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Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Government Systems
New York, Remote. Posted 6 months ago
The role
You will be a technical leader on the Government Systems team, responsible for the deployment platform and operational infrastructure for Chainalysis Reactor. You will design Kubernetes clusters, manage AWS-based infrastructure via Terraform, and own the CI/CD platform to support security-sensitive customers.
What you will do
- Lead the design and evolution of RKE2 Kubernetes clusters
- Architect and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Own the CI/CD platform end-to-end using GitHub Actions
- Drive GitOps-based delivery strategy using Flux CD
- Define container image lifecycle policies
- Identify and eliminate operational toil through automation
- Establish and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices
- Serve as a technical point of contact for product service teams
- Own the security posture of the deployment platform
- Mentor and grow other engineers on the team
Required qualifications
- Deep experience operating Kubernetes in production at scale
- Expert-level proficiency with Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
- Strong Linux systems administration skills (RHEL or similar)
- Extensive experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Deep familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, EBS, Lambda)
- A strong operational mindset
Nice to have
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Flux CD or ArgoCD
- Familiarity with container registry operations and image signing
- Experience managing databases in Kubernetes environments
- Familiarity with Kafka or other message brokers in a containerized environment
- Experience with configuration management or automation tools like Ansible
- Advanced scripting proficiency in Python
- Experience supporting environments with strict security or compliance requirements
- Exposure to or passion for the cryptocurrency technology ecosystem
About the company
Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform that helps organizations investigate illicit activity and manage risk exposure. The company aims to build trust in blockchains through proprietary data and AI.