Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Jobtailor; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior platform engineer to design scalable infrastructure and lead complex deployments across enterprise data, analytics, and AI services.

The role emphasizes mentoring teams, driving automation, and modernizing cloud platforms with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Strong collaboration and risk-awareness are essential in a regulated enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education/experience.
• 6 years infrastructure experience, with 2 years in Systems Operations for complex deployments.
• 4 years creating/modifying infrastructure components.
• Deep understanding of Snowflake at scale and cloud technologies.
• Experience with Terraform and Git-based deployments.
• Experience leading platform modernization or cloud migration initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable platform and infrastructure solutions and lead complex system implementations.
• Drive automation of service delivery and operational processes.
• Resolve highly complex production issues and lead end-to-end troubleshooting.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical coaching on platform design and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Git

AWS PrivateLink

Snowflake

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-Native Platforms

Job description

• Design scalable platform and infrastructure solutions and lead complex system implementations
• Drive automation of service delivery and operational processes
• Resolve highly complex technology production issues and lead end-to-end troubleshooting across multiple systems
• Analyze end-to-end system failures and recommend solutions to business leaders
• Experiment with new patterns and technologies
• Establish and improve engineering best practices, concepts, and patterns with peers and the business
• Identify innovative solutions for the product and business
• Mentor engineers and provide technical coaching on enterprise platform solution design, implementation, operation, and maintenance
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD pipelines for automated platform deployment and operations
• Identify, measure, monitor, and control risks in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures
• Provide technical leadership for Snowflake platform engineering initiatives, architecture, automation, operational excellence, platform modernization, and AI enablement
• Design, implement, maintain, and support infrastructure and platform solutions for enterprise data, analytics, and AI services
• Partner across technology organizations to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience
• 6 years of infrastructure experience, including 2 years in a Systems Operations environment supporting complex environment deployment and infrastructure management activities, or applicable IT experience
• 4 years of experience creating, modifying, and maintaining infrastructure and individual system components
• Advanced business acumen in business operations, risk management, industry practices, and emerging trends
• Proficient understanding of designing scalable IT system infrastructures, implementing system changes, or automating service delivery and maintenance tasks
• Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies and tools
• Deep experience administering and engineering Snowflake at enterprise scale
• Experience supporting large-scale SaaS or cloud-native platforms
• Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, performance optimization, security, governance, and networking
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and Git-based deployment practices
• Experience designing and implementing platform automation and self-service capabilities
• Experience supporting enterprise data, analytics, AI, or machine learning platforms
• Experience leading platform modernization or cloud migration initiatives
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with strong risk and compliance requirements
• Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on complex initiatives
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions across organizations
• Experience with cloud networking, private connectivity solutions such as AWS PrivateLink, identity and access management, and security controls within SaaS platforms
• Must not require immigration support or visa sponsorship now or in the future

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable IT system infrastructures, with a strong focus on Snowflake platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, and cloud technologies. Proven ability to lead complex system implementations, mentor engineers, and drive automation in service delivery and operational processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Snowflake Platform Engineering
• Infrastructure as Code Using Terraform
• Cloud Technologies and Tools
• Platform Automation and Self-Service Capabilities
• Risk Management and Compliance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Infrastructure Management
• System Operations
• Cloud Networking
• Performance Optimization
• Governance
• Networking
• AI Services
• Machine Learning Platforms
• SaaS Platforms
• CI/CD Pipelines

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Mentoring
• Technical Leadership
• Influencing Decisions

Industry Keywords

• Risk Management
• Compliance Requirements
• Business Operations
• Emerging Trends
• Platform Modernization

Tools & Technologies

• Terraform
• Git
• AWS PrivateLink
• Cloud-Native Platforms
• Enterprise Data Solutions