Infrastructure Engineer, Data
Job description
Infrastructure engineer role at Telnyx focused on designing, deploying, and operating large-scale database infrastructure across VMs and Kubernetes clusters. The role involves migrating database services to Kubernetes and supporting high-availability, multi-cloud systems.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions for managing databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, and others, both in virtualized environments and Kubernetes clusters
- Collaborate with engineering to identify and resolve pain points in managing large-scale, high-availability database infrastructure
- Lead the migration of existing database services from VMs to Kubernetes, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions
- Support disaster recovery, backup strategies, and performance tuning for on-premise database systems
- Implement and manage observability, logging, and alerting systems
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of professional experience in infrastructure operations, especially in Linux-based systems
- Expertise in at least one deployment and orchestration technology (Kubernetes, Ansible, or Terraform), with a focus on deploying and managing stateful applications
- Skills in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or similar, to automate workflows and manage infrastructure
- Hands-on experience managing at least one relational database like PostgreSQL or MySQL
Nice to have
- Experience with non-relational databases such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, or other distributed data stores
- Familiarity with streaming and messaging platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ, including scaling and monitoring in a distributed setup
- Proficiency in observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or others to ensure system performance and reliability
- Knowledge of service discovery tools like Consul, or similar technologies
Your team
Infrastructure team
Building a next-generation platform spanning multiple cloud providers and continents, leveraging the Telnyx private backbone network with cross-connects to major cloud providers; running infrastructure in 10 PoPs and 3 continents.
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About Telnyx
An industry leader that's not just imagining the future of global connectivity—we're building it.
Telnyx is an industry leader building the future of global connectivity, from architecting and amplifying the reach of a private, global, multi-cloud IP network to bringing hyperlocal edge technology to fingertips through intuitive APIs.
Mission
A world where borderless connectivity fuels limitless innovation.
Key facts
- Global connectivity
- Financially stable and profitable company
- Runs infrastructure in 10 PoPs and 3 continents
- Leverages the Telnyx private backbone network with cross-connects to major cloud providers
Partners & customers
What they value
- Continuous learning and growth
- Solving real-world problems through innovative connectivity solutions