Set technical direction for cloud infrastructure at Valon, defining the architecture, standards, and roadmap for compute, storage, databases, and networking.
Lead the design and execution of complex, cross-cutting infrastructure initiatives—from new data store adoption to novel deployment architectures for enterprise customers.
Own the reliability, scalability, and security posture of Valon’s production infrastructure, driving systemic improvements across the stack.
Serve as a key technical partner to engineering leadership, product, and operations—translating business requirements into infrastructure strategy and ensuring alignment across teams.
Drive architectural decisions through design docs, RFCs, and technical reviews, setting a high bar for rigor and clarity.
Mentor and elevate the team through code reviews, design guidance, and active knowledge sharing, raising the overall technical bar.
Contribute to incident response and on-call, using incidents as opportunities to drive meaningful reliability improvements.
Identify and advocate for long-horizon infrastructure investments that position Valon for the next phase of scale and customer growth.

7+ years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, SRE, DevOps, or cloud systems, with a track record of operating at staff-level scope and influence.
Deep hands-on experience managing and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure at significant scale, including designing for high availability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency.
Strong expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar).
Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end: scoping, designing, building consensus, executing, and driving adoption across teams.
Deep understanding of distributed systems: networking, storage, databases, load balancing, observability, and performance at scale.
Solid engineering fundamentals—you write clean, well-tested code and can contribute meaningfully to services and tooling, even if infrastructure is your primary domain.
A product mindset and strong business intuition: you understand how infrastructure decisions create leverage (or bottlenecks) for the broader organization.
Excellent communication skills—you can explain complex technical trade-offs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Familiarity with regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, etc.) is a bonus but not required.

Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan.
Health & well-being: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Commuter benefits: pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses.
Grow together: company-wide orientation, learning & development opportunities, and regular review cycles featuring 360-degree feedback.
Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings.
Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays.
Baby bonding time: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents, fully paid.

Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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