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Senior Software Engineer, Auth/Core Infrastructure

BenchSci
1 month ago
Full-time
On-site
Toronto, Ontario
IT

You Will

  • Drive Infrastructure-as-Code: Design, provision, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
  • Modernize Identity Infrastructure: Architect a modular Terraform-based system for Auth0 and refactor environment-specific secret management.
  • Build Internal Platforms: Create tools and abstractions that improve the developer experience and automate the software development lifecycle.
  • Ensure Security & Compliance: Implement "least privilege" access controls and robust secrets management (GCP Secret Manager) across all environments.
  • Scale Cloud Operations: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize high-traffic systems, participating in an on-call rotation to ensure 99.9% availability.
  • Mentor & Collaborate: Work closely with application teams (starting with Auth) to propagate infrastructure best practices across the organization.

You Have:

  • Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure on GCP (preferred) or AWS.
  • Terraform Mastery: Deep experience writing reusable, maintainable Terraform modules for complex environments.
  • Kubernetes Proficiency: Hands-on experience managing and scaling GKE clusters in production.
  • Systems Programming: Proficiency in at least one language, preferably Python or Go, to build infrastructure automation.
  • Security Mindset: Experience with IAM, network security, and secrets management workflows.

Nice To Have:

  • Identity-as-Code: Experience managing Auth0 or Okta via Terraform.
  • Migration Skills: Experience moving legacy configuration-based systems to code-based deployment pipelines.
  • Auth Standards: Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, or SAML.