Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Post Date

May 01, 2025

Location

San Jose,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

95134
US
Jul 15, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Computer Engineering

Req #

PXS-779609

Pay Rate

$52 - $65 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A client in San Jose, CA is looking to bring on a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. This will be a 3-month contract hybrid position with possible extensions, working on a hybrid schedule. They will be working on building secure storage and computing environments for edge servers and clusters in the semiconductor industry. This role will mainly focus on developing automation tools for installing, upgrading, and patching software on edge devices.

Additional responsibilities include:
- design, deploy, and optimize software running on edge environments
- develop and maintain automation for edge device software lifecycle (installation, upgrade, patching)
- Ensure security, availability, and performance while optimizing cost and maintaining compliance guardrails
- participate in the on-call rotation, identify issues, and lead resolution and blameless Root Cause Analyses (RCAs)

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Required Skills & Experience

- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- Strong experience in shell scripting
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or a similar field
- Strong expertise in Linux systems
- Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as JAVA, Bash, Groovy, Python, PowerShell, or Scala
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps and IT security practices including encryption and key management, certificates and patch management, and security hardening and auditing

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Knowledge of cloud automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, Packer)
- Understanding of networking technologies such as firewalls, web security, REST APIs
- Familiarity with code review and architecture review processes
- Experience with a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) tools like Kubernetes, Rancher, or OpenShift

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.