Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Backed by leading investors from Silicon Valley, Peregrine supports public safety agencies across the country - from Los Angeles to Louisville to Atlanta - empowering public servants to improve operations and make better decisions in the moments that matter. Today, our technology is used by customers to serve more than 30 million Americans. We're motivated to build technologies by partnering with our customers; we listen to their needs, learn from their experiences, and develop effective solutions to help them achieve transformational outcomes. Together, we're creating safer communities, protecting privacy and civil liberties, and helping everyone in America thrive.

We are a team of public service entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving hard problems. We trust and help each other, and love diving into challenges together. We believe empathy, curiosity, integrity, courage, and excellent execution are key to building impactful software. If mission-focused work is your north star, come build with us. We're just getting started.

Role

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our newly established UK team. As a foundational hire, you will be responsible for the deployment of Peregrine's platform in the UK and play a key role in supporting Peregrine's international growth.

As an engineering team, we believe empathy leads to better solutions. Seeing people use the product is a priority and helps us find the right answers. Engineers will have the opportunity to work closely with our US teams to understand the diverse use cases Peregrine serves. We value strong ownership while fostering collaboration and continuous feedback.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will leverage a variety of technologies to deploy our platform, enabling secure connections to customer networks while managing terabytes of data. You will tackle a wide range of complex challenges, including:

• Building highly available and secure production systems
• Architecting scalable and secure network topologies
• Setting up operational processes for managing UK infrastructure
• Ensuring compliance with UK customer and regulatory requirements

Our stack is constantly evolving but is built on AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redshift, Elasticsearch, and more.
About you

• Hold UK security clearance or eligible to obtain security clearance (NPPV3 and SC)
• 6+ years of experience building and maintaining complex infrastructure for web applications with strict uptime requirements
• Deep understanding of architecture and scaling for large-scale software systems
• Proven experience in building cloud-based network systems across diverse customer environments
• Extensive expertise in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Track record of successfully developing highly available and secure network systems for both production and customer environments
• Strong knowledge of platform, network, and data security, with experience in compliance controls and accreditations
• Solid foundation in database operations, with a strong preference for experience in PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch

What we look for

• Located in the London metro area and open to working in office 4 days a week once we establish an office
• Expertise in modern software development best practices, including deployments, CI/CD, data management, security, and distributed systems
• Extensive experience with AWS, leveraging containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in software engineering, particularly in Python, for developing APIs and automation tools.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Strong background in Linux system administration, with proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for automation
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools, including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD

Salary Range: £126,000 - £186,000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, certifications or licenses, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

Peregrine Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.