Site Reliability and Network Infrastructure Engineer - R01573075

Brillio; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brillio in Seattle seeks a Site Reliability and Network Infrastructure Engineer to own the critical networking layer supporting enterprise apps. You will manage routing and security services, including Nginx, Istio, CloudFront, Route 53, and HAProxy, to ensure scalable, reliable connectivity across multi-cloud environments.

You will authenticate requests, evolve edge/internal networks, and collaborate with platform teams to scale Kubernetes workloads while maintaining low latency and high

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/CE.
• 5+ years in software or systems engineering focused on networking.
• Hands-on experience with Istio, HAProxy, Nginx.
• Experience with cloud networking services (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with DNS, load balancers and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers to scale and maintain the networking stack (Nginx, Istio, HAProxy) using IaC.
• Manage global traffic routing and DNS via Route 53 and CloudFront.
• Implement secure authentication/authorization for incoming requests.
• Optimize load balancing and latency for containerized workloads.
• Use monitoring/observability tools to ensure network health and incidents.
• Partner with application teams to support Kubernetes compute needs.

Skills

Collaboration

Networking

Security

Cloud proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Nginx

Istio

HAProxy

CloudFront

Route 53

Kubernetes

IaC

AWS

Job description

Site Reliability and Network Infrastructure Engineer

Primary Skills

• Collaboration - SharePoint, VMWare Hybrid Cloud, Linux, O365 Administration, Data Center Management, Release Management, MS Dynamics Life Cycle Services (LCS), CITRIX, SCOM/SCCM, Server Administration, Asset Lifecycle Management, Disaster Recovery, Unix, Jboss, Service Desk

Specialization

• Systems Engineering: Engineer, Network

Job requirements

About the Role

The Foundational Infrastructure Network team at Brillio owns and operates the critical networking layer that supports enterprise applications and engineering teams. The team manages high-performance traffic routing and security services, including Nginx, Istio service mesh, CloudFront, Route 53, and HAProxy, to ensure scalable and reliable connectivity.

In this role, you will be responsible for authenticating incoming requests and ensuring the security of edge and internal networks. You will work with modern networking technologies to build and evolve a multi-cloud platform that supports engineering teams at scale. This is a hands‑on role ideal for someone passionate about networking infrastructure, traffic management, and solving complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers to build, scale, and maintain the networking stack, including Nginx, Istio, and HAProxy, using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Manage and optimize global traffic routing and DNS using AWS Route 53 and CloudFront CDN.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms for incoming requests.
• Optimize load‑balancing strategies and traffic routing to ensure high availability and low latency across containerized workloads.
• Use monitoring and observability tools to ensure network health and troubleshoot production networking incidents.
• Partner with application teams to understand their compute requirements, providing guidance and support to help them effectively leverage the Kubernetes platform.
• Contribute to documentation covering infrastructure designs and operational procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software or systems engineering, with a focus on networking protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, and DNS.
• Hands‑on experience with service mesh and load‑balancing technologies such as Istio, HAProxy, or Nginx.
• Demonstrated experience with load balancers, including ALBs, NLBs, HAProxy, and Nginx, and cloud networking services.
• Foundational understanding of cloud computing concepts, including virtual machines, networking, and storage, with experience using a major cloud provider; AWS is preferred.
• Strong desire to learn and grow in platform engineering, compute infrastructure, and cloud‑native technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Hands‑on experience with Istio service mesh, AWS CloudFront, and Route 53.
  • Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), or other modern authentication and security protocols.
  • Exposure to cloud networking concepts, including VPCs, DNS, and load balancers.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Declaration

Brillio is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, colour, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

$120,000 - $130,000 a year