Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure/DevOps

Our Mission: Cobalt Streamworks's mission is to multiply what matters: growth, retention, and efficiency. We envision a future where companies, teams and people reach their full potential. Our People: People are the heart and soul of Cobalt Streamworks. We serve with passion and purpose. We live by our Being Cobalt Streamworks values of Win as One Team, Stay Curious, Do The Right Thing, Own the Outcome, and Create Belonging. Every 6sensor plays a part in defining the future of our industry-leading technology. Cobalt Streamworks is a place where difference-makers roll up their sleeves, take risks, act with integrity, and measure success by the value we create for our customers. We want Cobalt Streamworks to be the best chapter of your career. Role Summary We are building a next-generation Core Infrastructure platform focused on: Zero-trust security and identity-based access Multi-region and multi-account scalability (multi cloud in future) Highly automated, self-service infrastructure Reliable and observable systems at scale This role will own foundational infrastructure systems —networking, identity, compute platforms, and automation frameworks—that power all services. Core Areas of Ownership [1] Core Infrastructure & Cloud Platform Design and evolve infrastructure on: Amazon Web Services Kubernetes Build and scale: Multi-region and multi-account architectures Secure and scalable service connectivity (VPC, cross-account, cross-region) [2] Security & Zero Trust Drive adoption of: Identity-based access (eliminate shared credentials) Implement: Secrets management using HashiCorp Vault Policy enforcement using Open Policy Agent Design: Secure service-to-service communication Fine-grained IAM and access control systems [3] Infrastructure as Code & Automation Build infrastructure using: Terraform Pulumi Ansible Create: Reusable modules and abstractions Fully automated provisioning workflows Integrate with CI/CD: GitHub Actions Jenkins [4] Cluster & Infrastructure Lifecycle Own lifecycle of: Kubernetes clusters (e.g., EKS) Databases (eg, rds/aurora/elastic cache. etc) Automate: Cluster upgrades and migrations Node scaling and patching [5] Multi-Region & Migration Engineering Design: Region-agnostic infrastructure patterns Enable: Automated regions bootstrap and failover Lead: Migration initiatives (region, account, or cloud) [6] Observability & Reliability Build and operate: Metrics, logging, and tracing systems using: Prometheus Grafana ELK stack Datadog Improve: System reliability, alerting, and incident response [7 ] Governance & Standards Define and enforce: Resource tagging strategies Data classification policies Ensure: Cost visibility and auditability [8] Developer Productivity & Platform Build: Self-service infrastructure workflows Improve: Developer experience through automation and tooling Contribute to: Internal platform evolution Responsibilities Architect, build, and scale core infrastructure systems Automate infrastructure lifecycle to minimize human intervention Design secure connectivity across services, VPCs, accounts, and regions Debug and resolve complex production issues across the stack Write production-quality code, tools, and frameworks Collaborate with engineering teams to standardize infrastructure usage Minimum Qualifications 10+ years in a Software Engineering role or equivalent experience 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering Strong hands-on experience with: Amazon Web Services Kubernetes Terraform or Pulumi Strong understanding of: Networking (VPC, routing, DNS, connectivity) IAM and access control Experience with: Automating infrastructure workflows High-availability and scalable systems Proficiency in: Python / Go / Bash Preferred Qualifications Experience with: Multi-region or multi-account architectures Automating infrastructure migrations and upgrades (e.g., EKS upgrades) Secrets management platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Vault) Familiarity with: Policy-as-code (e.g., Open Policy Agent) Observability systems (Prometheus, Grafana, datadog) Exposure to: Data infrastructure (Hadoop, Trino, Spark) Service mesh (e.g., Istio) Our Benefits: Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options. We’ll make sure you have the equipment and support you need to work and connect with your teams, at home or in one of our offices. We have a growth mindset culture that is represented in all that we do, from onboarding through to numerous learning and development initiatives including access to our LinkedIn Learning platform. Employee well-being is also top of mind for us. We host quarterly wellness education sessions to encourage self care and personal growth. From wellness days to ERG-hosted events, we celebrate and energize all Cobalt Streamworks employees and their backgrounds. Equal Opportunity Employer: Cobalt Streamworks is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to jobs@Cobalt Streamworks.com . We are aware of recruiting impersonation attempts that are not affiliated with Cobalt Streamworks in any way. A ll email communications from Cobalt Streamworks will originate from the @Cobalt Streamworks.com domain . We will not initially contact you via text message and will never request payments . If you are uncertain whether you have been contacted by an official Cobalt Streamworks employee, reach out to jobs@ Cobalt Streamworks.com