Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Summary

Join Collibra's Platform Infrastructure team and help build the cloud foundation for all Collibra products. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Platform Infrastructure, your contribution is critical as we evolve our multi-cloud environment. You will lead technical design and architecture of platform services, design and manage Kubernetes Operators, partner with product teams, engineer platform observability, mentor other engineers, and drive cloud cost optimization. Collibra fosters a remote-first culture and offers opportunities for professional growth. The role requires production experience managing infrastructure on a major cloud platform, hands-on Kubernetes and service mesh experience, and strong understanding of cloud networking concepts. Success is measured by your integration with the team, shipping platform tooling, and becoming a go-to expert for a key platform component.

Requirements

• Production experience managing infrastructure on a major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (preferably Istio)
• Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, routing, load balancing, WAFs, network policies)
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and operational tooling in Golang
• Experience supporting stateful applications like GraphDB and / or Kafka
• Familiarity with cloud security principles (IAM, security groups)
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture of platform services, with a focus on networking, service mesh (Istio), and service-to-service communication
• Design, develop, and manage Kubernetes Operators in Golang, custom tooling, and our Istio service mesh to automate and enhance platform capabilities
• Partner with product teams to co-design infrastructure solutions that improve velocity and reliability while efficiently serving our developers
• Engineer the platform's use of our observability stack (metrics, logs, traces), define SLOs, and implement DevSecOps best practices, including WAF configuration and management
• Mentor other engineers, champion technical excellence, and drive cloud cost optimization through automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Critical thinker who skillfully analyzes complex distributed systems, including intricate network flows
• A proactive learner, curious about evolving technologies in cloud, container orchestration, and service mesh
• Open-minded and approach problems from an assumption of positive intent and demonstrate emotional intelligence
• Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences and identify opportunities for simplification and automation
• Able to work with a high degree of care and independence

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health coverage
• Time off