Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes

chainlink-labs; Mexico; On-site; PHP 9,253,546 - 12,954,965; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Infrastructure Platform team that builds and operates foundational cloud infrastructure powering engineering velocity across the organization. You will define and execute strategy for internal infrastructure platforms, enabling fast iteration without compromising reliability.

You will drive scalable Kubernetes-based capabilities, ensure 99.9% uptime, and enforce SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance across critical systems while

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and operating internal infra on public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• 3+ years leading software or infra engineering teams.
• Led Kubernetes-based internal platform at scale.
• Startup environment with lean teams.
• SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance experience.
• CI/CD ecosystems and infrastructure layers including runners, secrets management, and cloud networking.
• Security best practices in software delivery and artifact management.
• Exposure to Web3 or blockchain infrastructure is a plus.
• Experience with distributed remote teams.
• Go-based tooling or GitHub Actions automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a scalable internal infrastructure platform on public cloud environments that enables engineering teams to provision and operate systems efficiently
• Establish and evolve Kubernetes-based platform capabilities to support high-availability, production‑grade workloads at scale
• Achieve and maintain 99.9% uptime SLOs across infrastructure systems critical to product delivery
• Enable faster time from idea to production by improving provisioning workflows and reducing operational friction
• Ensure infrastructure systems meet SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance requirements through robust access control and provisioning standards
• Build a secure and reliable foundation that supports CI/CD pipelines and minimizes operational risk across engineering teams

Skills

Public cloud infra

Team leadership

Startup experience

SOC2 ISO27001 compliance

CI/CD ecosystems

Security best practices

Web3 infra

Distributed teams

Go tooling & GitHub Actions

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Chainlink Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Infrastructure Platform team that builds and operates foundational cloud infrastructure powering engineering velocity across the organization. You will define and execute strategy for internal infrastructure platforms, enabling fast iteration without compromising reliability.

You will drive scalable Kubernetes-based capabilities, ensure 99.9% uptime, and enforce SOC2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance across critical systems while