Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer

Veritas Automata; Merrimack (NH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in Merrimack is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer - DevOps Engineer to lead cloud and on-premises infrastructure architecture. This position requires 5–8 years of experience, emphasizing Kubernetes management and infrastructure automation. Candidates should possess a strong background in cloud solutions and DevOps practices, willing to work onsite one week per month. The role offers competitive compensation and an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or cloud operations.
• Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code, cloud provisioning, and automated configuration management.
• Deep understanding of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters across environments.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform or similar tools.
• Collaborate with teams to improve reliability and reduce operational toil.

Skills

Kubernetes cluster administration

Infrastructure-as-code

Cloud provisioning

Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

Observability stacks management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

Veritas Automata is a technology consulting and software development company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that drive business success. We combine expertise in automation, AI, DevOps, and advanced distributed systems to enhance operational efficiency and streamline complex processes. Our teams build modern, intelligent, and scalable solutions that empower clients across regulated industries, enterprise platforms, and next-generation cloud-native ecosystems. We are committed to innovation, ownership, and measurable outcomes that elevate our clients and partners.

Job Description

The Infrastructure Engineer - DevOps Engineer (L5) is a senior technical engineer responsible for architecting, implementing, and optimizing cloud and on-premises infrastructure that supports distributed, Kubernetes-based, and high-availability systems. With 5–8 years of experience, this role provides deep technical leadership across infrastructure automation, observability, networking, platform reliability, and DevSecOps enablement.

This role partners closely with software engineering, platform engineering, SRE, security, and product teams to deliver stable, performant, and scalable infrastructure environments. The DevOps Engineer (L5) leads complex technical implementations, removes blockers, and ensures the organization’s infrastructure foundation can support growth, resilience, and innovation.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters (K3s, RKE2, AKS, EKS, GKE) across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, or equivalent automation tools.
• Engineer secure, scalable networking architectures including VPCs, subnets, VPNs, firewalls, service meshes, load balancers, and cross-region connectivity.
• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines, GitOps tooling, and automated delivery workflows using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux, or GitLab CI.
• Configure and operate observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, OpenTelemetry, and Thanos for full-stack visibility.
• Collaborate with SRE and platform teams to improve reliability, reduce operational toil, and optimize performance and cost.
• Implement and maintain cloud security best practices including IAM, RBAC, secrets management, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, and root cause analysis for platform-related production issues.
• Develop and document runbooks, architecture diagrams, operational standards, and troubleshooting guides.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to capability-building around modern infrastructure practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or cloud operations.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster administration, operators, workloads, storage, and networking.
• Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code, cloud provisioning, and automated configuration management.
• Deep understanding of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including compute, networking, IAM, and managed services.
• Experience deploying and managing observability stacks including metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerting.
• Familiarity with containers, networking, service meshes, ingress controllers, and distributed application architectures.
• Strong scripting abilities (Bash, Python, PowerShell) for automation and operational efficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting regulated or high-compliance environments such as healthcare, life sciences, financial services, or critical infrastructure.
• Exposure to edge computing, multi-cluster orchestration, zero-trust networking, and global failover routing.
• Experience with storage platforms like Longhorn, Ceph, EBS, Azure Disk, or GCP Persistent Disks.
• Background in SRE practices including SLO/SLI design, error budgets, and resilience engineering.
• Certifications in cloud technologies, Kubernetes (CKA/CKS/CKAD), or DevOps methodologies.
• Kubevirt or OLVM (Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager)

Technical Skills

Infrastructure Engineers at this level are expected to demonstrate proficiency with one or more tools or platforms in each of the following categories:

• AWS (EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch)
• GCP (GKE, VPC, IAM, CloudOps)
• Container runtimes and image management

Automation & IaC

Observability & Reliability

• OpenTelemetry (metrics, logs, traces)

Networking & Security

• DNS, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, API gateways
• Zero-trust frameworks, RBAC/ABAC

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with ability to diagnose issues across complex, distributed systems.
• Clear communication with ability to translate infrastructure concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ownership mindset with focus on stability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in fast-moving environments.
• Leadership presence and ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Remote Collaboration: Operates effectively across distributed teams with asynchronous rigor.
• Continuous Learning: Proactively explores emerging tools, patterns, and cloud-native innovations.
• Cultural Fit: Embodies Veritas Automata’s values of innovation, integrity, and ownership.
• Strategic Impact: Builds reusable infrastructure patterns that accelerate delivery and reduce operational overhead.

Workplace Conditions and Physical Expectations

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.

Additional Information

Onsite Requirement: Candidates must be able to work onsite one week per month at the designated office location.