Senior Infrastructure Automation EngineerLocation: We prioritize candidates who reside in the Denver, CO metro area (hybrid as needed), but we are open to exceptional remote talent.
Department:EngineeringAbout the RoleAs our Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in securely and efficiently onboarding customer facilities into our hybrid-cloud platform services. You will design and implement scalable infrastructure automation, configuration-driven tooling, Linux systems, and network infrastructure workflows that make deployment and lifecycle management across customer environments repeatable, secure, and efficient. You will partner closely with the Connectivity and broader engineering teams to automate the provisioning, configuration, validation, maintenance, and sustainment of infrastructure spanning facility-edge, on-premises, and cloud-connected environments.
Work Model: We prioritize candidates who reside in the Denver, CO area (hybrid as needed) but we are open to exceptional remote talent.
- Locals: Onsite as needed for collaborative workspace time.
- Remote: Quarterly travel to hub locations for team syncs and alignment.
What You'll Do- Infrastructure Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code: Lead the design and implementation of reusable tooling, configuration management, and network infrastructure-as-code workflows that automate the lifecycle of Connectivity network infrastructure across customer environments.
- Linux & Network Infrastructure: Develop and maintain automation for Linux-based systems and network appliances, including system bootstrapping, secure configuration generation, package and software management, network configuration, updates, and validation.
- Infrastructure Provisioning & Lifecycle: Translate facility onboarding and sustainment needs into scalable technical workflows that improve delivery speed, consistency, and quality, including infrastructure provisioning, secure connectivity, configuration management, validation, monitoring, upgrades, and sustainment.
- Security by Design: Build automation and infrastructure patterns that align with zero-trust principles, network segmentation requirements, access controls, and critical infrastructure security expectations.
- Technical Design & Problem Solving: Break down ambiguous infrastructure and workflow problems into clear technical designs, implementation plans, and well-scoped engineering tasks.
- Engineering Standards: Produce clear design documentation, implementation guidance, and operational handoff materials. Help reinforce strong standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability within the team's Connectivity engineering work.
- Elevate the Team: Provide thoughtful code and design reviews, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and help grow the team's software-driven approach to provisioning and managing Connectivity network infrastructure.
What You BringRequired Qualifications:- Experience: 5+ years of experience building infrastructure automation, systems engineering, network infrastructure, or platform engineering solutions in complex environments.
- Infrastructure Automation: Strong experience automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, or lifecycle management using disciplined engineering practices such as Git workflows, structured configuration data, infrastructure-as-code or configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, testing, scripting, and code reviews.
- Linux Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Linux operating systems, system configuration, package and service management, debugging, and scripting.
- Networking Knowledge: Solid understanding of network design, segmentation, VPNs, firewalls, encryption, and secure connectivity patterns.
- Technical Leadership: Proven ability to independently solve ambiguous technical problems within a complex platform or infrastructure domain, drive solution design through implementation, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and support the growth of less experienced engineers.
- Travel: Ability to travel quarterly for Program Management Reviews and team collaboration.
Preferred Qualifications:- Strongly prefer candidates residing in the Denver metro area.
- Prior experience working within DoD, Air Force, or Federal contractor environments.
- Relevant technical certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, etc.
- Experience with OT/ICS, critical infrastructure, industrial networks, facility-edge environments, and network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Cisco DevNet, open-source routing tools).
What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)- 30 Days: Ramp up on existing infrastructure architectures, Linux and network systems, automation tooling, lab environments, and customer onboarding workflows, and build relationships across Connectivity Operations, Platform, and adjacent engineering teams.
- 60 Days: Contribute code and design improvements to active infrastructure automation workflows, identify opportunities to standardize provisioning, system configuration, network configuration, and validation, and begin shaping an implementation plan for a complex infrastructure tooling or lifecycle area.
- 90 Days: Independently own an infrastructure automation or lifecycle area within Connectivity, deliver production-ready improvements that make deployments more repeatable and reduce operational friction, and mentor teammates through code reviews, design reviews, and implementation guidance.
Compensation and BenefitsPay Range: $155k-$195k per year. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and location. We review ranges regularly to ensure market competitiveness.
Competitive Benefits- Equity
- Medical, Life, Short-Term Disability, and AD&D insurance
- Medical travel coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401k matching
Our Typical Hiring Process- Find Your Fit: Your journey starts here. Explore and apply to our open positions to find the right role for your skills.
- Initial Chat: A brief call with our recruiting team to learn about your background and answer your initial questions about Simplesense.
- Values & Vision: A conversation with a hiring manager to discuss how your aspirations align with our mission and goals of the team.
- Show Your Skills: Complete a technical assessment that reflects the work you'd be doing.
- Team Interview: Interview with the team to discuss your experience and see if we're a great match.
- Final Handshake: A final conversation to ensure we've answered all your questions before making a decision.
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