Senior Infrastructure Engineer

The Adventure Begins

Imagine being a pioneer, venturing through the uncharted territories of the cloud. You're not just navigating; you're shaping the landscape, constructing robust architectures that withstand the tests of time and scale. At Mercury, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help steer our cloud infrastructure into the future. With projects as dynamic as incorporating AI into our infrastructure, migrating our entire fleet to ECS and scaling our observability pipeline as we scale our infrastructure, your role is pivotal. This isn't just a job; it's an epic tale of transformation and triumph.

As a member of our infrastructure team, you will be equipped with essential tools and technologies designed for scaling and enhancing Mercury's infrastructure:

• AWS Services: Proficiently utilize EC2, RDS, IAM, Networking and ECS to build and manage robust cloud environments.
• Terraform: Leverage Terraform for infrastructure as code to efficiently manage and provision our cloud resources.
• Nix/NixOS: Use Nix to create reproducible and declarative configurations across our systems.
• Monitoring and Observability Tools: Employ Prometheus, Grafana, Opensearch, and OpenTelemetry to maintain high availability and monitor system health.
• Version Control and CI/CD: Manage code and automate deployments using GitHub & GitHub Actions.
  
  

As we gear up for the next stages of Mercury's growth, you will:

• Advance our monitoring and alerting frameworks to minimize direct system access and improve operational efficiency.
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and refine automated services to minimize manual intervention and improve system resilience.
• Lead key infrastructure projects, break-down complex initiatives, and define our infrastructure strategy through detailed RFCs and technical specifications.
• Utilize AI and automation to supercharge our teams workflows.
  
  

Must haves:

• You have 3 years of experience with AWS
• You have extensive experience, ideally 2 years or more, with observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, optimizing system performance and reliability.
• You have demonstrated ability in technical writing, with at least 3 years of experience creating detailed technical documentation, RFCs, and tech specs that clearly communicate complex ideas.
  
  

The ideal candidate should:

• You bring experience leading infrastructure projects in regulated environments such as HITRUST or SOC2, ensuring compliance and security.
• You have 2 years of experience managing large-scale Terraform implementations, including the setup and maintenance of Terraform CI/CD pipelines.
• You have 2 years of experience using configuration management tools such as Nix/Ansible, maintaining consistent and automated system configurations across multiple environments.
• You have experience with deploying containers in ECS or another container orchestrator and you have hands-on experience with container image creation, optimizing Dockerfiles, and implementing security best practices for containers.
  
  

Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a job candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees (any location): $173,600 - 204,200
• Canadian employees (any location): 158,000 - 185,800
  
  

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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