Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Security

Automattic is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (West Coast)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Home office and wellness stipends • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Paid parental leave • Competitive salary and meaningful equity How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Automattic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 5+ years of relevant experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing