Senior Platform Engineer, Connectivity

Simplesense•Brooklyn, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

As our Senior Platform Engineer, Connectivity, you will play a critical role in securely and efficiently onboarding customer facilities into our cloud-hybrid platform services. You will oversee the design and implementation of scalable infrastructure automation, tooling, Linux systems, and networking workflows, and partner closely with the Connectivity and broader engineering teams to ensure our platform remains resilient, secure, and ready for the mission.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building infrastructure, automation, or platform engineering solutions in complex environments.
Strong experience building infrastructure automation and tooling using disciplined engineering practices such as Git workflows, structured configuration data, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and code reviews.
Strong hands-on experience with Linux operating systems, system configuration, package and service management, debugging, and scripting.
Solid understanding of network design, segmentation, VPNs, firewalls, encryption, and secure connectivity patterns.
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.
Ability to travel quarterly for Program Management Reviews and team collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Strongly prefer candidates residing in the Denver, CO, San Antonio, TX, or Brooklyn, NY metro areas.
Prior experience working within DoD, Air Force, or Federal contractor environments.
Relevant technical certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, etc.
Experience with OT/ICS, critical infrastructure, industrial networks, facility-edge environments, and network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Cisco DevNet, open-source routing tools).

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of reusable tooling and configuration-driven workflows that automate the lifecycle management of Connectivity infrastructure.
Develop and maintain automation for Linux-based systems and network appliances, including secure configuration generation, system bootstrapping, software updates, and validation routines.
Translate operational onboarding and maintenance needs into scalable technical workflows that improve delivery speed, consistency, and quality across customer environments, including provisioning, secure channel establishment, validation, monitoring, and sustainment.
Build automation and infrastructure patterns that align with zero-trust principles, network segmentation requirements, access controls, and critical infrastructure security expectations.
Break down ambiguous infrastructure and workflow problems into clear technical designs, implementation plans, and well-scoped engineering tasks.
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.
Provide thoughtful code reviews, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and help grow the team’s software-driven approach to Connectivity engineering.