remote candidates may be considered.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Platform Engineering
Design, build, and operate internal platform services that support application development and deployment
Develop standardized platform capabilities supporting modern application architectures
Enable self-service deployment and infrastructure consumption for development teams
Improve developer productivity by simplifying how applications are built, tested, deployed, and operated
Platform Automation & Tooling
Develop platform components and automation using modern programming languages (Go, Python, Java)
Build tooling and APIs that abstract infrastructure complexity from application teams
Maintain platform infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices
Contribute reusable platform components and service templates
CI/CD & Developer Workflows
Build and operate CI/CD platforms and automated deployment pipelines
Maintain integrations between source control systems, build systems, and deployment platforms
Standardize developer workflows across teams
Improve software delivery speed through automation and platform capabilities
Messaging & Event Streaming Platforms
Build and operate messaging and event streaming platforms used by application teams
Support event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar systems
Ensure messaging platforms are reliable, scalable, and observable
Provide standards and tooling that enable teams to publish and consume events consistently
Observability & Reliability
Build and maintain observability systems enabling monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing
Implement telemetry pipelines using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
Participate in reliability engineering practices including incident response and operational improvement
Security & Platform Governance
Implement platform security best practices including identity management and secrets management
Ensure platform services support organizational security and compliance requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science, or related technical field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)
Six or more years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering
Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or Java
Experience working with Linux systems and distributed applications
Work Location: Onsite at one of the listed locations; remote candidates may be considered.
ABOUT US
MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.
ABOUT THE TEAM
MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.
JOB INFO
Job Identification:
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Pay Range: $117,400-$146,700
Sponsorship: No
Business: MidAmerican Energy Company