Infrastructure Engineer

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  Technical Execution
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    Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure in AWS to support business-critical applications.
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    Contribute to infrastructure automation initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
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    Contribute hands-on to cloud resource optimization, and system reliability improvements.
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    Support the adoption and ongoing improvement of Kubernetes environments, including cluster operations, monitoring, and scaling.
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  Collaboration
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    Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions within the infrastructure team.
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    Share knowledge and best practices in cloud infrastructure, automation, and operational excellence with teammates.
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    Collaborate closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Manager to align on priorities, standards, and delivery timelines.
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    Work with Systems, Security, and Product Development teams to ensure performance, resilience, and compliance requirements are met.
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  Operations & Continuous Improvement
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    Help define and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting to support proactive incident detection and response.
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    Contribute to infrastructure documentation, operational runbooks, and technical standards.
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    Evaluate new tools, technologies, and patterns, and recommend improvements to infrastructure reliability and efficiency.
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    Participate in on-call or incident response activities as needed.
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  Undertake additional assigned duties as requested.

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  None

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  High school diploma or GED required.

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  3+ years of experience in infrastructure or DevOps engineering.
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  Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure design, security, and operations.

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  Experience with Terraform (infrastructure as code) and Ansible (configuration management).
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  Experience working with Kubernetes (EKS or self-managed) in a production environment.
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  Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or similar.
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  Solid understanding of networking, IAM, monitoring, logging, and system performance tuning.
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  Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with distributed teams.
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  Candidates may be requested to complete position specific skills assessments.
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  Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
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  Requires the ability to satisfactorily complete a background check.

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  Experience supporting highly available, distributed systems.
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  Knowledge of container image pipelines, Helm, and GitOps practices.
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  Familiarity with incident response processes and infrastructure security best practices (e.g., CIS benchmarks).
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  Experience collaborating with teams across time zones.

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  Full-time Salaried Exempt, not eligible for overtime.
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  Office hours are 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, Central Time zone, additional hours may be required depending on priorities
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  This position is remote work eligible within the United States. Please be aware: the first week of employment includes mandatory in-person training. Remote start arrangements are not available.
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  Also mandatory: One week a year of in-person training with the department.
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  Potential for 10% travel, should the need arise.
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  Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
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  Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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  The salary varies based on experience and qualifications, but typically ranges from $111,000 to $124,000 per year.
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  Monthly Bonus Program - determined by the Company’s monthly revenue result and are paid on a “percent to plan” payout formula (90% = $300, 100% = $600, 110% = $900, 120% = $1,200).
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  Monthly phone stipend in accordance with the Company’s cell phone policy, currently $120/month.
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  Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
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  401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% starting the first day of employment.
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  Company-paid Life Insurance with options for supplemental coverage.
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  Fully paid Short-Term Disability provided by the Company.

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  3 Weeks of PTO annually (details shared during onboarding).

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  Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) - Eligible to purchase company stock at a discount after 90 days of employment, with enrollment opportunities each May and November.

About Purple Wave

Visit us at: PurpleWave.com

Purple Wave Auction is a leader in the equipment auction industry focusing on construction, ag, fleet, and government equipment. We are a data-driven, quickly changing and evolving, growing organization. Our focus is on marketing the assets we sell for our customers to find the highest quality bidders for the best recoveries for our sellers. We strive to make this transaction Straight, Simple, and Sold. We live daily by our core values of trust, team, care, and passion to be the place people want to work and our customers want to return to for their equipment buying and selling needs for their businesses.

Purple Wave Auction is the largest no-reserve Internet auction company in the Midwest.

• We have over 300 employees, nearly doubling in size in the last three years.
• We have a robust tech team and continue to invest in progressive techniques to enhance our services.
• While working at Purple Wave, you will have the opportunity to help our mission of being the easiest, most straightforward place to buy and sell used equipment.
• Purple Wave empowers its employees to solve problems effectively in a family-run business culture.
• We provide opportunities for continued education as you grow your career with tuition reimbursement. We have a generous benefits package in one of the fastest-growing companies in the area.

Purple Wave is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our growing team to support our customers as we bring our values of Trust, Team, Care and Passion to them.

Purple Wave Auction Core Values:

• TRUST: We are trustworthy…Our business depends upon our integrity and our customer’s ability to trust Purple Wave and its people: to enforce a fair, transparent unreserved auction marketplace; to safeguard their bidding information; to give a full effort on behalf of their asset(s); We are transparent, accountable and fair.
• TEAM: WE ARE A TEAM…We respect, support, appreciate and inspire each other; We communicate and follow-through; We need each other. We do our best work when we work together.
• CARE: WE CARE…We care for our customers. We look out for their best interests. We work hard for them. We “go the extra mile”.
• PASSION: WE ARE PASSIONATE…We are positive, we are enthusiastic, we take pride in our work, we own our responsibilities and we deliver; When we see problems, we fix them. We learn from our mistakes. We improve ourselves and Purple Wave every day; We believe Purple Wave can be the best marketplace for used equipment and we are committed to make it happen.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity is a Purple Wave, Inc. policy. It is our practice to select the best-qualified candidate for each position in the organization. No employee of the Company will discriminate against an applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, or other physical or mental disability, military or veteran status.

Notice of Background Check

As a condition of your employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s Authorization for Background Check, and to provide the Company with documents establishing your identity and right to work in the United States.