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FortanixFortanixSanta Clara, CA

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Devops

Leads infrastructure and DevOps engineering for resilient cloud environments, secure CI/CD pipelines, automation, and shift-left security. The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience, cloud and networking expertise, and proficiency with infrastructure automation and containerization tools.

155k – 230k/yr
On-site6+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Provide technology leadership to the DevOps team.
  • Design and manage resilient, scalable infrastructure for application development, testing, and production environments.
  • Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure CI/CD pipelines.
  • Create architecture diagrams, documentation, and standards for DevOps processes and tools.
  • Automate and accelerate application development, testing, release, and deployment.
  • Define security best practices and implement shift-left security practices.
  • Assess and optimize the technology stack based on industry best practices and emerging trends.
  • Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help them assume DevOps responsibilities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent field.
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience across development, operations, and full-stack implementations.
  • Experience as a DevOps Architect or in a similar role.
  • Strong Linux experience.
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or Ruby for automation and integrations.
  • Experience managing infrastructure and application deployment across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
  • Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery patterns.
  • Strong networking experience with TCP/IP, WAN, gateways, switching/routing, and cloud networking.
  • Experience with virtualization or container environments such as VMware, KVM, and Docker; orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes; infrastructure as code using Terraform; continuous integration systems such as Jenkins; configuration and provisioning tools such as Chef, Ansible, and Puppet; monitoring tools such as Sensu, Prometheus, and Nagios; and logging and analytics tools such as Elasticsearch.
  • Ability to work across locations, communicate effectively, solve problems analytically, work independently, and collaborate with a team.

Preferred Technical Experience

  • Jenkins
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
  • Chef, Terraform, and Ansible
  • Sensu
  • Python, Go, Rust, and Ruby
  • Elasticsearch

Compensation and Benefits

  • Base salary: $155,000–$230,000 per year.
  • Additional compensation may include bonus, equity, or commissions.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan and 401(k).
  • Wellness program.
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Holidays.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off per year.
  • Internet stipend.
  • Collaborative work environment and company equity.

Skills

LinuxPythonGoRustRubyAWSAzureGCPCI/CDTCP/IPDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsAnsible

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