Senior Infrastructure & Operations Engineer
Confidential
Posted: February 5, 2026
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JOB SUMMARY:
We are seeking a highly skilled and security-conscious Senior Infrastructure & Operations Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering NetOps team. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and compliant edge network solutions using AWS CloudFront, WAF, Shield, and Shape Security. You will also drive automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform and GitHub Actions, ensuring high availability and performance of cloud-native applications.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design and manage AWS CloudFront distributions, including custom caching, origin configurations, and geo-based routing.
Implement and maintain AWS WAF, Shield Advanced, and Shape Security policies to protect applications from DDoS, bot traffic, and OWASP threats.
Collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce data protection, audit logging, and incident response standards.
Develop and maintain Terraform modules for edge services, security policies, and network configurations.
Automate deployment workflows using GitHub Actions, integrating with CI/CD pipelines and secrets management.
Monitor and optimize edge performance, latency, and error rates using CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar tools.
Participate in threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and remediation planning.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC2, ISO27001, and internal governance frameworks.
Provide L3 support and root cause analysis for edge-related incidents and outages.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
9+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or NetOps, with a focus on AWS edge services.
Deep expertise in AWS CloudFront, WAF, Shield, and Shape Security.
Strong understanding of network security, TLS, DNS, IP whitelisting, and bot mitigation.
Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and policy-as code.
Proficiency in GitHub, GitHub Actions, and integrating IaC into CI/CD workflows.
Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks).
Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, ELK).
Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills