Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Summary

Join Finite State as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer and build and maintain scalable, highly available infrastructure for our world-class information security products. You will provide technical leadership, applying industry best practices and collaborating with multiple teams. Based in Canada, you will enhance our AWS Cloud Infrastructure and on-premise deployments, fully automate infrastructure provisioning, and lead projects to improve our infrastructure. You will leverage AWS and other technologies, maintain cybersecurity discipline, and mentor team members. This role reports to an Engineering Manager.

Requirements

• Experience managing and supporting development and production environment infrastructure in both cloud and private data centers
• A deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and Linux
• Proficiency in the core AWS technologies for security, networking, provisioning, configuration management, messaging, and monitoring
• Experience with Python and shell scripting
• A solid understanding of CI/CD processes and related metrics
• Experience establishing, automating, and managing system support
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and troubleshooting skills
• Being cool under pressure in the face of production incidents, and being able to methodically and quickly return a system to good health
• Must be based in Canada

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance our AWS Cloud Infrastructure, as well as on-premise deployments
• Fully automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration
• Propose, plan, and lead projects to update and improve our infrastructure
• Act as a thought leader in how to leverage AWS, Cloud, and stand-alone technologies cohesively
• Maintain strong Cybersecurity discipline and support third party security audits
• Work with stakeholders to understand the system requirements to meet business needs
• Work with software developers to understand the challenges they face balancing velocity, reliability, security, and cost
• Develop tooling that continually improves testability, eases deployments, fosters repeatability, and enables observability
• Ensure that all relevant parties understand and participate in a healthy DevOps culture of accountability and shared responsibility
• Mentor and coach other members of the Infrastructure Engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certifications
• Experience working on small, fast-paced, teams
• Experience supporting SAAS operations for B2B enterprise accounts
• A growth mindset and ability to mentor and advise engineers across the department
• Development experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary with stock option grant
• Fully covered medical, dental, vision
• Unlimited PTO & outstanding parental leave
• WFH stipend
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance