Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer

Sitrepsllc is focused on building advanced sensing infrastructure for maritime intelligence. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer to oversee the remote setup and operation of complex edge systems on vessels, ensuring reliable connectivity and integration into a global intelligence network.

Responsibilities:

• Build and manage automated provisioning pipelines that remotely configure edge nodes immediately after physical installation
• Enable systems to activate satellite connectivity, configure sensors, and integrate into the broader network with minimal manual intervention
• Develop zero-touch or low-touch deployment workflows for distributed edge infrastructure
• Design and maintain the infrastructure that connects distributed maritime edge systems with cloud backends (AWS or GCP)
• Ensure reliable telemetry, monitoring, and system management across globally distributed nodes
• Architect networking solutions capable of handling variable satellite connectivity
• Implement technologies such as VPNs, SD-WAN, and tools like Tailscale or WireGuard to reliably transport telemetry, video streams, and RF data
• Develop secure and resilient deployment systems to push software updates, AI models, and configuration changes to remote nodes
• Ensure OTA updates can occur without disrupting system stability or rendering devices inoperable
• Serve as the escalation point for diagnosing issues affecting remote edge nodes
• Debug Linux systems, container failures, networking issues, and hardware/software integration problems from remote environments
• Build systems designed to remain operational despite unreliable connectivity or power disruptions

Requirements:

• Deep hands-on experience with Linux systems administration
• Strong proficiency with bash scripting and systemd
• Experience managing headless Linux systems in production environments
• Strong experience using Python 3 for automation, tooling, and infrastructure management
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, routing, NAT traversal, and VPN technologies
• Experience working with constrained or unusual networking environments such as satellite networks or CGNAT
• Experience working with containerized environments such as Docker
• Ability to design infrastructure assuming unreliable networks, intermittent power, and unpredictable hardware behavior
• Experience working with video pipelines or streaming technologies such as RTSP, WebRTC, GStreamer, or FFmpeg
• Experience working with edge devices such as Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson, or similar platforms
• Familiarity with sensors including GPS, IMU, radar, or telemetry systems
• Familiarity with Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) and bi-directional data architectures
• Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR), GNU Radio, or RF telemetry processing
• Familiarity with maritime protocols such as AIS (Automatic Identification System) or NMEA data