Senior Infrastructure Engineer

At Equitable Earth, we're on a mission to help protect and restore 1% of the natural world by 2030. We've built a rigorous, technology-enabled standard to certify conservation and restoration projects, ensuring they deliver lasting impact: strengthening livelihoods, safeguarding biodiversity, and supporting a stable climate. We're a diverse, mission-driven group from over 10 nationalities, working collaboratively and remotely across continents., We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build and maintain the technical systems/infrastructures that support applications and services. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will be part of the data and development team, ensuring that the technical foundation of our organisation is robust, scalable, and secure. What you'll do

• Plan and design the architecture of systems (servers, GPU cluster, storage, networks) and make recommendations on hardware specifications, virtual machine types, and storage solutions.
• Implement high availability and redundancy to prevent downtime.
• Manage load balancers, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Monitor and optimise cloud spend (e.g., AWS EC2 instances, S3 storage).

Deployment & Configuration

• Deploy servers, databases, and application platforms.
• Configure systems, including operating systems, networking, and security settings.

Backup, Security & Compliance

• Ensure business continuity in case of failures.
• Plan and implement backup strategies for critical data.
• Design disaster recovery procedures and test them regularly.
• Implement security measures: firewalls, encryption, access controls, VPNs., * A collaborative, multicultural workspace - Join a diverse team that shares a passion for nature, meaningful work, and supporting one another.
• Flexible hours and autonomy - We trust you to manage your time and deliver high-quality results, empowering you to make an impact.
• Curiosity and growth-driven culture - Embrace opportunities for learning, innovation, and problem-solving through first-principle thinking.
• The tools to succeed - From a company laptop and a comprehensive health insurance plan to a remote work pass, we've got you covered.

Recruitment process

• Meet Sarah from our People Team - she'll be your first friendly face.
• Get to know Baptiste, our Director of Engineering and Hiring Manager.
• Show us what you've got during a live technical test with Baptiste and Maxime, our Machine Learning Engineer.
• Take a deeper dive into who we are and what we stand for during a final chat with Thibault, our CEO, or Judith, our COO.
• Welcome aboard!

• 5+ years designing, deploying, and operating production infrastructure for compute- and data-intensive workloads (including GPU clusters for AI/ML).
• Strong proficiency with Linux systems administration, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, routing), and security hardening.
• Hands-on experience architecting in public cloud environments, preferably AWS. Exposure to GCP/ Azure is a plus.
• Monitoring, logging, and tracing with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK/Opensearch, and distributed tracing (Jaeger/ Tempo).
• Experience with security engineering practices (IAM least-privilege design, encryption at rest/in transit, vulnerability scanning and remediation).
• Fluency in English is essential; additional languages are a plus.

Soft skills and mindset

• Critical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter who can work autonomously and drive projects from research to deployment.
• Conscientious, detail-oriented, and committed to maintaining high standards in infrastructure.
• Adaptable, curious, and eager to explore new technologies.
• Collaborative, with clear communication skills to work across teams.
• Mission-driven, with interest in environmental issues and carbon markets.