Istari

Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Istari · Anywhere - US
Anywhere - US Remote $135K–$220K Posted 2026-07-23
Salary
$135K–$220K
Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ yr

Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure in AWS

Operate and improve Kubernetes -based environments, including production workloads

Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform

Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and release automation in partnership with engineering teams

Build and maintain the packaging and reference architectures customers use to install our software in their own environments

Strengthen observability across the platform, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and actionable dashboards

Improve developer experience through tooling, environment automation, and self-service infrastructure

Operate within and preserve the established security and compliance posture of our environments

Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex infrastructure issues with clear and timely communication

Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis

Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and technical standards

Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, performance, and resilience across environments

Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering

Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments

Proven experience operating Kubernetes in production

Strong experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices

Proven experience building or improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, secrets management, and operational controls

Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling

Scripting proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or similar

Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex production environments

Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Must live/work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience operating stateful workloads on Kubernetes, such as databases or message queues, including persistent storage and backup/recovery

Experience with GitOps-based deployment workflows

Experience packaging software for customer-managed or self-hosted deployment (e.g., Helm charts)

Familiarity with compliance or security frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST, SOC 2, or similar

Experience with PostgreSQL, cloud storage platforms, and production networking patterns

Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible

Experience with additional cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP

Experience with service mesh or advanced Kubernetes networking

Experience supporting customer-facing or mission-critical production infrastructure

Top Secret Security Clearance
The anticipated compensation range for this position may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, location, and business needs. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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