Senior Engineer, IT Operations, Infrastructure & Cloud

Rodan and Fields Beauty

Job Description

Senior Engineer, IT Operations, Infrastructure & Cloud

Department: Information Technology | Employment Type: Full-Time | Work Arrangement: Hybrid | Experience: 5–8 Years

About the Role

Rodan and Fields Beauty is looking for a Senior Engineer, IT Operations, Infrastructure & Cloud to design, operate, and secure the systems that keep our business running. This role owns our cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), our on-premises network and security appliances (Fortinet firewalls and Extreme Networks switching), our content delivery and remote-access layer (Akamai and OpenVPN), and our Microsoft 365 E5 security stack (Microsoft Defender, email security, and Microsoft Copilot security). The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who thrives on solving complex infrastructure and security problems, automating manual work, and keeping critical systems highly available.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations (GCP)

• Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, including Compute Engine, VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Storage, and managed services.

• Own cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning across GCP environments.

• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Deployment Manager) and CI/CD pipelines to support repeatable, auditable deployments.

• Monitor cloud environments proactively using tools such as Cloud Monitoring/Logging, and drive continuous improvement in uptime and reliability.

Network & Perimeter Security

• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Fortinet firewalls (FortiGate) including policies, VPN tunnels, SD-WAN, and high-availability configurations.

• Manage and maintain Extreme Networks switching infrastructure, including VLANs, routing, and network segmentation across corporate and data center environments.

• Administer Akamai services (CDN, WAF, DNS, and/or bot/security products) to protect and optimize web-facing applications.

• Manage OpenVPN infrastructure for secure remote access, including configuration, certificate lifecycle, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.

• Monitor network performance and security events, and lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for network incidents.

Microsoft 365 E5 Security & Collaboration

• Administer and optimize the Microsoft E5 security suite, including Microsoft Defender (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365).

• Manage email security controls (anti-phishing, anti-malware, Safe Links/Safe Attachments, DKIM/DMARC/SPF) to protect against email-borne threats.