Infrastructure Lead

Cps4jobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS4JOBS is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Manager in Chicago to lead a team responsible for distributed compute infrastructure and performance-sensitive workloads. The role blends strong technical leadership with hands-on engineering to evolve the platform as business needs grow.

You will guide engineers, shape infrastructure strategy, and coordinate with other teams to deliver reliable, scalable systems. Expect on-call responsibilities and involvement in disaster recovery planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience engineering and operating large-scale compute or infrastructure environments.
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Deep Kubernetes expertise, including cluster infrastructure and application workloads.
• Significant experience operating physical server infrastructure at scale.
• Strong Linux administration and engineering skills, including experience with RPM-based distributions.
• Background supporting performance-sensitive or low-latency software.
• Experience optimizing IP network performance and working with routing.
• Ability to write Python for infrastructure or operational tasks.
• Experience planning for disaster recovery and business continuity.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor infrastructure engineers, providing technical guidance and supporting their professional growth.
• Contribute directly to the design, operation, and improvement of large-scale Linux infrastructure.
• Improve system capacity, availability, performance, and operational resilience.
• Work with internal engineering teams to understand application requirements and deliver effective infrastructure solutions.
• Assess and implement a mix of commercial and open-source technologies.
• Develop and maintain plans for infrastructure recovery and continuity.
• Share responsibility for production support, scheduled maintenance, and on-call coverage.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Linux administration

Python scripting

Team leadership

Network performance optimization

Job description

Infrastructure Engineering Manager

We are looking for a technically engaged engineering manager to lead a team responsible for the platforms and systems that support demanding, performance-sensitive workloads. This person will combine team leadership with hands-on engineering, helping evolve the environment as business and technology needs grow.

The Opportunity

You will guide a team that builds and operates distributed compute infrastructure, working closely with engineering teams and business users. The role offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, improve platform reliability, and solve complex challenges involving physical infrastructure, networking, and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor infrastructure engineers, providing technical guidance and supporting their professional growth.
• Contribute directly to the design, operation, and improvement of large-scale Linux infrastructure.
• Improve system capacity, availability, performance, and operational resilience.
• Work with internal engineering teams to understand application requirements and deliver effective infrastructure solutions.
• Assess and implement a mix of commercial and open-source technologies.
• Develop and maintain plans for infrastructure recovery and continuity.
• Share responsibility for production support, scheduled maintenance, and on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience engineering and operating large-scale compute or infrastructure environments.
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Deep Kubernetes expertise, including cluster infrastructure and application workloads.
• Significant experience operating physical server infrastructure at scale.
• Strong Linux administration and engineering skills, including experience with RPM-based distributions.
• Background supporting performance-sensitive or low-latency software.
• Experience optimizing IP network performance and working with routing.
• Ability to write Python for infrastructure or operational tasks.
• Experience planning for disaster recovery and business continuity.

What We're Looking For

• A proactive leader who enjoys solving technical problems, developing people, and collaborating across an organization.
• The ideal person can communicate comfortably with both engineers and business stakeholders and takes ownership of delivering reliable infrastructure.