Senior IT Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of of hands-on experience in IT/infrastructure engineering roles, with a strong focus on public cloud (GCP or AWS)
• Expert Terraform, plus a configuration management stack (Salt, Ansible, etc.)
• Proven experience working in cloud environments, with the ability to design and maintain infrastructure that integrates cleanly with existing systems
• Have built or run production VPNs (OpenVPN, Pritunl, Wireguard, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience managing the balance between self-direction in a high-autonomy role and collaborating across teams, communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the company’s VPN infrastructure (currently Pritunl), including infrastructure-as-code maintenance via Terraform and Salt, user support, and global endpoint expansion.
• Maintain and troubleshoot the company’s in-office network infrastructure, including lifecycle management, new office openings, optimizations and end user support.
• Maintain and administer internal DNS records and domain name assets, including procurement, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Design and implement secure, scalable alternatives to traditional VPN access, in partnership with Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure teams.
• Provide opinionated leadership on how to manage the boundaries between IT and Engineering.
• Establish ownership of the company’s Google Cloud environment, ensuring it is organized, compliant, and operationally sound; developing efficient provisioning and access practices for all stakeholders.
• Drive the development and adoption of cloud tagging standards in collaboration with Engineering and other stakeholders to improve visibility, cost management, and resource lifecycle tracking.
• Develop automation to identify and shut down unused cloud infrastructure, reducing waste and improving security posture.
• Collaborate with Security, IT, and Engineering teams to support new infrastructure initiatives, improve tooling, and strengthen Zero Trust access strategies.
• Lead by example, mentoring other IT engineers and specialists on the team to help us build an organization of “t-shaped people.”