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YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting Senior Platform Engineer opportunity in our Merriam, KS office. This role is responsible for engineering, automating, securing, and operating enterprise platform services across Azure and hybrid infrastructure environments. The Senior Platform Engineer serves as both a technical expert and technical leader, helping develop the capabilities of the Platform Engineering team through mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing, and leadership.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Freshpork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. We are a Fortune 500 employer, recently nominated by the Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work", representing our dynamic culture, where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works independently and formulates actionable plans to solve complex technical and security challenges.
• Provides technical leadership for Azure, identity, virtualization, automation, monitoring, and platform services.
• Designs, deploys, and supports Azure platform services,cloud infrastructure, and virtual infrastructure (Nutanix and VMWare).
• Develops andmaintainsInfrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep andautomationplatforms.
• Manages secure and reliablecompute, storage,backup, virtualization, cloud, and disaster recovery.
• Maintains and improves Azure Infrastructure, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra services.
• Leads cloud modernization, datacenter migration, and platform transformation initiatives.
• Seeks opportunities to automate, simplify, standardize, and improve operational processes.
• Participates in architecture reviews and strategic technology planning.
• Maintains documentation, standards, operational procedures, and engineering runbooks.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts for major incidents and complex technical escalations.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and leads key projects and operational functions.
• Actively coaches, mentors, and develops Platform Engineers through structured knowledge transfer and hands-on guidance.
• Drives cross-training efforts to reduce operational risk and single points of failure.
• Assists Platform Engineering leadership inidentifyingskills gaps and developing team capabilities.
• Promotes engineering excellence, accountability, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Works with leadership to develop strategic direction and long-term platform roadmaps.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES:instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE: Technical Leadership, Coaching & Mentoring, Cloud Engineering, Customer Focus, Decision Quality, Situational Adaptability, Resourcefulness, Architecture Thinking, and Automation Mindset

Requirements

• 7+years of infrastructure, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or related experience.

• Strong experience supporting enterprise Microsoft technologies including Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, and Azure.

• Experience with virtualization platforms including Nutanix and/or VMware.

• Experience with disaster recovery, backup, resiliency, and platform operations.

• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code, automation, and scripting solutions.

• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science or information systems
• Solid scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Batch)
• Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Wireshark)
• Background leveraging enterprise storage systems (SAN, Pure, Nimble, Netapp, HCI, object oriented, replication, iSCSI, etc.)
• Disaster recovery planning and testing
• Solid Cloud experience with high availability implementations (Azure preferred)
• Infrastructure automation and/or code (Ansible, Bicep, VSCode)
• One or more of the following certifications: MCSE,M365 Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert (M365CEAE), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (MCADEE), AWS Solutions Architect Professional, VCP-CMA, VCAP-DCV

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• ob include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Primarily an office environment with some need to work in the field.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site: https://www.seaboardfoods.com/careers/why-sbf/

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.