Sr Staff Infrastructure Systems Engineer Verified today

Astra · Alameda, CA · Space Systems · first seen 2026-07-16

The Opportunity

Build and own the internal platform that powers the company: identity, endpoints, networks, and security that will make company-wide impact.

What This Role Is

This role focuses on infrastructure for people and internal systems:

  • Identity (SSO, RBAC, lifecycle)
  • Endpoints (Mac, Windows, Linux)
  • Access (device trust, zero-trust networking)
  • Internal platform and automation
  • IT Security and Compliance

How You'll Fulfill Your Mission

  • Own identity as a first-class system (SSO, RBAC, lifecycle, device trust)
  • Build a fully automated onboarding and offboarding pipeline
  • Design and operate endpoint infrastructure across Mac, Windows, and Linux
  • Eliminate manual IT work through automation, scripting, and tooling. You will spend the majority of your time building systems and automation, not responding to tickets
  • Architect secure network infrastructure across office, lab, and remote environments
  • Design and implement modern access patterns (WireGuard-based networking, zero-trust, device-aware access)
  • Own firewall and perimeter security (Palo Alto, Juniper, or equivalent)
  • Enable secure, compliant access to cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, GCP Assured Workloads)
  • Drive compliance (CMMC, ITAR) through systems, not paperwork
  • Partner directly with engineering to remove friction and increase velocity
  • You will have high ownership and autonomy to define how these systems are built and operated

What We Value in You

  • 12+ years proven experience building and owning infrastructure systems
  • Deep experience with identity systems (Azure AD, Entra, or equivalent; SAML, OAuth, SCIM)
  • Strong experience managing heterogeneous endpoint fleets (Mac, Windows, Linux; MDM such as Intune, Jamf, Kandji)
  • Hands-on experience with network security and modern connectivity patterns (VPNs, WireGuard, zero-trust networking)
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Experience integrating systems via APIs and event-driven workflows
  • Experience operating in regulated environments (CMMC, ITAR, FedRAMP-like)

What Sets You Apart

  • You treat internal infrastructure like a product, not a helpdesk
  • You automate everything that happens more than once
  • You reduce complexity instead of adding it
  • You think in terms of identity-first and network-minimized architectures
  • You can debug across identity, network, endpoint, and cloud boundaries
  • You have strong opinions about how systems should be built and can back them up