Senior Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (R5516)

Dallas, Texasfull time

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senior

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Shield Senior Engineer, Platform Infrastructure responsible for building and improving the platform that deploys and operates customer environments. Focuses on automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous improvement of Kubernetes platforms and deployment workflows.

Responsibilities

Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments.
Develop infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Zarf, Big Bang, Packer, and related tooling.
Improve Kubernetes platforms and the systems around them.
Build deployment automation that reduces risk and removes manual work.
Pair with other engineers to design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities.
Write automated tests for infrastructure and deployment workflows.
Improve observability, reliability, security, and recoverability.
Write documentation that explains why something exists—not just how to type commands.
Leave every part of the system better than you found it.
You Build for Change
Software is never finished.
Your goal isn't simply to make today's feature work.

Qualification

You Improve the SystemWhen something goes wrongWhy did this happen?Why wasn't it detected sooner?Incidents should improve the platformTechnical ExpectationsNetworking fundamentalsGit and trunk-based developmentInfrastructure as CodePKI and certificate management

Required

You Improve the System
When something goes wrong, we don't stop at fixing it.
Why did this happen?
Why wasn't it detected sooner?
How do we make this impossible or at least unlikely next time?
Incidents should improve the platform.
Technical Expectations:
You should be comfortable working across most of these areas:
Networking fundamentals
Git and trunk-based development
Infrastructure as Code
PKI and certificate management

Benefits

Equity/RSU

Company

Shield

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