Cloud Platform Engineer

ISO New England is the independent system operator responsible for ensuring the safe and reliable flow of electricity in our region and planning for the future of the electric grid. We are at the forefront of New England’s ongoing transition to clean energy.

ISO New England is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Engineering (CPE) team. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with a strong foundation in software development and cloud infrastructure as well as a passion for automation, CI/CD, and platform reliability. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining secure, reusable, and scalable cloud-native platform components that empower development teams across the organization.

This is a cross-functional role that blends software development, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud architecture, and DevOps practices to accelerate ISO-NE’s digital transformation and ensure operational resilience, security, and compliance. The ideal candidate is a collaborative engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. You enjoy building scalable systems, automating everything, and enabling others through platform thinking. You’re comfortable working across the stack—from coding to pipelines to infrastructure—and are passionate about security, reliability, and developer experience.

What We Offer You

- Hybrid work schedule with 2 days/week onsite

- Relocation Assistance

- Base salary plus performance bonus program, professional development and tuition reimbursement, enhanced 401k and financial planning, wellness programs with onsite gym, onsite café with free coffee, flexible work hours, access to business networks & more, all in a stable and supportive work environment!

How You Will Make An Impact

- Design and implement reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules and environment templates using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.

- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using tools such as Jenkins and ArgoCD.

- Build and manage tooling to support containerized environments using Docker, Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Kubernetes (EKS).

- Integrate security guardrails (IAM, encryption, logging) into platform workflows.

- Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, and infrastructure teams to align with enterprise standards.

- Support developer self-service capabilities through automation and internal tooling.

- Contribute to observability tooling (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing) and platform reliability.

- Document platform components and support onboarding of internal teams.

What You Need To Be Successful In This Role

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related field (master’s degree preferred)

- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps automation, infrastructure, or platform development

- Strong software development background in Java and/or Python with a focus on automation and tooling. Experience with Go is a plus.

- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible) and modularization of infrastructure configuration.

- Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline development and automation (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD).

- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS/Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize).

- Scripting and automation (Python, Bash, etc.).

- Solid understanding of cloud services (preferably AWS, e.g., VPC, EC2, IAM, ASM, KMS, S3, RDS, ECS, EKS, Lambda, etc.) and how to build secure, scalable systems.

- Desired but not required:

- Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tooling.

- Familiarity with GitOps workflows and tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux).

- Experience with observability stacks (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Dynatrace).

- Exposure to serverless technologies (AWS Lambda, Step Functions).

- Familiarity with secrets management and secure deployment practices.

- Experience working in a regulated or compliance-driven environment.

This employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position (ex: H-1B, F-1/CPT/OPT, O-1, E-3, TN, J, etc.).

This is a U.S. based role. If the successful candidate resides outside of the U.S., relocation will be required.

Equal Opportunity: We are proud to be an EEO employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, disability (including learning, mental, intellectual, and physical), service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Drug Free Environment: We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.