Director, Software Engineering - Enterprise Infrastructure

LinkedIn; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 352,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn, based in Mountain View, CA, seeks a seasoned engineering leader to own strategy, execution, and outcomes for its enterprise infrastructure. This role covers global network, compute, storage, and Azure, including CI/CD platforms and departmental data pipelines.

You will drive reliability, security, velocity, and cost efficiency while partnering with InfoSec and cross-functional teams. Strong leadership and executive communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of infrastructure/software engineering experience with 8+ years of people management.
• Experience in global network, compute, storage, and Azure portfolios in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a multi-year technical infrastructure vision across network, compute, storage, and Azure, balancing reliability, security, velocity, and cost efficiency.
• Own service reliability for global network, routing, firewall telemetry, and identity/access pathways.
• Drive AI transformation and automation for Infra, developer velocity, and operations.
• Partner with InfoSec to harden posture with high compliance across global interfaces.
• Lead Azure governance for tenants, subscriptions, and shared services; scale visibility dashboards, cost guardrails, and remediation workflows.
• Drive Zero Trust initiatives to modernize remote and enterprise access; coordinate cross-functional execution.
• Oversee Infra migrations with predictable delivery and minimal user impact.
• Provide direction for internal CI/CD platforms that serve enterprise applications to improve developer velocity.
• Help lead strategy and end-to-end delivery of corporate endpoint platforms and global VD for scalable device management.
• Scale org effectiveness across distributed teams; ensure strong on-call, runbooks, and incident leadership practices.
• Manage multi-vendor ecosystems, negotiate contracts, and align investments to business outcomes.
• Establish annual goals/OKRs and measurable outcomes tied to platform health, compliance, and TCO.

Skills

Infrastructure Engineering

Leadership

Azure Cloud

Storage

Networks

Education

BA./B.S. Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Azure governance

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-Code

Platform observability

FinOps

Job description

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that is built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun - where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be based in Mountain View, CA.

The Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering (EIE) team builds and operates the Compute, Storage, Network, and Public Cloud infrastructure that powers LinkedIn’s enterprise platforms and services. The team delivers reliable, secure, and cost-efficient foundations across offices, data centers, and Azure, enabling critical business systems and modern CI/CD platforms for internal applications.

We are seeking a seasoned engineering leader to own strategy, execution, and outcomes for LinkedIn’s enterprise infrastructure. This leader will be responsible for the end-to-end portfolio across network (Wi-Fi, VPN, global sites), compute and storage (Windows/Linux Servers and Endpoints, data services, identity), and Azure tenants/regions, including CI/CD platforms supporting internal applications like LangSmith, AI integrations, and enterprise data pipelines.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Define and drive a multi-year technical infrastructure vision across network, compute, storage, and Azure, balancing reliability, security, velocity, and cost efficiency.
• Own service reliability for global network, routing, firewall telemetry, and identity/access pathways.
• Drive AI transformation and automation for Infra, developer velocity, and operations.
• Partner with InfoSec to harden posture (e.g., device identity, AAA, policy enforcement), complete rollouts with high compliance across global interfaces.
• Lead Azure governance for tenants, subscriptions, and shared services; scale visibility dashboards, cost guardrails, and remediation workflows in partnership with platform teams.
• Drive Zero Trust initiatives to modernize remote and enterprise access; coordinate cross-functional execution spanning network architecture, client upgrades, and policy refactoring.
• Oversee Infra migrations with predictable delivery and minimal user impact.
• Provide direction for internal CI/CD platforms that serve enterprise applications (e.g., integrations for agent workflows, data pipelines) to improve developer velocity and operational rigor.
• Help lead the strategy and end-to-end delivery of corporate endpoint platforms and global VD to provide scalable device management and engineering escalation.
• Scale org effectiveness across distributed teams; ensure strong on-call, runbooks, and incident leadership practices.
• Manage multi-vendor ecosystems, negotiate contracts, and align investments to business outcomes and platform roadmaps.
• Establish annual goals/OKRs and measurable outcomes tied to platform health, compliance, and TCO (e.g., availability, MTTR, capacity, cost per workload).
• Hire, coach, and grow a diverse leadership bench (Sr. Managers, Managers, Staff+ ICs); foster a culture of clarity, accountability, craftsmanship, and bias for action.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA./B.S. Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure/software engineering with 8+ years of people management experience.
• Experience in areas such as global network, compute, storage, and public cloud (Azure) portfolios in enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated outcomes in Infra reliability engineering, security and compliance programs, and cost optimization across complex ecosystems.
• Deep expertise in Network architecture, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), firewall telemetry, and distributed logging pipelines.
• Hands-on leadership across Azure governance (tenants, subscriptions, policy), platform observability, and FinOps practices.
• Strong experience in CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and enterprise developer platforms supporting internal applications.
• Track record of managing multi-vendor environments and large capital/operating budgets tied to business outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with executive communication and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the organization and across functions, and translate strategy to execution.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence and work effectively across organization boundaries.
• Ability to maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
• Ability to innovate and scale ideas/processes to large teams.
• Experience managing complex software teams.

Suggested Skills:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Leadership
• Azure Cloud
• Storage
• Networks

You will Benefit from our Culture:

We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $215,000 to $352,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

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