
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
MLabs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: District of Columbia • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- **Infrastructure Architecture:** Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure with a core focus on **scalability and security**.
- **Automation & SRE:** Architect and operate containerized systems (**Docker, Kubernetes**), automating provisioning and deployments using **Terraform, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines**.
- **Security & Resilience:** Configure and manage **secure enclaves (e.g., AWS Nitro)** to harden critical workflows and improve overall system resilience.
- **Observability:** Implement and maintain robust **observability** with tools like **Datadog** across logs, metrics, and traces.
- **Optimization:** Optimize performance and reliability of Node.js applications and backend services.
- **Strategy Alignment:** Partner with product and security teams to align infrastructure decisions with the roadmap and risk strategy.
Requirements
- **Experience:** **8+ years** of infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE experience in **cloud-native systems**.
- **Cloud Expertise:** Strong expertise with **AWS** (Lambda, EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, etc.). GCP is a plus.
- **IaC & CI/CD:** Highly skilled in **Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)** and advanced CI/CD automations.
- **Containerization:** Deep knowledge of **Docker, Kubernetes**, and containerized microservices architecture.
- **Database Management:** Experience administering and tuning **SQL and NoSQL databases**.
- **Security:** Solid understanding of **infrastructure security and applied cryptography fundamentals**.
- **Programming:** Proficiency in scripting and systems programming (Python, Go, Rust, or TypeScript).
- **Soft Skills:** Clear communication skills, ability to operate under pressure, and make sound technical decisions.
Benefits
- Highly competitive base salary range of **$180K–$300K per year** (full-time).
- Generous **stock options (100–200)** package vested over 4 years.
- Comprehensive **Healthcare, 401K**, and coverage for **travel expenses**.
- **Remote-first** role within the **United States**, with office options available.
- Provided with a **MacBook Pro and essentials** for a high-performance setup.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud infrastructurescalabilitysecurityautomationcontainerizationDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDNode.js
Soft Skills
clear communicationability to operate under pressuretechnical decision making