Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Description

Job Description:

The Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer – Edge Computing will design and implement the infrastructure for a new Ubuntu-based Edge Server platform. The role will define solutions for virtualization, containers, storage, networking, observability, automation, and high availability using open-source technologies. This hands-on position will also validate solutions and troubleshoot complex issues, working with Engineering, DevOps, Cloud, Product, and Cybersecurity teams to build a reliable, scalable platform for mission-critical industrial environments.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement the infrastructure architecture for an Ubuntu-based Edge Server platform.
• Define and integrate platform services for virtualization, containers, storage, networking, observability, and lifecycle management.
• Evaluate and integrate production-ready open-source technologies, using proof-of-concepts to validate key decisions.
• Develop automation and provisioning workflows for repeatable installation, deployment, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Design for high availability, resilience, scalability, disaster recovery, and operational reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux, networking, virtualization, container, and distributed-system issues.
• Partner with Cybersecurity and DevOps teams to apply security best practices and support CI/CD integration.
• Document architecture, standards, and best practices, and continuously improve platform performance and maintainability.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Fluency in English
• 8+ years of experience designing and implementing Linux infrastructure platforms.
• Proven experience delivering production platforms from architecture through deployment, including evaluating and integrating open-source technologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of Ubuntu Linux, systemd, KVM/Libvirt, Docker or Kubernetes, Ansible, and Git.
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, HAProxy, NGINX), storage (MinIO, LVM), databases (PostgreSQL, Redis), observability (Prometheus, Grafana), and security fundamentals.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Edge Computing, Industrial IoT, distributed systems, or high-availability infrastructure.
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry and Terraform; experience with Azure or AWS is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with cybersecurity teams on secure infrastructure architectures; familiarity with Jira and Confluence is a plus.
  
  

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