Senior Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Sonos Inc; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Open Time Off policy

Job summary

Sonos Inc. is seeking an Senior Infrastructure Architect to design cloud and on-premise infrastructure, driving the IaC strategy and creating reusable blueprints that underpin company-wide systems.

You will collaborate with Network Engineering, Product Software, Security, and IT to ensure architectural alignment with business goals while defining SOPs and enabling smooth transitions to Global Operations. This role emphasizes mentorship and incident resolution guidance.

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

DevOps mindset

Strong communication

Mentoring

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Linux

Windows

Akamai

Azure

Git

Jenkins

Snowflake

Pulumi

Vagrant

Job description

Sonos Inc. is seeking an Senior Infrastructure Architect to design cloud and on-premise infrastructure, driving the IaC strategy and creating reusable blueprints that underpin company-wide systems.

You will collaborate with Network Engineering, Product Software, Security, and IT to ensure architectural alignment with business goals while defining SOPs and enabling smooth transitions to Global Operations. This role emphasizes mentorship and incident resolution guidance.