Requirements

10+ years infrastructure experience, Security Infrastructure experience, SRE principles expertise, Infrastructure-as-code proficiency

Skills

TerraformAnsibleSREAzureChef

Design, build, and operate reliable infrastructure across on-prem, hybrid, shared, and product adjacent environments
Establish standardized infrastructure patterns that replace bespoke implementations with repeatable, auditable, secure-by-default systems
Own the lifecycle of critical infrastructure platforms, including provisioning, deployment, upgrades, patching, and recovery
Build infrastructure-as-code and configuration management using tools such as Terraform, Chef, and Ansible
Mature identity adjacent and policy enforced infrastructure, including Microsoft Entra and Azure management patterns
Build observability, alerting, and incident response mechanisms
Automate high-toil and high-risk workflows with guardrails and progressive rollout patterns
Translate incidents and design reviews into durable fixes and reusable patterns

10+ years of hands-on experience operating and architecting mission-critical infrastructure
Experience running Security Infrastructure
Experience as a senior technical owner for complex on-prem, hybrid, or cloud-integrated systems
Proficiency applying Site Reliability Engineering principles at scale
Experience operating infrastructure for R&D, specialized labs, or safety-critical environments
Experience with fleet, endpoint, or virtual desktop platforms such as FleetDM, Chef, or Azure Virtual Desktop
Experience partnering with identity or security engineering teams on hardened infrastructure

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