Job Title: Senior Staff Software Engineer (Infrastructure Engineer)
Position Type: Direct Placement
Work Type: 100% Remote
Job Description:
- Our client is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, lead, and scale modern infrastructure systems in a hybrid cloud landscape, with a strong emphasis on open-source Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN).
- This role will spearhead platform engineering initiatives and act as a bridge between infrastructure, platform, and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to ensure performance, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Senior Staff Software Engineer brings deep technical expertise, a passion for open-source technologies, and leadership experience in architecting distributed, cloud-native, and hybrid environments.
Job Responsibilities:
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will
- Architect and lead infrastructure strategy across compute, storage, and networking using open-source tools and cloud-native best practices
- Own the design and implementation of open-source HCI platforms (e.g., Proxmox VE, OpenStack, Harvester, Longhorn, Ceph) and SDN stacks
(e.g., Open vSwitch, FRR, OpenDaylight) - Lead and mentor platform engineering teams to build reusable infrastructure layers, internal developer platforms (IDPs), and automation frameworks
- Partner with SREs to implement observability, reliability, and autoscaling across systems. Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
- Define and uphold architectural standards, security policies, and disaster recovery strategies
- Oversee hybrid infrastructure (cloud + on-prem) transformation and modernization initiatives
- Collaborate cross-functionally with DevOps, Security, and Application Engineering teams to deliver cohesive, reliable platforms
- Evaluate and contribute to relevant open-source communities, and guide the selection of emerging technologies
Basic Qualifications: - Experienced in infrastructure or platform engineering, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role
- Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale infrastructure systems, including: Open-source HCI platforms (e.g., Proxmox, OpenStack, Ceph, KVM)
- SDN technologies (e.g., Open vSwitch, Calico, Cilium, OpenDaylight)
- Deep expertise in Linux systems, virtualization, networking protocols, and distributed storage
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD systems, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Ability to define strategic roadmaps and lead cross-functional technical initiatives
- Experience working in DevOps or SRE-driven organizations with a focus on reliability and observability
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Go, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Experience operating multi-cloud and hybrid environments
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in Rail, Shipping, Airline, Logistics, Warehousing, Supply Chain, or other Transportation industries
- Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects or leadership in open-source communities
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP), RHCSA, or CompTIA Security+, Certified Kubernetes Administrator(CKA), and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- Experience building Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) or Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
Knowledge of Zero Trust networking and secure-by-design infrastructure
Benefits: - An industry-leading 401(k) and renowned Railroad Retirement program.
- A range of robust health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.
- Health care spending accounts (HSAs) with employer contributions, as well as life and disability insurance, are provided at no cost.
- Family benefits including parental, pediatric, and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and a dependent care spending account (with employer match).
- Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services, and wellness support.
- Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program)
- Generous leave/time off policies.
About GTT: GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation's largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity.
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