What Will You Do?Primary responsibilities include:
- Lead the design and operation of distributed data services, including Kafka and Redis (self hosted), running at massive scale across Kubernetes clusters and multi-cloud environments.
- Unlock complete cloud portability for SentinelOne's services by building a highly automated, self-service infrastructure that can run seamlessly across AWS, GCP, and air-gapped on-prem environments.
- Manage data infrastructure supporting 5 or more PB/day ingestion, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput, and cost-effective operation at global scale.
- Consolidate and optimize multi-tenant Kafka clusters to reduce cost, improve resilience, and streamline operations.
- Drive Redis and Kafka lifecycle automation using GitOps principles (ArgoCD, Terraform), reducing operational toil and minimizing pager fatigue.
- Define and implement standards for observability, HA, backup, and DR of stateful workloads in Kubernetes.
- Partner with FinOps and engineering stakeholders to continuously optimize performance, cost, and operational overhead across data platform components.
- Own the end-to-end platform experience for mission-critical open-source systems, serving hundreds of product teams.
- Collaborate closely with teams in Europe and India (US Eastern Time Zone preferred due to these collaboration requirements), working with orchestration tools such as Kubernetes (EKS, GKE), Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Terraform.
What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?Ideal candidates will have:
- 8 or more years of experience in infrastructure/platform engineering, with a proven track record of operating stateful distributed systems at scale.
- Deep hands-on experience with self hosted Kafka and Redis running in Kubernetes, including performance tuning, scaling, partitioning, persistence, and operator-based lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals and best practices for managing both stateless and stateful workloads in production environments.
- Experience providing Database- or Messaging-as-a-Service (DBaaS/PaaS) for internal development teams or external customers.
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments with strong expertise in at least one major provider: AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices (Terraform, ArgoCD, Pulumi).
- Familiarity with advanced deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, rolling).
- Strong scripting or development skills (e.g., Python, Go, or similar).
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation (GitHub Actions, Argo Workflows, etc.).
We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:
Equity & Rewards- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Time Off & Wellbeing- Flexible time off
- Paid company holidays and paid sick time
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- Grandparent leave
Insurance & Financial Security- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Life and disability insurance
- Health and dependent care FSA
- Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ARAG pre-paid legal
- Nationwide pet insurance
- Cancer Care program
- Global business travel medical insurance
Work Perks & Flexibility- Home office allowance
- Mobile phone reimbursement
Wellness & Lifestyle- Wellness coach
- Wellness/gym reimbursement
- Fertility coverage
- Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
This U.S. role has a base pay range that will vary based on the location of the candidate. For some locations, a different pay range may apply. If so, this range will be provided to you during the recruiting process. You can also reach out to the recruiter with any questions.
Base Salary Range
$156,000-$215,000 USD
