Global Application Hosting Manager & Platform Leader

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Eden Prairie (MN)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 202,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Manager Engineering to lead the Application Hosting team and drive reliability across Windows IIS, Linux hosting, and middleware services.

This hands-on leadership role combines technical architecture, incident response, and people management to deliver secure, scalable hosting platforms for mission-critical applications. You will guide a globally distributed team, partner with Security, Architecture, and Infrastructure leaders,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of infrastructure engineering or platform engineering experience.
2+ years of people leadership experience leading technical teams.
Extensive experience administering and supporting Windows Server environments.
Strong experience with IIS administration and application hosting.
Experience supporting Linux-based platforms and applications.
Experience with routing, traffic management, and load balancing technologies.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical troubleshooting and incident response efforts.
Experience leading technical discussions, architecture reviews, and platform design decisions.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a globally distributed team of engineers and platform administrators.
Manage team performance, delivery execution, career development, and employee engagement.
Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Partner with leaders across Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, and Architecture teams.
Support vendor relationships and service delivery management.
Own the operational health, availability, performance, and scalability of enterprise application hosting platforms.
Ensure stable and secure hosting environments for mission-critical applications.
Lead incident management efforts, including escalation, root cause analysis, and service restoration.
Drive platform reliability through automation, standardization, and process improvement.
Establish operational standards, controls, and best practices.
Manage deployments, platform upgrades, and infrastructure changes.
Serve as the technical leader and escalation point for the Application Hosting team.
Lead technical troubleshooting and complex problem resolution efforts.
Facilitate architecture and design discussions related to application hosting platforms.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers.
Drive modernization and automation initiatives across hosting environments.
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform performance, reliability, and supportability.
Windows Server IIS (Internet Information Services)
Linux-based application hosting environments
F5 Load Balancing
Kong Gateway
Cloudflare Routing technologies and traffic management solutions
Middleware and application hosting services