Software Engineer

eSentire; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive benefit program

Paid parental leave

Matching 401K program

Competitive employee referral bonus

Job summary

eSentire is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Infrastructure Team, focused on building AWS infrastructure using Terraform. This role requires a strong background in scripting and cloud services, emphasizing reliability and cost-efficiency.

Candidates should possess extensive AWS experience, proficiency in Terraform, and programming skills in Python or Go. eSentire values diversity and encourages all interested candidates to apply.

The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits program, including a 401K match.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with AWS services like VPC, IAM, EC2, ECS/EKS.
• Strong background in Terraform for infrastructure management.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain production AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules and automate tooling with scripts.
• Operates and troubleshoots AWS services across various domains.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Shell scripting

Python

Go

Networking concepts

Security concepts

CI/CD Pipelines

Git

Job description

About eSentire

eSentire is on a mission to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business‑disrupting events. Founded on the premise that if you can’t find a solution, you build it, we are pioneering the future of AI‑powered security. We build a cutting‑edge AI Security Operations Platform that amplifies human expertise, not replaces it, creating a workplace where innovation meets impact. Our culture is based on transparency, teamwork, and continuous innovation, where your ideas can shape how AI and human intelligence work together to outsmart cyber adversaries. As the authority in Managed Detection and Response, we protect the critical data and applications of 2000+ organizations in 80+ countries across 35 industries.

Position Overview

Senior Software Engineer – Infrastructure Team

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain production AWS infrastructure using Terraform following infrastructure‑as‑code best practices.
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and establish standards for module structure, state management, and version control.
• Build and maintain automation tooling using shell scripting and either Python or Go.
• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS services across compute, networking, storage, identity, and security domains.
• Improve reliability, scalability, security, and cost‑efficiency of existing infrastructure.
• Partner with software engineering teams to support deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows on AWS.
• Participate in code review, technical design discussions, and incident response.
• Document architecture decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Requirements

• Extensive professional experience working with AWS across a broad range of services (e.g., VPC, IAM, EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch).
• Strong hands‑on experience building and maintaining production infrastructure with Terraform.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash or similar).
• Proficiency in Python or Go.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and identity concepts in a cloud environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control workflows (Git).
• Ability to work independently, lead technical efforts, and mentor other engineers.
• Located in the United States and eligible to work in the United States.

Location & Eligibility

Located in the United States and eligible to work in the United States.

Culture and Values

We celebrate diversity, operating with mutual respect and consideration, in an environment that fosters inclusivity for all. A variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger. If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Total Rewards

• Competitive salary
• Competitive benefit program
• Paid parental leave
• Matching 401K program
• Competitive employee referral bonus