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Paychex AI Platform Engineer in Belgrade, Serbia
Imagine Your Future with Us! Since 1971, Paychex has been at the forefront of simplifying HR, payroll, and benefits for American businesses. Our digital HR technology and advisory solutions cater to the changing needs of employers and their employees. With our award-winning training and endless opportunities for growth and development, you can build a lifelong career with us. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and innovative culture. Our leaders are here to support your career journey; they and our dedicated employees embody the values that drive us to support each other, our clients, and our communities. Join us to pursue your passion and unleash your potential.
Overview
We're looking for a DevOps/Platform Engineer to join our AI Platforms team and support the automation of consumer onboarding workflows and infrastructure management. You'll work primarily in Azure (with some GCP and AWS), helping manage infrastructure that powers our AI platform services and Azure-based AI technologies. This is a great opportunity to grow your platform engineering skills while working on cutting-edge AI infrastructure, learning from senior engineers, and contributing to automated, self-service workflows that enable internal teams to rapidly access AI platform resources.
Responsibilities
Support the design and implementation of automated onboarding workflows in Cortex.io for AI platform consumers (internal teams)
Assist in building and maintaining self-service onboarding processes for platform resources including identity/access management, project provisioning, secrets management, database provisioning, and repository setup
Help develop new automation workflows for emerging AI platform use cases and services
Support and maintain Azure infrastructure: AKS, Azure Container Apps (ACA), App Gateways, Azure Networking, KeyVaults, PostgreSQL
Assist with infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform and GitHub Actions
Help configure and maintain Azure App Gateways for on-prem connectivity
Assist with observability implementation using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and OpenTelemetry
Provide hands-on support for platform infrastructure, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance tasks
Learn and grow platform engineering skills through mentorship and hands-on experience
Qualifications
1-3 years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure experience
Experience with Azure cloud services (or other cloud platforms with willingness to learn Azure)
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools, particularly Terraform
Understanding of containerization concepts (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar)
Basic scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar)
Experience with version control systems (Git required)
Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools
Familiarity with GitHub or similar platforms
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Eagerness to learn new technologies and platform engineering practices
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Good communication skills and willingness to ask questions
Bonus: Exposure to Cortex.io, internal developer portals, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, API gateways, or observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
Bonus: Interest in AI/ML platforms, LangGraph, Astronomer/Airflow, or Snowflake
Live the Paychex Values
Act with uncompromising integrity.
Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
Work in partnership and support each other.
Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
Treat each other with respect and dignity.
What's in it for you?
A flexible virtual-first work philosophy
Generous paid time off
Company paid private health insurance
Company paid life and disability insurance
Paid leave for illness, birth parents, non-birth parents, elder caregivers, marriage, adoption of a child and bereavement
Inclusive and accessible Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help with everyday challenges
Christmas and Easter bonuses
Work-from-home allowance
Opportunity for strengthening expertise and skills through Paychex’s learning platform, including lessons in English
Not sure if you meet every requirement?
At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.
Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.