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title: "Principal Infrastructure Engineer"
company: "Distro"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/distro"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/distro-principal-infrastructure-engineer-2dc0011c-cad3-4576-bced-6aa3c533eb2d"
apply_url: "https://jobs.lever.co/distro/74122165-0c69-4a77-bf8b-7fb55fb4e1ed"
workplace: hybrid
location: "Nairobi, Nairobi City"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: principal
role: devops-infrastructure
region: middle-east-africa
date_posted: 2026-09-22T16:32:11.683Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-22T18:36:43.566Z
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# Principal Infrastructure Engineer

**Distro** · Nairobi, Nairobi City

Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/distro/74122165-0c69-4a77-bf8b-7fb55fb4e1ed

## About Distro

Distro uses AI to vet, screen, and match candidates globally. From job post to first interview in 1–3 days.

## About the role

Keep payroll available — then make it hard to break. ** PrismHR is the HR, payroll, and benefits platform used by employer-services organizations across the US, backed by Vensure Employer Solutions. Availability here is not an SLA conversation; it is whether people get paid. The environment is mid-transformation: self-hosted infrastructure and Azure, legacy and modern, at the same time. You will ensure availability and performance across hosting services, work with senior management on designing and supporting new hosted services, and spend real time making things better — automating manual work, enforcing compliance standards, evolving configuration management. You will also diagnose full-stack problems end to end (network, authentication, SSL, application), own topology documentation, build and test disaster recovery, and act as technical lead and mentor for the team.** You will need:
• • Bachelor's in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering, plus 7–10 years relevant experience
• • Deep Linux, Windows, database, and networking knowledge
• • Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
• • Docker and container infrastructure
• • VMware and cloud infrastructure in a managed service environment
• • Strong scripting
• • Design-level expertise for SaaS platforms
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Strongly desired: SOC 2 experience, certifications (RHCSA/RHCE, MCSA/MCSE, CCNA).
• The schedule: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, first four hours from the Nairobi office and the rest from home. The role also includes after-hours maintenance windows and on-call rotation — worth weighing honestly before you apply, and we are happy to talk through what it looks like in practice. Competitive compensation, health coverage, certification sponsorship, growth toward Infrastructure Architect scope. Apply now.
 
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