Who We Are

Lastwall Networks, Inc. is a Canadian cloud-based security provider. We supply a robust, core-to-cloud identity platform designed to combat emerging and disruptive cyber threats. We deliver risk-based access control and anti-fraud capabilities via the cloud to clients in Defense, Intelligence, Government, and Critical Infrastructure.

Lastwall's head office is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada with offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and Honolulu, Hawaii, along with a remote staff across North America.

This is a fully remote position that can be based anywhere in the US or Canada.

What You’ll Do

As the Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will:

• Drive the continuous improvement and high-availability operation of our FedRAMP-High compliant infrastructure.
• Manage and mentor a team of Infrastructure Software Engineers, leading Infrastructure and Platform Engineering efforts.
• Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage large-scale, distributed systems with a strong emphasis on security, reliability, and automation.
• Champion modern practices in architecture, observability, and operability.
• Advocate for secure, scalable design decisions and guide your team in making optimal trade-offs.
• Significantly shape the evolution of our platform, ensuring reliability and performance for critical life and safety applications.
• Enhance and maintain tooling for seamless testing and deployments, fostering rapid feedback and high collaboration between product and infrastructure teams.
• Act as a hands-on tech lead manager, deepening the team’s use of tools like Terraform, Node/TypeScript, and Rust.
• Apply proven experience with managing infrastructure/reliability teams, driving practices such as toil reduction, incident response/management, and Learning From Incidents (LFI).
  
  

What You’ve Done

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science OR equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years industry experience in cloud-native environments
• Minimum 3 years of team lead/management experience
• US or Dual US/Canadian citizenship
  
  

Preferred/Exposure:

• Infrastructure as Code: AWS CDK, Terraform
• Cloud & Container Technologies: EC2, Docker, Kubernetes
• Networking: TCP/IP
• CI/CD: GitLab, CodeCommit, CodeDeploy
• Observability & Security: CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, security scanning/automation, Prometheus
• Databases & Search: Postgres, RDS, Aurora, Amazon OpenSearch
• Compliance: FedRAMP/NIST-800, GovCloud deployment, FIPS-140-2
• Operational Tooling & Programming: Node.js, TypeScript, Bash scripting, Rust
• Other Skills: GraphQL, building/managing secure, scalable distributed systems
• Leadership: Experience leading a high-performing engineering team with compassion and focus
  
  

What You’ll Love About Us

• Startup Energy, People-First Culture: Exciting work with a focus on work-life balance.
• Impactful Work: Your ideas and perspectives shape our organization from the ground up.
• Benefits & Perks:
  • Comprehensive, fully paid benefits package
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous PTO and Flex Days
  • Equity opportunities
• Flexible Work Environment: Hybrid options available; Fredericton office located in the new Cyber Centre with amenities, fancy coffee, and a collaborative workspace.

Diversity & Inclusion: Lastwall is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.