Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Jobgether SRL; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Home office budget and coworking space

Annual learning and development budget

Equity participation where applicable

Flexible time off

Global team gatherings

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering to lead a global SaaS platform’s cloud infrastructure, combining technical leadership with people management to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure systems.

You will guide Kubernetes-based multi-cloud environments, automate infrastructure, and establish observability and incident practices while balancing short-term needs with long-term platform evolution.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience leading engineers who build and operate production infrastructure for SaaS products.
• Strong technical background in cloud infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or related disciplines.
• Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes, including scaling, reliability management, and cluster lifecycle operations.
• Experience working with multiple major cloud providers and understanding the challenges and trade-offs of multi-cloud environments.
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver major infrastructure improvements.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, prioritization, and team development.
• Experience improving infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and automation practices.
• Clear understanding of how AI can support infrastructure engineering workflows, with good judgment around responsible and effective adoption.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, platform automation, observability, incident management, or cloud cost optimization is a plus.
• Experience managing global or multi-region SaaS infrastructure is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for production cloud infrastructure, fostering a strong engineering culture and effective execution.
• Guide the design, implementation, and evolution of Kubernetes-based, multi-cloud infrastructure environments.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions meet high standards for reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with product engineering, security, support, and engineering leadership teams to enable safe and efficient software delivery.
• Improve infrastructure automation, developer tooling, and platform capabilities to support growth without unnecessary complexity.
• Establish effective approaches for using AI in infrastructure operations, including automation, incident analysis, documentation, and operational improvements.
• Balance immediate operational needs with long-term investments in platform evolution, cloud expansion, and infrastructure innovation.
• Coach engineers, support professional growth, manage priorities, and create an environment where teams can perform at their best.
• Drive improvements in observability, incident response, reliability practices, and infrastructure decision-making processes.

Skills

People leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

SRE

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Company: Jobgether

Job Type: Full Time, New Zealand

Job Description

This role offers the opportunity to lead the engineering team responsible for the infrastructure powering a mission-critical SaaS platform. You will combine technical leadership, cloud expertise, and people management to build reliable, scalable, and secure systems. Working in a fully remote global environment, you will guide teams through complex infrastructure challenges while enabling faster and safer product delivery. You will shape cloud architecture, automation practices, and operational standards that support business growth at scale. The role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, platform innovation, and responsible AI adoption. You will have a direct impact on how modern cloud infrastructure is designed, operated, and continuously improved.

Accountabilities

As a Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, you will lead the team responsible for building and operating cloud infrastructure that supports a global SaaS platform. You will combine hands-on technical expertise with strong leadership skills to improve reliability, scalability, security, and engineering effectiveness.

• Lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for production cloud infrastructure, fostering a strong engineering culture and effective execution.
• Guide the design, implementation, and evolution of Kubernetes-based, multi-cloud infrastructure environments.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions meet high standards for reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with product engineering, security, support, and engineering leadership teams to enable safe and efficient software delivery.
• Improve infrastructure automation, developer tooling, and platform capabilities to support growth without unnecessary complexity.
• Establish effective approaches for using AI in infrastructure operations, including automation, incident analysis, documentation, and operational improvements.
• Balance immediate operational needs with long-term investments in platform evolution, cloud expansion, and infrastructure innovation.
• Coach engineers, support professional growth, manage priorities, and create an environment where teams can perform at their best.
• Drive improvements in observability, incident response, reliability practices, and infrastructure decision-making processes.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an experienced cloud infrastructure leader with a strong background in platform engineering, Kubernetes, and SaaS environments. You should be comfortable managing technical teams while remaining close to engineering challenges and emerging infrastructure practices.

• 3–5 years of experience leading engineers who build and operate production infrastructure for SaaS products.
• Strong technical background in cloud infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related disciplines.
• Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes, including scaling, reliability management, and cluster lifecycle operations.
• Experience working with multiple major cloud providers and understanding the challenges and trade-offs of multi-cloud environments.
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver major infrastructure improvements.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, prioritization, and team development.
• Experience improving infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and automation practices.
• Clear understanding of how AI can support infrastructure engineering workflows, with good judgment around responsible and effective adoption.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, platform automation, observability, incident management, or cloud cost optimization is a plus.
• Experience managing global or multi-region SaaS infrastructure is considered an advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive, location-based compensation package with transparent salary structures.
• Opportunity to receive equity participation through a company stock option program where applicable.
• Fully remote working environment with flexibility to work from anywhere.
• Home office budget and coworking space support to create an effective workspace.
• Flexible time off policies designed to support work-life balance.
• Opportunities to connect with colleagues through annual gatherings, team offsites, and community events.
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, including mental health resources and lifestyle benefits where available.
• Retirement and pension plans, along with life and disability insurance depending on location.
• Annual learning and development budget for courses, certifications, books, and professional growth.
• Opportunity to work on impactful cloud infrastructure challenges within a global technology organization.