Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Manager - BCDR Lead

Brex; Washington; Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Brex in Seattle is seeking an Engineering Manager for Cloud Infrastructure to lead a senior team responsible for the AWS-based foundations that power Brex’s global platform. The role blends people leadership with hands-on technical design and delivery.

You will drive the BCDR initiative, ensure multi-region readiness, and collaborate with product and engineering to adopt new infra capabilities while improving operational hygiene and incident response.

Qualifications

• LeadershipExperience: 3+ years managing software or infrastructure teams.
• TechnicalDepth: AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL hands-on.
• ArchitecturalInsight: design multi-region deployments or DR frameworks.
• CollaborativeMindset: influence decisions across autonomous teams.
• AnalyticalProblemSolving: deep-dive into issues with strategic view.
• EngineeringBackground: 5+ years in software or systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a senior team of engineers, fostering ownership and excellence.
• Drive multi-region BCDR initiative with automated failover capabilities.
• Maintain and scale Brex cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres, VPC).
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to adopt new infra capabilities and migrations.
• Improve team hygiene with better work tracking, documentation, and incident response.
• Allocate resources to balance critical delivery with long-term stability.

Skills

Leadership

AWS

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Communication

Strategic thinking

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Brex in Seattle is seeking an Engineering Manager for Cloud Infrastructure to lead a senior team responsible for the AWS-based foundations that power Brex’s global platform. The role blends people leadership with hands-on technical design and delivery.

You will drive the BCDR initiative, ensure multi-region readiness, and collaborate with product and engineering to adopt new infra capabilities while improving operational hygiene and incident response.