Staff Operations Engineer (Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Staff Operations Engineer (Infrastructure): Leading the design, reliability, and evolution of hybrid-cloud and workplace infrastructure with an accent on complex system architecture and cross-team technical direction. Focus on driving high-impact infrastructure projects, ensuring system scalability, and maintaining hands-on technical leadership across diverse environments.

Company

hirify.global is a non-profit-backed technology company dedicated to building the internet as a public resource, known for products like the Firefox browser.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable, reliable systems spanning multiple teams and environments.
• Lead delivery of ambiguous, high-impact infrastructure projects and migrations.
• Collaborate across IT, SRE, and Security teams to unify infrastructure solutions.
• Improve system reliability through monitoring, alerting, and operational design.
• Mentor engineers and guide system design and troubleshooting practices.
• Build and improve automation using scripting and Infrastructure as Code.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in systems engineering or infrastructure roles.
• Strong experience designing and operating production infrastructure.
• Solid expertise in VMware, Cisco UCS, and load balancers.
• Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls).
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work across teams.
• Experience working in data center environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Puppet or Ansible.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with observability tooling and reliability practices.
• Experience with containerization and modern platform tooling.
• Exposure to security best practices in infrastructure design.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting.
• Quarterly all-company wellness days and well-being stipends.
• Annual professional development budget and home office stipend.
• Considerable paid parental leave and country-specific holidays.