Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Core Infra, US)

Workato•Dallas, MA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Workato is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join their Global Core Infrastructure team. This role involves building and operating the global platform behind Workato.com/go, working closely with engineers in the US and internationally to design, scale, and secure the systems that power Workato’s automation platform. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with cloud infrastructure, Linux internals, and large-scale distributed systems, focusing on architecture, scalability, and reliability of Workato’s distributed cloud platform. This is a highly technical role requiring the design and optimization of systems for secure and efficient operation at scale.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in infrastructure or systems engineering roles.
Proven expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
Strong understanding of Linux internals, including networking and system-level performance tuning.
Experience operating infrastructure on AWS at scale.
Proficiency with Terraform, Kubernetes.
Solid understanding of network security and cloud security best practices.
Hands-on experience optimizing CI/CD workflows and automating deployments.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Golang for tooling or internal services.
Experience building cross-cloud AI infrastructure.
Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies.
Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or VictoriaMetrics.
Understanding of Vault or other secrets management systems.
Contributions to or maintenance of open-source infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain a global, distributed, and resilient cloud infrastructure.
Collaborate with AI engineering and iPaaS engineering teams to plan and deliver complex platform initiatives.
Patch and optimize open-source components for performance and security.
Build iPaaS and AI infrastructure at scale and cross-cloud.
Manage and provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
Write and maintain Kubernetes manifests and deployment configurations for critical workloads.
Improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines for scalable and secure component delivery.
Tune Linux systems and open-source software for high performance and hardened security.
Build internal tools to streamline engineering workflows and operational automation.
Participate in architecture reviews, incident response, and performance analysis to ensure system reliability.