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engineer lead, Cloud Foundation Services Platform (Network)- ST; Seattle, WA

at Starbucks

📍 2401 Utah Ave S #800, Seattle, Washington, United States Hybrid Posted April 16, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role is a lead cloud engineering position focused on designing, building, securing, and operating cloud networking capabilities for Starbucks. You will lead Kubernetes (AKS) networking architecture and collaborate across security, platform, and engineering teams while driving automation, CI/CD, and observability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Communicate complex technical ideas and architectural decisions to stakeholders
  • Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, resilient cloud networking architectures across Microsoft Azure and AWS
  • Own Kubernetes (AKS) networking design including pod-to-pod/service routing, load balancing, ingress/egress, service meshes, network policies, and traffic controls
  • Implement security/compliance controls aligned with Information Security guiding principles including PCI, SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO), IAM, and identity federation
  • Implement deep telemetry, logging, and monitoring and provide high-availability operational support with automated remediation

Technical Overview

The platform engineering scope spans secure, scalable, and resilient cloud networking in both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, with deep Kubernetes (AKS) networking ownership. Responsibilities include routing (pod-to-pod and service routing), load balancing, ingress/egress, service meshes, network policies and traffic controls, and operating with strong monitoring (telemetry, logging, and monitoring solutions) alongside CI/CD and DevOps best practices.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead-level cloud engineer with deep expertise in cloud networking across both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. They have hands-on experience designing and operating highly available Kubernetes (AKS/Azure Kubernetes Service) networking, including pod-to-pod and service routing, load balancing, ingress/egress, service meshes, network policies, and traffic controls. They also bring strong security and governance experience with SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO), IAM, identity federation, and PCI-aligned controls, plus CI/CD and observability (telemetry, logging, monitoring) to drive reliable platform operations.

Must-Have Skills

deep expertise in cloud networkingAzure ecosystemadvanced routing concepts within Kubernetes (AKS) environmentsdesigningbuildingsecuringand operating highly availablescalableand compliant cloud platformsdesignimplementand operate securescalableand resilient cloud networking architectures in Microsoft Azure and AWSown networking design across Kubernetes (AKS) environmentspod-to-pod and service routingload balancingingress/egressand service meshesnetwork policies and traffic controlsengineer and maintain buildreleaseand deployment pipelinesprovide high-availability operational support and automate remediation across environmentsimplement all technologies in accordance with Information Security guiding principles for highly sensitive dataensure application and infrastructure architectures are stablesecureand compliant with company standards and regulatory requirements (e.g.PCI)support federated security and identity modelsincluding: SAMLSingle Sign-On (SSO)IAMand identity federation

Tools & Platforms

Microsoft AzureAmazon Web ServicesAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Kubernetes (AKS)CI/CDDevOpsservice meshes

Required Skills

Microsoft AzureAmazon Web Servicescloud networkingadvanced routing conceptsKubernetes (AKS)Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)pod-to-pod routingservice routingload balancingingressegressservice meshesnetwork policiestraffic controlsbuildreleasedeployment pipelinesCI/CDautomation remediationhigh-availability operational supportmonitoringanalysismaintenancetechnical supportInformation Security guiding principlesPCISAMLSingle Sign-On (SSO)IAMidentity federationtelemetryloggingmonitoring solutionsinfrastructure monitoringapplication monitoringDevOps best practicesDevOpsCI/CD

Hard Skills

Microsoft AzureAmazon Web Servicescloud networkingadvanced routing conceptsKubernetes (AKS)Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)pod-to-pod routingservice routingload balancingingressegressservice meshesnetwork policiestraffic controlsbuildreleasedeployment pipelinesCI/CDautomation remediationhigh-availability operational supportmonitoringanalysismaintenancetechnical supportInformation Security guiding principlesPCIsecuritycompliancegovernanceSAMLSingle Sign-On (SSO)IAMidentity federationtelemetryloggingmonitoring solutionsinfrastructure monitoringapplication monitoringinfrastructure as codeDevOps best practices

Soft Skills

communicate highly complex technical ideas clearlyarchitectural decisions clearly to non-technical partnerscross-functional collaborationengineering leadershipsenior technical mentoringescalation pointpartnering with technology vendorsstakeholder management

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Lead and operate secure cloud networking and Kubernetes (AKS) platform capabilities across Azure and AWS for reliable, compliant platform operations
Role Subtype Cloud Engineer
Tech Domains Azure, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Networking / TCP-IP, Cybersecurity

Keywords for Your Resume

Cloud EngineerCloud Engineer - Leadengineer leadCloud Foundation Services Platformcloud networkingMicrosoft AzureAmazon Web ServicesAWSAzureKubernetesAKSAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)advanced routingpod-to-podservice routingload balancingingressegressservice meshesnetwork policiestraffic controlsCI/CDDevOpsinformation securityPCISAMLSingle Sign-On (SSO)IAMidentity federationtelemetryloggingmonitoring

Deal Breakers

Deep expertise in cloud networking, Experience with Azure ecosystem and advanced routing concepts within Kubernetes (AKS) environments, Ability to design and operate secure, scalable, resilient cloud networking architectures in both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, Experience supporting federated security and identity models including SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO), IAM, and identity federation

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