Cloud Platform Engineer

Trader Joe's is your favorite neighborhood grocery store! With almost 630 stores nationwide (and growing), we are the place to be. Looking for something delicious and a friendly conversation? At Trader Joe's, you can find both. We love being your first and favorite place to shop.

Like shopping at Trader Joe's? Then, maybe you'll love working with us. We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer who is looking to do what they'll love! Do you have experience in Cloud Platform Engineering? Do you love food? If so, read on! We may have the role of a lifetime for you!

Tr Trader Joe's is unlike any place you've ever worked. Trust us on that. The qualified candidate has 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, Dev Ops, platform engineering, or related enterprise IT disciplines and is a raving fan of the Trader Joe's concept. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Relevant Azure, Terraform, Dev Ops, or cloud certifications are a plus. This role is based in our Monrovia, CA, and we have an in-office expectation of 5 days a week.

The Information Technology Crew reflects Trader Joe's unique corporate culture through a commitment to quality, service, high performance, responsiveness, and results. The team has worked diligently to improve system stability, resiliency, and security while building trust with stakeholders and establishing a foundation for continued store growth.

We are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and improve standardized cloud and hybrid platform capabilities supporting Trader Joe's technology environments. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering, this hands‑on engineering role will help make infrastructure and cloud services more secure, repeatable, supportable, and efficient through practical engineering standards, infrastructure as code, automation, and reusable service patterns.

A key priority is advancing Platform Engineering maturity across IT by working with Cloud Engineering, Core Infrastructure and Networking, Development, Dev Ops, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Enterprise Datacenter Operations, and external technology partners. The Engineer will connect existing team capabilities into consistent end-to-end delivery workflows, embedding security and operational guardrails while preserving established service ownership and accountability.

The role will follow a deliberate progression of Standardize, Simplify, Automate, Self‑Service, Measure, and Kaizen. Success will be measured through improvements in service delivery consistency, automation, reliability, engineering efficiency, cost visibility, and the reduction of manual handoffs and rework.

Cloud Platform Engineering and Standardization

• Design, engineer, and maintain reusable cloud and hybrid platform services, primarily within Microsoft Azure, using established architecture, security, and operational standards.
• Partner with service‑owning teams to define standardized platform patterns, technical prerequisites, dependencies, approvals, documentation, and support requirements for repeatable delivery.
• Apply infrastructure as code, version control, and configuration standards to improve consistency, traceability, scalability, and lifecycle management of cloud resources.
• Embed identity and access controls, network connectivity, monitoring, backup, resiliency, and operational readiness into platform patterns in collaboration with accountable teams.

Automation, Integration, and Self‑Service

• Standardize and simplify existing service delivery workflows before…