Job Description

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer (AWS) is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting robust AWS-based infrastructure solutions for Catalight. This role requires deep hands-on expertise across cloud services, networking, automation, and container platforms, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and operational excellence. As a senior member of the team, you are expected to demonstrate independent discovery and leadership, mentoring other engineers while operating self-sufficiently in complex environments to support our mission of transforming home and community-based care.

Cloud Infrastructure & Networking

• Design and implement AWS infrastructure, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and connectivity patterns.
• Configure and support hybrid networking solutions such as VPN, Direct Connect, private endpoints, and Transit Gateway.
• Implement multi-account environments and landing zone configurations.
• Design for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Develop, manage, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational processes.

Containers & Orchestration

• Build and maintain Docker images, including multi-stage builds and compose configurations.
• Manage containerized workloads on ECS and EKS.
• Configure autoscaling, health checks, and task definitions.
• Implement rolling and blue/green deployment strategies.

Monitoring & Observability

• Implement and manage monitoring using CloudWatch and Datadog.
• Develop dashboards, alerts, and SLIs/SLOs.
• Support logging, tracing, and observability.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis.

Security & Compliance

• Implement IAM roles and least privilege access.
• Ensure encryption at rest and in transit.
• Manage secrets and certificates.
• Support vulnerability management and compliance (e.g., HIPAA).

Qualifications

Minimum Education, Experience & Training Equivalent to:

We believe humans with a diverse range of experiences may be suited for the work at hand. We are avoiding education minimums with an acknowledgment that these can be barriers for historically excluded groups. We’re looking for someone who brings deep expertise in people-centered work and is excited to grow with us. This role is well suited for someone who has:

• 8+ years of hands-on AWS experience.
• Deep experience in various AWS core services.
• Proficiency with Terraform or similar.
• Experience with Docker and ECS/EKS.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture.
• Experience with monitoring tools.
• Strong networking, security, and reliability knowledge.
• Implement scalable and secure cloud-native architecture.

What would be a plus:

• Experience with GitLab CI/CD.
• Exposure to Boomi, Salesforce, or integration platforms.
• Healthcare / HIPAA experience.
• Microservices architecture familiarity.
• Exposure to AI/ML or LLMs.

Requests:

• Must be able to communicate effectively within the work environment, read and write using the primary language within the workplace.
• Visual and auditory ability to work with clients, staff and others in the workplace continuously.
• Frequent speaking and listening (25-75%) to clients, staff, and others in the workplace.
• Utilize computer and cell phone for effective communication.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (organized by our company values):

Community oriented:

• Appreciates and demonstrates collaboration across teams.
• Serves as a role model, bringing our core values to life in your work.
• Work in an exciting, fast paced high energy environment while effectively multitasking and managing day-to-day responsibilities without supervision.
• Personable; able to work comfortably with individuals at all levels within the organization.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts.

Equity informed:

• Actively considers equity impacts in technical decisions (e.g., data access, system reliability across populations).
• Approaches work with a growth mindset, welcome feedback, and understand that humans all have biases and are imperfect as a baseline.
• Sensitivity to working with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse population.

Bold:

• Navigates ambiguity with an excitement for problem solving.
• Willingness to learn and grow technical skills.
• Commitment to meet agreed upon deadlines on time or ahead of schedule.
• Transparent on action, pursuits, and outcomes.
• A commitment to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, patience and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.

Wellbeing driven:

• Willingness and commitment to self-reflection and re-thinking.
• Ability to understand your physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing needs with a willingness to co-create boundaries that allow you to sustainably show up and honor your humanity.
• Capacity to contribute to and help cultivate effective + sustainable wellbeing driven spaces.
• Commitment to managing a remote schedule that aligns with PST business hours, ensuring your availability supports a healthy team rhythm and effective cross-functional partnership.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ). The People & Performance Department must analyze DOJ/FBI live scan reports in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, as well as fitness for the position.
• Ability to obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General.
• Must attend any required training.

Time Type:

Full time

Compensation:

$162,000 - $219,000

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas as deemed fit for the organization.