Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

About AutoZone

AutoZone is the USA’s leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories with more than 6,000 stores in US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil. Each store carries an extensive line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard parts, maintenance items and accessories.

We also sell automotive diagnostic and repair software through ALLDATA, diagnostic and repair information through ALLDATAdiy.com, automotive accessories through AutoAnything.com and auto and light truck parts and accessories through AutoZone.com.

Since opening its first store in Forrest City, Ark. on July 4, 1979, the company has joined the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AZO) and earned a spot in the Fortune 500.

AutoZone has been committed to providing the best parts, prices, and customer service in the automotive aftermarket industry. We have a rich culture and history of going the Extra Mile for our customers and our community. At AutoZone you’re not just doing a job; you’re playing a crucial role in creating a better experience for our customers, while creating opportunities to DRIVE YOUR CAREER almost anywhere! We are looking for talented people who are customer focused, enjoy helping others and have the DRIVE to excel in a fast-paced environment!

Position Summary

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for deploying, managing, and optimizing our

cloud-based infrastructure, focusing on technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, GitOps/ArgoCD,

CI/CD, GitLab, Ansible, and more. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless

deployment and delivery of applications while maintaining the highest standards of reliability, security,

and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform to automate provisioning and scaling of resources.

• Work with Kubernetes/CloudRun or any GCP compute engines to deploy, configure, and maintain containerized applications and microservices.

• Implement and maintain GitOps practices using ArgoCD for declarative, automated application deployment and management.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.

• Collaborate with development teams to ensure the integration of GitLab and other version control tools into the CI/CD workflow.

• Monitor and optimize system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and scalability of cloud services.

• Collaborate with the security team to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.

• Participate, troubleshoot and fix on any outages in on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical infrastructure incidents.

• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve cloud operations.

  Requirements

• Proven experience in cloud infrastructure management, preferably with GCP. Strong expertise in Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools, with a focus on GitLab CI/CD,Familiarity with GitOps practices and ArgoCD.

• Understanding of Linux systems and networking.

• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment

  Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, MIS, Computer Science or related field required

• Typically requires eight to fifteen years’ experience within the skills outlined above

• Written and deployed mission critical workloads to the public cloud (preferably Google Cloud)

• Experience with modern container orchestration systems: Kubernetes

• Experience in setting/selecting and documenting technology standards for a development organization

• Has lead engineering teams or direct work effort of technical resources.

  Our Values

An AutoZone Always...

• PUTS CUSTOMERS FIRST

• CARES ABOUT PEOPLE

• STRIVES FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE

• ENERGIZES OTHERS

• EMBRACES DIVERSITY

• HELPS TEAMS SUCCEED

AutoZone, and its subsidiary, ALLDATA are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected categories.