About the role
What will you do at Armor Defense?
At Armor, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in securing
cyberspace. Our vision is to be the trusted protector and de facto standard that
cloud-centric customers entrust with their risk. We strive to continuously
evolve to be the best partner of choice, breaking norms and tirelessly
innovating to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats and reshaping how we deliver
customer outcomes. We are passionate about making a positive impact in the
world, and we’re
looking for a highly skilled and experienced talent to join our dynamic team.
Armor has unique offerings to the market so customers can a) understand their
risk b) leverage Armor to co-manage their risk or c) completely outsource their
risk to Armor.
Learn more at: https://www.armor.com [https://www.armor.com]
SUMMARY
The Site Reliability Engineer reports to the Manager, SRE & Platform
Engineering, and contributes to the reliability, availability, and performance
of Armor’s production infrastructure. This position operates across hybrid cloud
environments, including private cloud, public cloud, and virtualization
platforms. The role requires the application of independent judgment and
discretion in diagnosing infrastructure issues, building automation, and
supporting incident response. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone
early in their SRE or infrastructure career who learns quickly, automates by
instinct, and wants to grow into a senior infrastructure engineer at a security
company.
This role operates in a hybrid structure with on-site presence three days a
week, specifically Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, based in the Plano, Texas
area
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Additional duties may be assigned as
required)
* Administer and maintain production infrastructure across VMware vSphere,
Proxmox, and NSX-T environments under the guidance of senior engineers.
* Support Microsoft Entra ID, on-premises Active Directory, and Office 365
administration, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and Intune.
* Assist in managing workloads across VMware, AWS, Azure, and OCI environments.
* Write automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Bash) to reduce manual
operational tasks, improve monitoring, and support self-healing
infrastructure.
* Contribute to infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, with a focus on
learning modularity and reusable patterns.
* Build and maintain dashboards and alerting using monitoring platforms such as
Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
* Support disaster recovery operations, including Zerto replication and Rubrik
backup infrastructure.
* Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and blameless
postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
* Participate in on-call rotations with mentorship and escalation support from
senior team members.
* Assist with vulnerability and patch management processes through automation.
* Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams on platform
stability and production readiness.
REQUIRED SKILLS
* 2–4 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps,
Systems Administration, or Infrastructure Engineering.
* Hands-on experience administering Linux and/or Windows production
environments.
* Experience with at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
* Strong troubleshooting skills with a passion for automation and continuous
improvement.
* Experience using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
Preferred Skills
* Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent).
* Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana,
Datadog, ELK, or equivalent).
* Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including DNS, firewalls, and
load balancing.
* Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
* Familiarity with VMware vSphere, Proxmox, NSX-T, Zerto, Rubrik, Microsoft
Entra ID, and Active Directory.
* Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA,
and SOC 2.
* Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub
Copilot) and the ability to evaluate AI-generated code and recommendations.
* Understanding of AI/LLM security considerations, including prompt injection,
data leakage, and model limitations.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
professional experience.
* Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to evolving
infrastructure and security environments.
WHY ARMOR
Join Armor if you want to be part of a company that is redefining cybersecurity.
Here, you will have the opportunity to shape the future, disrupt the status quo,
and be a part of a team that celebrates energy, passion, and fresh thinking. We
are not looking for someone who simply fills a role – we want talent who will
help us write the next chapter of our growth story.
* ARMOR CORE VALUES
* Commitment to Growth: A growth mindset that encourages continuous learning
and improvement with adaptability in the face of challenges.
* Integrity Always: Sustain trust through transparency + honesty in all actions
and interactions regardless of circumstances.
* Empathy In Action: Active understanding, compassion, and support to the needs
of others through genuine connection.
* Immediate Impact: Taking initiative with swift, informed actions to deliver
positive outcomes.
* Follow-Through: Dedication to delivering finished results with attention to
quality and detail to achieve the desired outcomes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The
noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The work
environment can be either in an office setting or remotely from anywhere.
Equal opportunity employer - it is the policy of the company to comply with all
employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all
aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal,
state or local laws.
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