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The Platform protects critical infrastructure from cyber attack while unlocking previously siloed information to monitor, diagnose, and improve response times to incidents. Our adversaries rapidly adopt the latest technology: we help defense users respond in kind.\nSimplesense is a non-traditional defense contractor and prime on the Air Force's Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, which is now expanding to five additional Air Force, Space Force, and Army installations from the one prototype installation, Tyndall Air Force Base.\nOur team combines over 100 years of direct mission experience solving hard problems with 50 years technical expertise deploying DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, giving us a deep appreciation for our customers’ mission and end users’ priorities. We build for scale, architecting and prioritizing technical work for long term sustainability.\nSenior Infrastructure Automation Engineer\nLocation: We prioritize candidates who reside in the Denver, CO metro area (hybrid as needed), but we are open to exceptional remote talent.\nDepartment: Engineering\nAbout Simplesense\nSimplesense keeps military installations mission-ready. The infrastructure their operations depend on - power, water, fuel, facilities, security, and communications - runs continuously, often under strain. When it fails without warning, mission readiness is at risk, and the people who run these installations need to see what’s happening in time to act. That’s the foundation of Continuous Mission Assurance.\nWe securely integrate Operational Technology and Control Systems (OT/CS) from the building edge to the cloud, applying Zero Trust principles to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats. By unlocking previously siloed data, we put timely awareness in front of the decision-makers who need it. As prime on the Air Force’s Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, we hold a continuous Authority to Operate (ATO) and have proven the capability at scale at Tyndall Air Force Base. That work is now expanding across the Air Force, Space Force, and Army.\nOur team pairs over a century of boots-on-the-ground mission experience with deep technical expertise across DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure. We engineer resilient infrastructure - the software, integration, and operational backbone behind it - for the operators who depend on it in the field. Persistent resilience, built for the mission.\nAbout the Role\nAs our Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in securely and efficiently onboarding customer facilities into our hybrid-cloud platform services. You will design and implement scalable infrastructure automation, configuration-driven tooling, Linux systems, and network infrastructure workflows that make deployment and lifecycle management across customer environments repeatable, secure, and efficient. You will partner closely with the Connectivity and broader engineering teams to automate the provisioning, configuration, validation, maintenance, and sustainment of infrastructure spanning facility-edge, on-premises, and cloud-connected environments.\nWork Model: We prioritize candidates who reside in the Denver, CO area (hybrid as needed) but we are open to exceptional remote talent.\nLocals: Onsite as needed for collaborative workspace time.\nRemote: Quarterly travel to hub locations for team syncs and alignment.\nOur Performance Culture\nWe measure performance across two key dimensions: How you perform your role (Our Core Values) and What your role entails (Your Execution).\nHow You’ll Work - Our Core Values\nAt Simplesense, we value high-trust autonomy. We look for builders who can comfortably navigate ambiguity and are deeply driven by our shared national security mission.\nPeople Always - Win as One Team: We foster a culture of psychological safety and mutual support. We operate as an integrated team where we assume noble intent as our default setting, ensuring that even the toughest feedback is rooted in trust. We trade our silos for a shared mission because collective impact always outweighs individual achievement.\nEmpathize - Obsess Over the Customer: We don't just solve technical problems; we empathize and advocate for the operators using our products. We look beyond the surface to build what our customers-both internal and external-actually need to succeed, not just what they asked for.\nFocus - Ruthlessly Prioritize with Urgency: We focus on the highest-impact work and ruthlessly say no to distractions. We build resilient systems so that our solutions can repeat and scale under pressure.\nLet’s Go - Catalyze the Change You Seek: We don't wait for the industry to change; we drive it. We seek to understand why things are the way they are, but we never use “the way it’s always been” as an excuse. We aren't afraid to change course when the data or our mission demands it.\nWhat You’ll Do\nInfrastructure Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code: Lead the design and implementation of reusable tooling, configuration management, and network infrastructure-as-code workflows that automate the lifecycle of Connectivity network infrastructure across customer environments.\nLinux & Network Infrastructure: Develop and maintain automation for Linux-based systems and network appliances, including system bootstrapping, secure configuration generation, package and software management, network configuration, updates, and validation.\nInfrastructure Provisioning & Lifecycle: Translate facility onboarding and sustainment needs into scalable technical workflows that improve delivery speed, consistency, and quality, including infrastructure provisioning, secure connectivity, configuration management, validation, monitoring, upgrades, and sustainment.\nSecurity by Design: Build automation and infrastructure patterns that align with zero-trust principles, network segmentation requirements, access controls, and critical infrastructure security expectations.\nTechnical Design & Problem Solving: Break down ambiguous infrastructure and workflow problems into clear technical designs, implementation plans, and well-scoped engineering tasks.\nEngineering Standards: Produce clear design documentation, implementation guidance, and operational handoff materials. Help reinforce strong standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability within the team’s Connectivity engineering work.\nElevate the Team: Provide thoughtful code and design reviews, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and help grow the team’s software-driven approach to provisioning and managing Connectivity network infrastructure.\nWhat You Bring\nRequired Qualifications:\nExperience: 5+ years of experience building infrastructure automation, systems engineering, network infrastructure, or platform engineering solutions in complex environments.\nInfrastructure Automation: Strong experience automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, or lifecycle management using disciplined engineering practices such as Git workflows, structured configuration data, infrastructure-as-code or configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, testing, scripting, and code reviews.\nLinux Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Linux operating systems, system configuration, package and service management, debugging, and scripting.\nNetworking Knowledge: Solid understanding of network design, segmentation, VPNs, firewalls, encryption, and secure connectivity patterns.\nTechnical Leadership: Proven ability to independently solve ambiguous technical problems within a complex platform or infrastructure domain, drive solution design through implementation, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and support the growth of less experienced engineers.\nTravel: Ability to travel quarterly for Program Management Reviews and team collaboration.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nStrongly prefer candidates residing in the Denver metro area.\nPrior experience working within DoD, Air Force, or Federal contractor environments.\nRelevant technical certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, etc.\nExperience with OT/ICS, critical infrastructure, industrial networks, facility-edge environments, and network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Cisco DevNet, open-source routing tools).\nWhat Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)\n30 Days: Ramp up on existing infrastructure architectures, Linux and network systems, automation tooling, lab environments, and customer onboarding workflows, and build relationships across Connectivity Operations, Platform, and adjacent engineering teams.\n60 Days: Contribute code and design improvements to active infrastructure automation workflows, identify opportunities to standardize provisioning, system configuration, network configuration, and validation, and begin shaping an implementation plan for a complex infrastructure tooling or lifecycle area.\n90 Days: Independently own an infrastructure automation or lifecycle area within Connectivity, deliver production-ready improvements that make deployments more repeatable and reduce operational friction, and mentor teammates through code reviews, design reviews, and implementation guidance.\nCompensation and Benefits\nPay Range: $155k-$195k per year. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and location. We review ranges regularly to ensure market competitiveness.\nCompetitive Benefits\nEquity\nMedical, Life, Short-Term Disability, and AD&D insurance\nMedical travel coverage\nDental coverage\nVision coverage\n401k matching\nOur Typical Hiring Process\nFind Your Fit: Your journey starts here. Explore and apply to our open positions to find the right role for your skills.\nInitial Chat: A brief call with our recruiting team to learn about your background and answer your initial questions about Simplesense.\nValues & Vision: A conversation with a hiring manager to discuss how your aspirations align with our mission and goals of the team.\nShow Your Skills: Complete a technical assessment that reflects the work you’d be doing.\nTeam Interview: Interview with the team to discuss your experience and see if we’re a great match.\nFinal Handshake: A final conversation to ensure we’ve answered all your questions before making a decision.\nWelcome to Simplesense!\nSimplesense is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of merit-based employment. All employment decisions-including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and termination-are made based on individual qualifications, performance, and business needs. We strictly prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind on the basis of protected characteristics as recognized by federal, state, or local law. As a U.S. government contractor, Simplesense complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). 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