Full-Time

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Posted on 10/31/2025

Phosphorus

Phosphorus

51-200 employees

Provides subscription-based IoT security for devices

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (2)
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Required Skills
Packer
Kubernetes
Python
Docker
AWS
Go
Terraform
Ansible
DevOps
Linux/Unix
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5-10 years of experience working with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, etc).
  • Strong proficiency in Go and/or Python.
  • Experience provisioning virtual machines and infrastructure automation with Terraform, Packer, Ansible, or similar tools.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and managing cloud-based infrastructure in AWS or GCP.
  • Experience with maintaining OS package mirrors, package deployment infrastructure, and custom DEB or RPM packaging (preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of production software release pipeline and asset management concepts.
  • Familiarity with cloud security best practices and ability to author customer-facing security documentation.
  • Experience maintaining system security plans for cloud services and their dependencies.
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining cloud-based or virtualized appliance clusters for high-availability (HA).
  • Strong ownership mindset, accountability for production stability, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure services in AWS and GCP.
  • Contribute production-quality Go and Python code to existing cloud services.
  • Develop and own automation and software deployment pipelines with maximum efficiency.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Ansible, Packer, or similar tools.
  • Maintain and improve the custom RHEL-based OS platform hosting the Phosphorus solution.
  • Design and enhance secure, reliable field software update capabilities.
  • Manage production software release pipelines, ensuring stability and efficiency.
  • Maintain system security plans, ensuring compliance with best practices for security, observability, reliability, and performance.
  • Configure and optimize cloud networking components (firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, routing tables, etc.).
  • Support and improve internal DevOps tooling for engineering teams.
  • Monitor and enhance service availability, ensuring high uptime and resilience.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to implement observability, logging, and security best practices.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience building and managing custom DevOps tooling for engineers.
  • Expertise in Linux networking and scripting in Bash.
  • Experience with cryptography and secret management.
  • Experience with postgres database management and redundancy.
  • Experience scripting in and maintaining application build systems driven by Makefiles.
  • Strong background in cloud networking, including firewalls, VPNs, routing tables, and load balancing.
  • Passion for automation and continuously improving infrastructure efficiency.

Phosphorus.io provides subscription-based cybersecurity services that protect IoT devices for large enterprises. Its platform guards against common IoT weaknesses such as unpatched firmware, default credentials, and backdoors, and includes a one-button synchronization that enables rapid onboarding of thousands of devices. Enterprises subscribe to ongoing monitoring, threat intelligence, and automatic updates to keep devices secured across sectors like retail, media, manufacturing, healthcare, and data centers. The goal is to reduce IoT breach risk by delivering scalable, continuously maintained security for extensive device fleets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$70M

Headquarters

Nashville, Tennessee

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $27M Series A2 from Evolution Equity Partners fuels R&D and global expansion.
  • Neva Sgr investment accelerates automation and Italy market entry.
  • Doubled devices under management last year with enhanced Genus-Species technology.

What critics are saying

  • Armis captures 40% more devices, eroding healthcare and manufacturing share.
  • Claroty outsells 3:1 via Siemens partnerships, blocking $10B industrial clients.
  • Microsoft Defender bundles free scanning, commoditizing discovery for retailer clients.

What makes Phosphorus unique

  • Patented xIoT Intelligent Active Discovery scans 16 times faster than passive scanners.
  • Automates remediation of default credentials, outdated firmware, and risky configurations.
  • Secures over 1 million unique device models across IoT, OT, IIoT, and IoMT.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-5%

1 year growth

-9%

2 year growth

-3%
Phosphorus
Sep 4th, 2025
Phosphorus Names Brett Raphael as Chief Revenue Officer

NASHVILLE, TN - September 4, 2025 - Phosphorus, the leading provider of proactive security and management for the extended Internet of Things (xIoT), today announced the promotion of Brett Raphael to the position of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

WVNEWS
Aug 25th, 2025
Phosphorus Appoints Sonu Shankar as President and COO to Accelerate Autonomous xIoT Operations Vision

Phosphorus appoints Sonu Shankar as President and COO to accelerate Autonomous xIoT operations vision.

MarketScreener
Apr 28th, 2025
Neva Sgr Invests in Phosphorus Cybersecurity

Neva Sgr, the venture capital arm of Intesa Sanpaolo, has invested in Phosphorus Cybersecurity to boost its growth in xIoT security. This investment will help Phosphorus enhance intelligent automation and expand operations to Italy. Phosphorus aims to secure and manage the growing xIoT landscape, with over 60 billion devices worldwide. The company plans to evolve from intelligent automation to full autonomy in device management.

Surperformance
Apr 28th, 2025
Intesa Sanpaolo Says Neva Sgr Invests In Phosphorus Cybersecurity

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA: * NEVA SGR FINALIZES INVESTMENT IN PHOSPHORUS CYBERSECURITY * PHOSPHORUS CYBERSECURITY IS A U.S. SECURITY AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR EXTENDED...

PR Newswire
Nov 11th, 2024
Phosphorus Recognized As A Crn® 2024 Stellar Startup!

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc., the leading provider of unified, prevention-based security management for the xTended Internet of Things (xIoT), announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has included Phosphorus on its 2024 Stellar Startups list in the Internet of Things (IoT) category. This prestigious list highlights fast-rising technology vendors that are driving innovation and fostering growth in the IT channel with groundbreaking products. Companies recognized as Stellar Startups must be six years old or younger, and they are selected across categories that include artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), big data, business applications, cloud, data center, Internet of Things (IoT), networking/unified communications, security, and storage. Phosphorus provides the industry's only proactive Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Protection Platform to secure and manage the expanding IoT, OT, and IoMT attack surface, and automate the mitigation and remediation of the biggest CPS vulnerabilities. Its Unified xIoT Security Management Platform is the only proactive xIoT discovery and remediation solution, delivering safe, fast, and accurate discovery and assessment of all IoT, OT, and IoMT devices, while enabling automated hardening and remediation at scale – all without agents, hardware, or hassles

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