Senior/Staff Infrastructure & Platform Engineer
Fortanix
Senior/Staff Infrastructure & Platform Engineer
Fortanix
Cloud-based data security with key management
Fortanix · Santa Clara, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-04
Workplace: hybrid
Department: ENG
About Fortanix:
In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.
As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.
Our commitment to solving the world’s toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.
Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.
About the role:
We are looking for a Senior/Staff Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to help architect, build, and evolve the infrastructure and tooling behind our products and engineering organization.
This is a highly technical, hands-on role for an engineer who can work across cloud, on-premises, data center, Kubernetes, networking, CI/CD, and software development. You will help define how our infrastructure should be designed—not simply implement predefined solutions.
You’ll work across internal infrastructure, production environments, and customer deployments, solving complex infrastructure problems and building scalable, automated solutions. The ideal candidate has a broad understanding of infrastructure architecture, deep expertise in Kubernetes and Linux, strong programming skills, and the technical leadership to take ambiguous problem statements and drive them from design through implementation.
What You’ll Do
Nice to Have
What Success Looks Like
You solve complex infrastructure problems across multiple layers of the technology stack.
You can move seamlessly between architecture, software development, automation, and hands-on troubleshooting.
Improve the reliability and scalability of shared infrastructure and CI/CD systems.
You build reusable solutions that improve reliability, scalability, and engineering productivity.
Proactively identify systemic technical problems before they become significant business or operational issues.
You understand how Kubernetes and the infrastructure beneath it work and use that knowledge to build reliable, scalable systems.
We offer a collaborative work environment, amazing equity, great benefits, competitive salary, and the opportunity to redefine cloud computing.
Unlimited PTO (it’s between you and your work!)
40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
Internet stipend
Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity or commissions. We offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement Savings, Wellness Program, Short-and Long-Term Disability, Holidays, and more. The compensation for this role is $155,000 - $230,000 / Year.
Fortanix is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you’re interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply!
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire.
For this role, candidates must have a minimum of 24 months of current U.S. work authorization remaining without the need for employer sponsorship.
We are able to support H-1B transfers for candidates already in H-1B status and may consider sponsorship for candidates currently in the United States on F-1 or J-1 status. We are not initiating new visa sponsorships for candidates who would require entry into the H-1B lottery from outside the United States.
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Fortanix provides cloud-based data security solutions, focusing on encryption key management and data protection through a Level 3 hardware security module (HSM) delivered as a cloud service. Its flagship Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) unifies key management and data security, while its platform supports confidential computing and zero-trust access, helping enterprises verify and secure connections before granting access. The company differentiates itself by offering a flexible, easy-to-integrate cloud HSM and unified data security suite designed for large organizations with complex security needs, paired with strong customer support. The goal is to help enterprises deploy secure, scalable data protection in the cloud with a zero-trust, confidential computing approach.
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