Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own our internal developer platform and foundational cloud infrastructure. You will build self-service tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and secure by-default patterns across on-prem and cloud environments.

You will lead Terraform and Kubernetes-based operations, implement GitOps with Argo CD, and champion HIPAA/SOC 2 compliance while enabling rapid, reliable software delivery for engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering in infrastructure, platform, or SRE roles.
• Experience building internal developer platforms with a product mindset.
• Experience with GCP, AWS, and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience with on-premises or hybrid environments and migrations.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and IaC (Terraform or Pulumi).
• Experience with controller-based infra mgmt (Crossplane, Kubernetes operators).
• Experience with service mesh and SDN technologies.
• Experience with GitOps and progressive delivery (Argo CD, Flux, or Kargo).
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Regulated industry experience with HIPAA and SOC 2 obligations.
• US work authorization; sponsorship questions in application.

Responsibilities

• Own foundational infra and internal developer platform across teams.
• Build golden-path templates, self-service tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage multi-cloud and on-prem infrastructure with Terraform and Kubernetes operators.
• Operate Kubernetes fleets, including upgrades, autoscaling, and node mgmt.
• Define service packaging with Helm and drive progressive delivery via Argo CD.
• Ensure observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Skills

Cloud Infra Mgmt

Terraform IaC

Kubernetes Ops

Observability

HIPAA & SOC2

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Argo CD

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Prometheus

Crossplane

VPN

BeyondCorp

MTLS

Job description

• Own foundational infrastructure and the internal developer platform used by engineering teams
• Build golden-path templates, self-service tooling, local development environments, and CI/CD pipelines
• Manage GCP, AWS, and/or Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes operators/Crossplane
• Operate Kubernetes fleets, including cluster lifecycle, upgrades, autoscaling, node management, and multi-cluster patterns
• Define service packaging and deployment with Helm
• Design service mesh, ingress, mTLS, routing, rate limiting, canary releases, circuit breaking, and RPC traffic management
• Own Argo CD release and deployment workflows, progressive delivery, rollback safety, and environment promotion
• Operate observability using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, logging, alerting, and dashboards
• Build zero-trust access, VPN, BeyondCorp, short-lived credentials, and on-premises connectivity
• Partner with Security on secrets management, policy-as-code, and secure-by-default patterns meeting HIPAA and SOC 2 requirements
• Make architectural decisions, write production code, and establish engineering patterns for other teams
• Report security events or risks to the information security office and attest to security requirements upon hire and annually

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience in infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering roles
• Experience building internal developer platforms with a strong product mindset
• Experience with public cloud platforms: GCP, AWS, and/or Azure
• Experience with on-premises or hybrid environments and data center/cloud migrations
• Experience with cloud-native technologies
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or Pulumi
• Experience with controller-based infrastructure management, including Crossplane and Kubernetes operators
• Experience with service mesh technologies and software-defined networking
• Experience with GitOps and progressive delivery workflows, including Argo CD, Flux, or Kargo
• Experience with observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
• Experience in regulated industries with HIPAA and SOC 2 obligations
• Ability to work in the United States; sponsorship question included in application

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing cloud infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and Azure, utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and Kubernetes. Proficient in building internal developer platforms, implementing observability tools, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA and SOC 2 standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Infrastructure Management
• Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• Kubernetes Operations
• Observability Tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Regulated Industry Compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• Infrastructure Management
• Cloud-Native Technologies
• Service Mesh Technologies
• GitOps Workflows
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Controller-Based Infrastructure ManagementService Packaging with Helm
• Progressive Delivery Workflows
• Data Center/Cloud Migrations

Industry Keywords

• HIPAA
• SOC 2
• Security Management
• Policy-as-Code
• Zero-Trust Access

Tools & Technologies

• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Argo CD
• OpenTelemetry
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• Crossplane
• VPN
• BeyondCorp
• MTLS