Software Development Engineer VI - Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer VI

Location: Mountain View, CA (Onsite, 5 days/week)

Role Overview

Join ID.me as a Cloud Engineer VI to lead and innovate in the fast-evolving digital identity ecosystem. This senior role is perfect for a passionate technical leader with a knack for scaling and optimizing large infrastructure while improving security posture. As a key member of our engineering team, you will shape the architecture, reliability, and scalability of critical systems in a dynamic, growth-stage environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and Build: Architect, implement, and maintain highly scalable, performant, and reliable infrastructure with a target uptime of 99.999%.
• Lead: Serve as the technical leader for DevOps and SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) initiatives, driving best practices and innovation.
• Troubleshoot: Identify, debug, and resolve complex infrastructure issues, minimizing downtime and impact.
• Enhance Security: Collaborate with security teams to strengthen system security and manage vulnerabilities across the ecosystem.
• Scale Systems: Diagnose and address scaling challenges, such as optimizing PostgreSQL connection pooling and enhancing system throughput.
• Data Infrastructure: Build and scale robust data serving and warehousing infrastructure to support business-critical operations.
• On-Call Leadership: Lead from the front during on-call rotations, effectively responding to production incidents and helping improve existing processes.
• Compliance Support: Assist in addressing audit and compliance findings to ensure regulatory alignment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience managing production environments at medium-to-large scale.
• Expertise in CI/CD platforms and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness).
• Proficiency with HashiCorp technologies (Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad).
• Strong experience with public cloud platforms, particularly GCP and AWS.
• Hands-on knowledge of IaC and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL and database management.
• Advanced scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Ruby).
• In-depth Linux/Unix administration experience and solid networking expertise.
• Previous or concurrent application development experience, bridging the gap between development and operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A passion for building high-quality, reliable systems and products.
• Adaptability in dynamic environments with shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Self-motivation, with a strong work ethic and collaborative mindset.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning and improvement, especially in security and infrastructure engineering.

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of SRE concepts, and chaos engineering.
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (e.g., STIG guidelines).
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Expertise in observability tools (e.g., Honeycomb, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Previous work with security audits and compliance processes.