Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Platform

West Bend Insurance Company

  • West Bend, WI
  • $94,640 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Company Overview:Recognized as a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace for 14 consecutive years, including three years of being honored as number one! Join us at West Bend, where we believe that our associates are our greatest asset. We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation. Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities. Job Summary:As an Infrastructure Engineer on the Cloud Platform team, you will be focused on building scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure. In this role, you will work closely with architects and senior engineers to design and implement foundational Azure services that support the delivery of our applications and services. This position is hands-on and engineering-focused, with an emphasis on infrastructure development, automation, and platform enablement. Work Location:This position offers a hybrid work schedule. Candidates who are located within 50 miles of a West Bend office location will work a hybrid schedule for collaboration days, team meetings or other in-person events. The position can be based in West Bend, Madison or Appleton.Responsibilities & Qualifications:
  • Design and build cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure using infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks.
  • Contribute to the development of reusable platform components, landing zones, and service blueprints aligned to enterprise architecture standards.
  • Participate in platform engineering initiatives that improve developer enablement, such as self-service provisioning and CI/CD integrations.
  • Support infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices using tools such as Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates.
  • Collaborate with platform engineers to improve system automation, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure reliability.
  • Document infrastructure procedures, standards, and configurations for operational clarity and team alignment.
  • Participate in monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning efforts to maintain service health and performance.
  • Contribute to implementing security best practices, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
  • 2–4 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of core cloud services, including identity and access management (IAM), security, and resource configuration in a cloud-native environment.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, networking, storage, and monitoring.
Benefits:West Bend offers a comprehensive benefit plan including but not limited to:
  • Medical & Prescription Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and Accidental Death & Disability
  • Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) Plan with Company Match
  • Pet Insurance
  • Paid Time Off. Standard first year PTO is 17 days, pro-rated based on month of hire. Enhanced PTO may be available for experienced candidates
  • Bonus eligible based on performance
  • West Bend will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for Colorado employees, in accordance with its plans and policies.
EEO:West Bend provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotion.

West Bend Insurance Company