Senior Infrastructure Engineer

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Cybersecurity Startup is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build and scale its cloud-native platform powering autonomous cybersecurity systems.

This role blends infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps and SRE with a strong focus on automation, reliability and developer experience. Expect hands-on work across Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and open-source tooling.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps or SRE.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS and Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Production experience with Docker and cloud-native environments.
• Good understanding of distributed systems and observability.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and platforms.
• Design scalable Infrastructure-as-Code solutions.
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes environments.
• Work with AWS and CI/CD pipelines to automate delivery.
• Develop self-service infrastructure and internal tooling.
• Improve monitoring, observability and incident response.
• Support infrastructure operating at internet scale.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve developer experience.

Skills

Go

Python

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Software engineering mindset

SRE practices

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform/OpenTofu

Docker

KNative

Kafka

Redis

Service mesh

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Confidential Cybersecurity Startup)

About the Company

A fast-growing offensive cybersecurity startup is using agentic AI to transform how organisations identify and manage cyber threats.

Its platform continuously maps digital attack surfaces, identifies vulnerabilities and provides security teams with actionable insights to improve their security posture.

The company has a global team of 90+ employees across Europe and the US and is backed by leading venture capital investors.

The Role

They are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build and scale the cloud-native platform powering their autonomous cybersecurity systems.

This is a highly hands-on position combining Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps and SRE, with a strong focus on automation, reliability and developer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure
• Design scalable Infrastructure-as-Code solutions
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes environments
• Work extensively with AWS
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Develop self-service infrastructure and internal tooling
• Improve monitoring, observability and incident response
• Build reliable and secure distributed systems
• Work closely with Software Engineers to improve developer experience
• Support infrastructure operating at internet scale

What They're Looking For

• 4+ years' experience in Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE or similar
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS and Terraform/OpenTofu
• Production experience with Docker and cloud-native environments
• Good understanding of distributed systems
• Strong CI/CD and automation experience
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• A strong software engineering mindset
• Experience with Go and/or Python
• KNative
• Kafka
• Redis
• Event-driven architectures
• Service mesh
• Observability/monitoring
• SRE practices
• Kubernetes or AWS certifications
• Open-source infrastructure projects

Why Join?

This isn't simply a traditional infrastructure role. You'll be building the platform that enables autonomous AI-powered cybersecurity systems to operate at scale.

It's particularly suited to engineers interested in the intersection of: