Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Hosting you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and management of hosting environments, DevOps pipelines, and data center infrastructure. Yes, a lot of your work is behind the scenes…but everything you do should have the customer in mind. This role involves maintaining the performance, security, and scalability of both on-premise data centers and cloud-based systems. They will automate system deployments and updates, monitor infrastructure performance, and resolve any issues related to hosting, server management, or network connectivity to ensure that business-critical applications are always available and performant. A key aspect of this position is working with cross-functional teams to implement DevOps best practices, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated provisioning tools. The engineer will also be tasked with managing cloud resources, optimizing data center operations, and ensuring the security and compliance of both physical and virtual environments. A deep understanding of traditional data center operations, IT, and infrastructure is essential to support our customers.

Job Responsibility

Develop and design robust and scalable hardware solutions
Take ownership of projects from conception to deployment, ensuring timely delivery and meeting the specified requirements
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, product management, and other software teams, to ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
Deploy, configure, and maintain Proxmox VE clusters for virtualization or other hypervisors
Implement high-availability (HA) and failover solutions for virtual machines
Manage resource allocation (CPU, memory, disk, network) to optimize performance for hosted applications
Automate VM deployment and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack
Maintain backups and disaster recovery plans for virtualized environments
Design and manage Ceph clusters or SAN storage (iSCSI, NFS, ZFS, etc.) for high-performance, redundant storage
Monitor and optimize storage performance, including IOPS, latency, and throughput
Implement snapshots, replication, and backup strategies for critical workloads
Manage and harden Linux-based servers (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, or RHEL) for security and performance
Configure and optimize web servers (Nginx, Apache, HAProxy, Traefik) for hosting
Troubleshoot kernel, process, and application-level issues in Linux environments
Ensure smooth operation of Docker and Kubernetes environments

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in Linux system administration, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure
Experience with Proxmox or other hypervisors (VMware, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V)
Experience with Ceph or SAN storage solutions for virtualization
Ability to manage kernel tuning, system performance, and process optimization
Hands-on experience with Ceph storage, ZFS, iSCSI, NFS, RAID, and SAN architectures
Understanding of storage performance metrics (IOPS, throughput, latency)
Ability to work on projects solo or with a team
Love for learning and improving code
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience with WordPress hosting, database replication, and caching techniques
Knowledge of MySQL/MariaDB performance tuning and high-availability configurations
Proficiency in setting up and managing load balancers (HAProxy, Nginx, Traefik)
Strong troubleshooting skills for system crashes, performance issues, and storage failures
Promox Expertise
Experience in DevOps, software or other technical departments

What we offer

100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision for employees
Annual review with raise option
22 days Paid Time Off accrued annually, and 4 holidays
After 3 years, PTO increases to 29 days. Employees transition to flexible time off after 5 years with the company—not accrued, not capped, take time off when you want
The 4 holidays are: New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
Paid Parental Leave
Up to 6% company matching 401(k) with no vesting period
Quarterly allowance
Use to make your remote work set up more comfortable, for continuing education classes, a plant for your desk, coffee for your coworker, a massage for yourself... really, whatever
Open concept office with friendly coworkers
Creative environment where you can make a difference
No dumb benefits like free dog walking on the weekends that snobby hipster places have to make you feel cool, but mathematically won't cost the company much money because you won't use it
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