Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Position Overview

About Collective: Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Backed by renowned investors and featured in major publications, our integrated platform handles everything from incorporation to accounting and tax services. As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a crucial role in scaling our innovative platform into an industry leader by designing secure, cost-effective, and reliable cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to provision, deploy, and manage cloud resources on AWS, GCP, and other SaaS platforms.
• Embed security best practices by enforcing zero-trust architecture principles such as least privilege and identity-based access.
• Build stable and cost-effective systems while developing and testing disaster recovery plans.
• Collaborate with and mentor teams on CI/CD pipelines and assist with debugging and automation to scale impact.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to track system performance and proactively address bottlenecks.
• Participate in on-call rotations to respond to outages, drive incident response, and conduct root cause analyses.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to projects that enhance deployment speed, cost efficiency, and platform reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, DevOps, SRE, or Security Engineer in production cloud environments.
• Proficiency in multi-cloud operations, with a strong preference for AWS; experience with GCP and/or Microsoft Azure is a plus.
• Experience implementing infrastructure and security policies as code alongside strong software development skills (preferably in Python or another high level language).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills to effectively convey complex concepts and risks.
• A solid grasp of foundational networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPCs, firewalls) and extensive hands-on experience with Linux and command-line tools.

Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid Work Model with a balance of in-office (San Francisco) and remote flexibility
• Fresh Lunch provided on in-office days
• Commuter Support with $150 monthly reimbursement for transit expenses
• Health & Wellness with $200 quarterly reimbursement
• Flexible Time Off (PTO) plus 14 company holidays
• Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees; 75% for dependents
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package
• Team Connection through quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit
• Compensation Range: $200,000 to $240,000