Hybrid Senior Infrastructure Architect - Cloud & IaC Lead

Sonos Inc; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with company matching

Open Time Off policy

Sick time on hire

Holiday pay

Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary benefits

Mental health benefits

Employee discount and Sonos Radio HD

Job summary

Sonos Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to design cloud and on‑premise infrastructure and standardize blueprints used by multiple teams.

You will set IaC standards, collaborate with Network Engineering, Product Software, Security and IT, and develop SOPs for reliable service transitions. Responsibilities include automating release processes with QA, guiding incident resolution, and mentoring Global Operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing, integrating, and managing complex infrastructure solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with data center, cloud, web, and data service technologies.
• Experience in a DevOps engineering or software engineering role, with proficiency in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Puppet, and Ansible.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, Windows administration, and Akamai.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of audiences.
• Qualified applicants must be able to work from the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design of cloud and on-premise infrastructure, producing reusable blueprints that serve as the standard across all teams requiring infrastructure to support their applications.
• Define and drive the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy for the IT organization, establishing standards for tooling and practices across teams.
• Partner with Network Engineering to ensure network designs align with infrastructure standards, and collaborate with stakeholders in Product Software, Product Hardware, Security, and IT to align architecture with business requirements.
• Define Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for software and hardware installations, ensuring infrastructure is tested for resiliency and ready for service transition to Global Operations.
• Automate and improve development and release processes in partnership with the Quality Engineering team, and identify broader automation and process improvement opportunities across Infrastructure and Network Engineering.
• Identify and evaluate technology innovations, engaging with business stakeholders to assess requirements, feasibility, and value, including emerging AI tooling and platforms.
• Act as an escalation point and subject matter expert for operations teams, supporting incident resolution and providing architectural guidance on complex or ongoing production issues.
• Mentor the Global Operations team in Incident Management, Change Management, Release Management, and troubleshooting practices, and support less experienced engineers on performance tuning and availability management.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Linux

Windows

Akamai

Python

Git

Jenkins

SQL

Azure

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Snowflake

Pulumi

Vagrant

Job description

Sonos Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to design cloud and on‑premise infrastructure and standardize blueprints used by multiple teams.

You will set IaC standards, collaborate with Network Engineering, Product Software, Security and IT, and develop SOPs for reliable service transitions. Responsibilities include automating release processes with QA, guiding incident resolution, and mentoring Global Operations.