Senior Software Engineer – Infrastructure & Platform Engineering
The SEI Technology – Site Reliability Engineering organization offers a challenging career opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer focused on Infrastructure and Internal Platform Engineering. This role requires a strong foundation in software development coupled with deep experience in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and automation at scale. The engineer will build and evolve internal platforms, tooling, and automation frameworks that enable SRE, DevOps, and application teams to operate efficiently at scale across cloud and hybrid environments.
Responsibilities
- Design and build SEI’s next‑generation Infrastructure and Platform systems as software products on the public cloud and Kubernetes ecosystems.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code frameworks (Terraform, Ansible) as versioned, reusable software systems.
- Produce high‑quality, maintainable code (Python, Go, etc.) to implement platform services, APIs, and automation.
- Analyze and resolve issues found during testing or pre‑production phases of the software delivery lifecycle, coordinating changes with project team leaders and cross‑team members.
- Design abstraction layers that simplify infrastructure consumption for engineering teams.
- Interact with data architects, other tech leads, team members, and project managers to address technical and scheduling issues.
- Suggest and implement process improvements for managing all lifecycles of cloud infrastructure at scale.
- Ensure that team designs and deliver code in alignment with published SEI and industry standards.
- Provide technical problem resolution and application support as required.
Qualifications
- BA/BS in a related technical field or equivalent education and work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Linux Systems Administration, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Software Engineering, or related work.
- Background with at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI).
- Strong experience in at least one programming language (Python, Go, Java, etc.).
- Knowledge of Linux distributions such as RHEL, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu.
- Demonstrable experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform, Ansible, and similar tooling.
- Experience working with Kubernetes‑based platforms and cloud‑native systems.
- Ability to create system architecture diagrams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong system and technical analysis skills.
- Self‑motivation with an ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Ability to develop a strong internal network across the platform.
- Excellent collaboration, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Creative thinking to seek optimum solutions.
- Capacity to grasp loosely defined concepts and transform them into tangible results and key deliverables.
- Very strong problem‑solving skills.
- Diagnostic skills with the ability to analyze technical, business, and financial issues and options.
- Ability to infer from previous examples and willingness to understand how an application is put together.
- Action‑oriented, with the ability to quickly deal with change.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Term Life Insurance
- Voluntary Provident Fund
- 10 Predefined Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays per year
- Paid Time off and more
SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.