SAP NS2 Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc. ® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

 

Must be a U.S. citizen; this position requires access to customer data.

SAP NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role. All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer.

This is a hybrid position in our Austin, TX office with the expectation to be onsite 3 days per week.

 

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Platform Engineer with a strong DevOps/DevSecOps background to lead engineering efforts across our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production workloads. We are an automation-first organization, prioritizing the deployment of all our cloud resources via automation to enhance efficiency and consistency. Our engineers collaborate closely with internal product teams to deliver adaptable and scalable code that meets the requirements of our diverse clientele. Candidates will have the opportunity to work across various cloud providers using Terraform, developing provider-agnostic infrastructure as code solutions that ensure seamless functionality across different platforms.

 

 

PLATFORM EXPERTISE (REQUIRED)

• Deep hands-on experience developing Terraform modules (not only consuming IaC).
• Strong software engineering background with experience building infrastructure automation at scale.
• Advanced AWS experience with solid understanding of infrastructure services and cloud-native architecture.
• Proficient in Ansible for automation, configuration management, and playbook/role development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation (GitLab, ConcourseCI, or similar).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure concepts, platform engineering, and cloud automation.
• Ability to design solutions that are scalable, reusable, and aligned to organizational engineering standards.
• Strong communication skills and ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain large-scale infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including reusable module development and multi-environment deployments.
• Lead and coordinate complex infrastructure projects from requirements gathering through delivery, ensuring technical accuracy, thorough documentation, and on-time execution.
• Translate complex infrastructure requirements into well-scoped technical plans, actionable work items, and clear documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize automation workflows leveraging scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools.
• Leverage generative AI tools to increase engineering efficiency, improve accuracy, enhance security posture, and optimize resource management.
• Execute and develop Ansible playbooks and roles for configuration management and maintenance automation.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and similar tooling across multiple repositories.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, runbooks, knowledge base articles, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate closely with internal product teams to define infrastructure requirements and deliver scalable, repeatable IaC solutions.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and configuration management capabilities across multi-tenant, multi-cloud environments.
• Deploy and manage containerized services using Docker and/or Kubernetes.