Infrastructure Lead

Cps4jobs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cps4jobs is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Manager to lead a team that builds and operates distributed compute infrastructure supporting performance-sensitive workloads. You will guide engineers, design scalable Linux platforms, and drive reliability across physical servers and container orchestration.

The role blends hands-on engineering with people leadership, shaping technical direction and collaborating with stakeholders to meet demanding business needs.

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 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

Linux

Python

Networking

Disaster recovery

Leadership

Performance tuning

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.