The Minnesota Star Tribune is an innovative modern media organization building on an extraordinary 157-year legacy. With seven Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other accolades, we stand as a beacon of journalistic excellence in Minnesota. Together, We are the Heart and Voice of the North.

Our mission is to build a better Minnesota by connecting us with the people, ideas, and stories that strengthen our communities. We’re seeking dynamic leaders who are passionate about journalism and democracy to help shape this future. If you are excited about reinventing one of our state’s most trusted institutions and leading us into a new era of growth and excellence, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary:

The Minnesota Star Tribune is looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to work in a fast-paced, agile environment to lead our cloud engineering team. This team has a multifaceted role in The Minnesota Star Tribune’s creation and deployment of new media systems. We work within and alongside a world-class news organization to ensure stability, performance, and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for planning and maintaining the AWS architecture that hosts StarTribune.com and all our consumer facing online products. A successful candidate will have at least 5 years of experience working in a Cloud-based infrastructure, building an infrastructure that is scalable, secure, and cost effective. A security first mindset is paramount to the success of this role. This role will use and set guidelines regarding AWS and industry wide best practices to build and maintain a highly available, resilient, and performant cloud infrastructure.

Candidates who are future thinking, organized and have a good communication/collaboration style will excel the most in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a team leader and mentor to other cloud engineers.
• Participate in strategic planning for Cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain and refine configuration management and process automation systems.
• Identify and recommend new technologies that will further benefit our systems and network operations.
• Analyze and recommend new directions for all layers of our operational software stack, including operating systems, distributions, and services.
• Identify opportunities for improving security, reliability, and scalability of server infrastructure.
• Work with other teams in the organization to improve developer and designer workflow and communication.
• Take part in 24/7 on-call rotations (typically one weekly shift per month).
• Work with your peers as a subject matter expert on server technologies, automation, and IaaS services.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years minimum of proven success as a cloud engineer preferably in AWS.
• Experience with Docker or other container-based technologies.
• Programming experience, especially in Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience with orchestration management tools like Ansible, Terraform, and/or Cloudformation.
• Familiarity with Linux and AWS command-line tools.
• Experience writing shell scripts to automate tasks.
• Experience with application metrics, telemetry, and performance monitoring, such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with network protocols and architecture.
• Proficiency in continuous integration, build, and orchestration tools like CircleCI, Gitlab, Github Actions, etc.
• Knowledge of deploying applications written in Node, Next.js, React.
• Knowledge of in-memory datastores like memcache and Redis.
• Database administration experience, as well as knowledge of Cloud based relational databases.
• Knowledge of Vercel is nice to have.

More about the Minnesota Star Tribune:

At the Minnesota Star Tribune, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to their happiness, growth, and well-being. Here’s a snapshot of the exceptional benefits we offer:

• Modern Downtown Office: Enjoy a state-of-the-art workspace with a free fitness center, collaborative center, golf simulator, and a rooftop patio.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Includes commuting subsidy, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness & Work-Life Balance: Participate in our wellness program with financial incentives, generous paid time off, flexible holidays, one volunteer day, and two wellness days.
• Financial & Family Support: Benefit from a 401(k) with company match, paid parental and caregiving leave, hybrid work arrangements, and tuition reimbursement.
• Additional Perks: Access to an employee assistance program, pet insurance, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.

Honored in 2023 with Diversity MBA's inaugural Top 25 Outstanding Leadership and Diversity Impact Awards, we are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Even if you don't meet every single requirement for this role, we encourage you to apply. At the Minnesota Star Tribune, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.