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Blackpoint CyberSr. Site Reliability Engineer
Blackpoint Cyber, a cybersecurity company founded by former National Security Agency operations experts, is currently experiencing rapid growth following a significant Series C funding round. The…
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Blackpoint Cyber, a cybersecurity company founded by former National Security Agency operations experts, is currently experiencing rapid growth following a significant Series C funding round. The organization provides threat hunting, detection, and remediation technology to commercial clients internationally. To support this expansion, Blackpoint Cyber is seeking a remote Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to build, manage, and scale cloud and on-premises infrastructure as well as CI/CD pipelines. In this role, the…
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Blackpoint Cyber, a cybersecurity company founded by former National Security Agency operations experts, is currently experiencing rapid growth following a significant Series C funding round. The organization provides threat hunting, detection, and remediation technology to commercial clients internationally. To support this expansion, Blackpoint Cyber is seeking a remote Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to build, manage, and scale cloud and on-premises infrastructure as well as CI/CD pipelines.
In this role, the engineer will focus on performance, scalability, and automation across container orchestration, cloud platform administration, data streaming, observability, and incident response. This position involves partnering closely with software development teams to integrate new services smoothly, troubleshoot complex production issues, and promote a continuous improvement culture. Ideal candidates bring substantial professional background in cloud infrastructure management, automation, and distributed systems, along with strong collaborative skills for working within Agile teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain scalable infrastructure utilizing Terraform and Terragrunt for automated provisioning
- Oversee and tune the AWS cloud environment to prioritize high availability, security standards, and cost efficiency
- Maintain Kubernetes clusters using Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, and Kustomize to facilitate continuous delivery
- Scale and administer Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud data streaming infrastructure
- Configure and maintain Redis deployments for real-time processing and caching
- Build monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks with Prometheus, Grafana, Alert Manager, and PagerDuty or OpsGenie
- Manage progressive rollouts and controlled feature deployments via LaunchDarkly and PostHog
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate new applications and features into existing systems
- Investigate and resolve intricate production issues to maintain high system uptime and performance
- Drive operational process improvements and automation tooling upgrades
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a Senior Site Reliability Engineer or equivalent role focusing on automation and cloud infrastructure
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt
- Comprehensive knowledge of AWS architectural design, security, and scalability
- Hands-on background with distributed data streaming tools like Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud
- Practical familiarity with Redis caching and Amazon RDS relational database administration
- Experience utilizing enterprise search and analytics platforms including Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and ChaosSearch
- Proficiency in building monitoring and alerting solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and incident management tools
- Background using feature flag systems such as LaunchDarkly and PostHog
- Extensive production-level experience administering Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and Istio
- Effective problem-solving capabilities and strong communication skills for Agile environments
Qualifications
- Experience managing Terraform across multi-environment setups with Terragrunt
- Multi-cloud background involving Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with compliance standards and security frameworks tailored for containerized and cloud-native setups
- Background in serverless computing and CI/CD pipelines like GitHub Actions and Jenkins
- Programming fluency in Python, Go, and/or Node.js
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for eligible United States employees
- Robust 401k retirement plan options
- Discretionary Time Off
- International employees receive localized market-standard benefits
- Global employee equity participation program opportunities
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