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We are seeking a Senior Platform Infrastructure Software Engineer to own the foundational layer every other engineering team at Alkira depends on, including Platform Services.\nPlatform Infrastructure does not own customer-facing features. We build the primitives other engineering teams need in order to work at all: the global Kubernetes cluster footprint, the internal cluster running our CI/CD runners and build platforms, the shared infrastructure teams consume (databases, object storage, container registries), and the lifecycle of the shared services everything else is built on. We also build the Terraform modules other teams use to ship their own infrastructure quickly and safely.\nOur customers are engineers, and the output is code, Terraform configuration/modules, Go and Python tooling, cluster and service automation. You will own complex projects, drive architectural decisions, and set the standards other engineers work within.\nResponsibilities\nOwn the global Kubernetes cluster footprint across regions and cloud providers: provisioning, upgrades, multi-tenancy, resource and network policy, and failure isolation. \nOwn the internal cluster running CI/CD runners and build platforms: capacity, isolation, scaling, and the build performance every team feels daily. \nOwn the shared infrastructure other teams consume - managed databases, object storage buckets, container registries, and build platforms including provisioning paths, access model, and cost. \nOwn the full lifecycle of shared platform services such as internal PKI, vaults, Kubernetes operators. \nOwn disaster recovery for the platform: backup and restore, replication and failover design, documented RTO and RPO targets, and regular DR exercises that prove recovery works. \nDesign and publish reusable Terraform/OpenTofu modules that let other teams deliver their own infrastructure faster, with correctness and policy built in rather than reviewed in. Treat adoption by other teams as the measure of whether a module succeeded. \nOwn the observability stack and set the standard other teams instrument against. \nBuild production tooling in Go or Python. A significant share of this role is software engineering, not configuration \nMentor engineers through code review, design review, and technical guidance \nDrive down cost and eliminate drift: orphaned resources, stale state, pipelines outliving the services they built. \nParticipate in the on-call rotation for the Platform Infrastructure \nMinimumQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. \n5+ years of professional experience in infrastructure, platform, DevOps, or SRE engineering, including production ownership. \nDeep production Kubernetes experience operating clusters, not only deploying to them. \nStrong Terraform or OpenTofu experience at scale: module design intended for other teams to consume, state management, and policy-as-code. \nStrong programming ability in Go, Python, or a comparable language. \nExperience running stateful shared services/infrastructure in production (message broker, databases, certificate authority, etc...) or comparable. \nDeep Linux fundamentals: process and resource behavior, and system-level debugging under load. \nUnderstanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, load balancing, and service-to-service communication. \nHands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider and the ability to work across others. \nSound judgment about blast radius, and the discipline to make risky changes reversible. \nStrong technical judgment, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. \nPreferred\nExperience on an internal platform or developer platform team, where the users were other engineers. \nExperience with Scalr or other IaC platforms, including policy-as-code with OPA \nGitOps with ArgoCD or Flux; Helm, Kustomize, or operator development. \nManaging self-hosted CI runners \nDeep understanding of Prometheus/Thanos or equivalent, including writing exporters and instrumentation standards. \nExperience with observability platforms, telemetry systems, logging, distributed tracing, and monitoring architectures. \nExperience building highly available, multi-tenant SaaS platforms operating at significant scale. \nProven ability to influence engineering strategy across organizations and mentor technical talent. \nCarrying production on-call for what you built. \nAbout Alkira\nAlkira, a Lumen company, is building the future of enterprise networking: one programmable platform to connect, secure, and operate every cloud, site, partner, data center, and AI workload. Founded by Amir and Atif Khan, the creators of Viptela and pioneers of the SD-WAN market, Alkira was built to radically simplify how enterprises deploy and manage network infrastructure. Today, as part of Lumen, we are bringing that cloud-native operating model to a global network foundation trusted by the world’s largest enterprises.\nOur platform helps customers move faster without managing hardware, stitching together providers, or operating fragmented cloud networks. Teams can build and scale connectivity on demand, apply consistent security and segmentation, and gain visibility across distributed environments from one place.\nAt Alkira, you’ll help shape the next chapter of networking: cloud-like consumption, private-network performance, and total control across the enterprise. We move fast, solve hard problems, and build technology that changes how global businesses connect.\nJoin us and help build the future of networking.\nCompensation\nThe salary range for this position is $ 84,629- $ 155,152 USD. Your actual base salary and level will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education and location. The interview process will include a coding challenge, screening with the hiring manager and technical interviews.\nApplicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored visa (e.g., H-1B) now or in the future. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position at this time.\nLife at Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solution\nLife at Alkira is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI-focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes.\nOur Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win.\nTo learn more about Life at Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solutionand how we live into the Lumen 8, please visit:\nhttps://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/life-at-lumen\nBackground Screening\nIf you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.\nPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nEqual Employment Opportunities\nWe are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.\nPrivacy Notice\nAlkira, a Lumen Connect Solutionis committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information collected during the recruitment and hiring process. Our Applicant Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect applicant information, as well as how individuals may request access to or deletion of their personal data.\nTo review Alkira'sGlobal Employment Applicant and Talent Community Privacy Notice, please visit:\nhttps://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/privacy-notice\nDisclaimer\nThe job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.\nIn any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.\nPlease be advised that Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solutiondoes not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. 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