Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (FDE)
Artmac · Houston, TX · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
About the role
Artmac Soft is a technology consulting and service-oriented IT company dedicated to providing innovative technology solutions and services to customers. The Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (FDE) role is a C2C/W2 position requiring 10‑15 years of experience, based in Houston, Texas (remote). Role Summary: We are seeking a hands‑on Infrastructure Engineer to work directly with client engineering teams to deploy, operate, and improve enterprise platforms. The role focuses on cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, troubleshooting, and production reliability.
Responsibilities
- Assess client environments and resolve infrastructure and deployment dependencies.
- Deploy and configure applications across cloud, on‑premises, or hybrid environments.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and operational tasks.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and health checks.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and prevent recurrence.
- Improve availability, scalability, performance, and recovery procedures.
- Prepare deployment documentation, operational runbooks, and client handover materials.
Requirements
- Hands‑on experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with a major cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Scripting or programming proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Understanding of networking, identity and access management, secrets, and observability.
- Strong communication skills and experience working directly with client technical teams.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills
- Experience supporting distributed systems and enterprise platform deployments.
- Familiarity with disaster recovery, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization.