Infrastructure Engineer, Edge Compute

Telnyx
EMEA, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior infrastructure engineers who specialize in edge computing and multi-cloud Kubernetes operations.

Best fit for

  • Individuals experienced in infrastructure automation and secure runtime environments for customer workloads
    — “Build and operate secure runtime environments for customer workloads, including containers, microVMs, and ephemeral sandboxed workloads.”
  • Professionals with a security mindset focused on tenant isolation and untrusted code execution
    — “Security mindset: you think about attack surfaces, tenant isolation, and running untrusted customer code safely.”

Things to consider

  • On-call duties and troubleshooting across Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure are expected.
    — “Participate in on-call and troubleshoot problems across Linux, containers, Kubernetes, networking, and cloud infrastructure.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments and edge infrastructure networking.
    — “Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud providers and edge locations.”
  • Demonstrate infrastructure-as-code expertise with Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible.
    — “Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform/OpenTofu and configuration management tools such as Ansible.”
  • Emphasize skills in building observability with Prometheus and securing runtime environments.
    — “Build out Prometheus metrics and alerting for infrastructure and platform observability.”
  • Showcase a track record of diagnosing and resolving complex production infrastructure issues.
    — “Experience diagnosing production issues across multiple layers of the infrastructure stack.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • deploying and operating Kubernetes clusters
  • building secure runtime environments
Typical background
1-3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production

Skills & requirements

Required

KubernetesLinuxContainer FundamentalsNetworkingInfrastructure As CodeCloud ProvidersProduction Issue Diagnosis

Preferred

Kubernetes NetworkingCNI ImplementationsMicrovm/container Isolation TechnologiesServerless InfrastructureEphemeral ComputeBGPSoftware-defined NetworkingGo Or Python For Infrastructure Tooling

Stack & domain

KubernetesLinuxContainerNetworkingTcp/ipDNSVpnsFirewallsNATRoutingInfrastructure-as-codeTerraformOpentofuAnsibleCloud ProvidersCloud NetworkingComputeStorageProduction IssuesContainersKubernetes NetworkingCNICalicoFirecrackerKata ContainersContainer RuntimeContainerdCgroupsNamespacesSeccompKnativeServerless InfrastructureEphemeral ComputeSandboxingCI RunnersBuild SystemsBGPWireguardSoftware-defined NetworkingRancherRKE2Oracle Cloud InfrastructureGoPythonDeployingOperatingBuildingMaintainingOwningManagingTroubleshootingParticipatingOn-callImprovingHardenDefineSecurityThinkingIsolatingRunningUntrustedCodeWorkingDiagnosingProductionInfrastructureStackAutomationToolingEdge ComputeCloud

About the role

Original posting from Telnyx via Greenhouse

About Telnyx

Telnyx is an industry leader that's not just imagining the future of global connectivity—we're building it. From architecting and amplifying the reach of a private, global, multi-cloud IP network, to bringing hyperlocal edge technology right to your fingertips through intuitive APIs, we're shaping a new era of seamless interconnection between people, devices, and applications.

We're driven by a desire to transform and modernize what's antiquated, automate the manual, and solve real-world problems through innovative connectivity solutions. As a testament to our success, we're proud to stand as a financially stable and profitable company. Our robust profitability allows us not only to invest in pioneering technologies but also to foster an environment of continuous learning and growth for our team.

Our collective vision is a world where borderless connectivity fuels limitless innovation. By joining us, you can be part of laying the foundations for this interconnected future. We're currently seeking passionate individuals who are excited about the opportunity to contribute to an industry-shaping company while growing their own skills and careers.

What You Will Do

  • Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud providers and edge locations.
  • Build and maintain the networking that connects and isolates our edge infrastructure, including VPNs, routing, network policies, and firewalls.
  • Own infrastructure automation for cluster provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and recovery.
  • Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform/OpenTofu and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
  • Build and operate secure runtime environments for customer workloads, including containers, microVMs, and ephemeral sandboxed workloads.
  • Improve cluster reliability, observability, and capacity as the platform grows across providers and regions.
  • Build out Prometheus metrics and alerting for infrastructure and platform observability.
  • Harden workload and network isolation, and help define security boundaries for running untrusted customer code.
  • Participate in on-call and troubleshoot problems across Linux, containers, Kubernetes, networking, and cloud infrastructure.

What You Bring

  • 1–3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production, including cluster-level operations and troubleshooting.
  • Strong Linux and container fundamentals.
  • Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, NAT, and routing.
  • Infrastructure-as-code and automation experience with tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible.
  • Experience working with at least one major cloud provider and an understanding of cloud networking, compute, and storage.
  • Experience diagnosing production issues across multiple layers of the infrastructure stack.
  • Security mindset: you think about attack surfaces, tenant isolation, and running untrusted workloads safely.

Nice to Have

  • Experience operating Kubernetes across multiple cloud providers or regions.
  • Experience with Kubernetes networking and CNI implementations such as Calico.
  • Firecracker, Kata Containers, or other microVM/container isolation technologies.
  • Container runtime experience, including containerd, cgroups, namespaces, or seccomp.
  • Knative or other serverless infrastructure.
  • Experience with ephemeral compute, sandboxing, CI runners, build systems, or other platforms that execute user-provided code.
  • BGP, WireGuard, or software-defined networking experience.
  • Rancher/RKE2 specifically.
  • Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
  • Go or Python experience for infrastructure tooling and automation.

Source: Telnyx careers (Greenhouse)

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