Senior Infrastructure Architect & Lead Automation Engineer

Icann; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ICANN seeks a senior-level technical contributor to act as the lead SME for corporate infrastructure. This role provides final-level support and consulting escalation and guides major projects from design through delivery.

Responsibilities include architecture consulting, automation, CI/CD support, and budget oversight. Candidates should have extensive Linux/Unix admin experience, network engineering expertise, and strong scripting skills, with readiness to travel as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10 years of related experience.
• Experience working for an international organization preferred.
• Experience with open-source software is required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for assigned infrastructure, including design, operations, maintenance, support, and documentation.
• Supervise the work of team members related to assigned infrastructure or projects to ensure adherence to best practices and on-time delivery.
• Lead and complete large projects within established scope and timelines.
• Provide infrastructure architecture consulting for assigned projects.
• Develop infrastructure automation code and supporting documentation.
• Provide infrastructure support for CI/CD.
• Manage team members to ensure project work is completed on time and on task.
• Manage vendor relationships with ISPs, venue IT, network vendors, and Meetings Technical Services contractors.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders regarding areas of expertise.
• Direct development, monitoring, and maintenance of the meetings network operations budget.

Skills

Network engineering

Juniper equipment

Wireless design

HA systems design

Linux/Unix admin

Scripting

DNS concepts

Infra admin practices

AD administration

Relational databases

Software concepts

Open-source software experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Juniper routers

SRX appliances

Linux server tooling

Job description

ICANN seeks a senior-level technical contributor to act as the lead SME for corporate infrastructure. This role provides final-level support and consulting escalation and guides major projects from design through delivery.

Responsibilities include architecture consulting, automation, CI/CD support, and budget oversight. Candidates should have extensive Linux/Unix admin experience, network engineering expertise, and strong scripting skills, with readiness to travel as required.