Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Legacy Operations, Cloud Modernization

BarkleyOKRP

. Own the production incident management lifecycle, triage alerts, troubleshoot OS-level bottlenecks, debug performance issues, and drive root-cause analysis .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing production incident lifecycles, ensuring system performance, and maintaining high availability of cloud infrastructure. Proficient in Linux administration, MySQL management, and automation using modern tools and practices.

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Linux AdministrationMySQL 5.7 ManagementGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraformJava/Tomcat Performance Tuning

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Hard Skills

Performance TuningTroubleshootingShell ScriptingBash AutomationContainerizationCI/CD DeploymentInfrastructure-as-CodeRoot-Cause AnalysisDatabase Backup/RestoreOS Hardening

Soft Skills

Calm Under PressureMethodical ApproachPragmatic Problem-SolvingStrong Communication

Tools & Technologies

Observe by SnowflakeCloud SQLBigQueryDockerKubernetes

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure OperationsEnterprise EnvironmentProduction EnvironmentIncident Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesLinuxMySQLShell ScriptingSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the production incident management lifecycle, triage alerts, troubleshoot OS-level bottlenecks, debug performance issues, and drive root-cause analysis
Monitor system performance, application logs, and resource health using observability platforms such as Observe by Snowflake
Maintain, patch, and secure existing GCP virtual machines
Monitor MySQL 5.7 instances, manage backups, and troubleshoot connection pool exhaustion or locking issues
Collaborate on designing, provisioning, and scaling cloud infrastructure for new products and services using Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and other cloud-native tools
Replace manual operational tasks with automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code tools
Ensure enterprise security compliance through OS hardening, access controls, and vulnerability patching
Maintain stability, security, and high availability of production VMs running Java/Tomcat applications and MySQL instances
Help shape architecture and strategy for future-facing products and services

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in a System Administration, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Operations role within an enterprise environment
Deep expertise in Linux administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, storage and file system management, specifically ZFS
Experience running, tuning, and debugging Java/Tomcat applications in production
Strong working knowledge of MySQL 5.7, including query tuning, replication, backup/restore strategies, and migration troubleshooting
Proficiency in shell scripting and Bash automation
Practical experience with Google Cloud Platform, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery
Production experience architecting and running containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes
Proficiency with Terraform and modern CI/CD deployment workflows
Calm under pressure and methodical, safety-first incident response approach
Pragmatic problem-solving approach for legacy software environments
Strong communication skills for collaboration during migrations or outages

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple health insurance options
Flexible PTO
Life insurance
401K
DEI+B commitment and inclusive workplace culture