project manager for internal IT infrastructure

Nethermind; États-Unis; À distance; USD 180 000 - 300 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote-first culture

Mentors and training

Open-source participation

Unlimited time off

Equity

Résumé du poste

Nethermind ищет руководителя внутреннего IT‑департамента для координации Platform Engineering, инфраструктурной безопасности, IAM и FinOps. Вы будете формировать стратегии, управлять штатом и взаимодействовать с CIO и группами для устранения DevOps‑силос.

Задачи включают внедрение AI‑инструментов, работу с внешними клиентами по инфраструктурным запросам и поддержку найма. Работа удаленная, гибкий график, возможность участия в open‑source проектах и опционы.

Qualifications

• 5+ лет управленческого опыта в IT/инфраструктуре
• Опыт работы с облачными инфраструктурами, Kubernetes и DevOps/SRE
• Опыт внедрения требований комплаенса SOC2/ISO 27001 в операционные процессы
• Умение управлять внутренними AI-инструментами и безопасными рабочими процессами
• Умение нанимать и развивать сотрудников, давать обратную связь

Responsabilités

• Руководить внутренним IT-департаментом: Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, IAM, FinOps
• Разрабатывать стратегию и дорожные карты совместно с CIO
• Управлять персоналом, проводить оценки и устанавливать технические стандарты
• Устанавливать контакты с руководством и выстраивать cross-functional сотрудничество
• Адаптировать AI‑технологии для инженерных и не инженерных процессов
• Коммуницировать с внешними клиентами по инфраструктурным запросам
• Поддерживать найм и оценку кандидатов, ежемесячные обзоры через Rippling

Connaissances

Leadership

Cloud infra

DevOps/SRE

Security governance

IAM & FinOps

Strategic roadmaps

Hiring & mentoring

Executive comms

Incident response

Remote collaboration

AI tooling

Compliance translation

Outils

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Rippling

AI tooling

Description du poste

Описание

Nethermind builds and secures core Ethereum infrastructure, develops the Nethermind execution client, and contributes to network upgrades and protocol-level work across rollups, zero-knowledge systems, and cross-chain architecture. Its security team audits smart contracts, ZK circuits, and off-chain components, with formal verification capabilities for critical systems. The company also develops hardware for digital identity based on verifiable biometrics and cryptographic privacy.

Задачи

Lead and supervise the Internal IT Department across Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, IAM, and FinOps Drive company-wide and team-level infrastructure initiatives, and co-define strategy and roadmaps with the CIO and team Manage department staffing, career guidance, performance reviews, and technical standards Communicate with C-level executives and group leads to strengthen cross-functional relationships and eliminate DevOps silos Serve as the primary point of contact for internal IT and coordinate with the CIO on initiatives and resource allocation Adapt AI technology for daily engineering and non-engineering workflows Communicate with external clients when required, representing the department’s capabilities and aligning on infrastructure needs Identify and implement improvements and optimisations to organisational workflows Support hiring by sourcing, interviewing, and evaluating candidates Conduct monthly performance reviews using Rippling and provide structured feedback

Требования

• 5+ Years of experience in a management role leading and scaling IT, infrastructure, or platform engineering teams
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and DevOps/SRE practices
• Strategic thinking and ability to co-define and execute technical roadmaps
• Hands-on understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, and FinOps
• Experience translating compliance and audit requirements, such as SOC2, ISO 27001, or sector-specific frameworks, into operational controls
• Ability to own or govern internal AI tooling and agentic workflows with a security-first mindset
• People management skills, including hiring, mentoring, career development, and performance management
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to C-level stakeholders and non-technical audiences
• Practical experience with security incident response and threat modelling, ideally including supply-chain and adversarial/state-actor scenarios
• Comfortable working in a fully remote, async-first, globally distributed environment
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders

Будет плюсом

• experience in the blockchain/Web3/crypto ecosystem
• familiarity with multi-cloud and hybrid architectures (AWS, OVH) at scale
• experience running self-hosted/sovereign infrastructure
• experience productising internal platforms (PaaS/IaaS) or turning internal tools into standalone products
• hands-on experience with FinOps tooling and large-scale cost optimisation
• track record building or governing AI/ML and agent infrastructure

Условия

• Remote-first culture with the opportunity to work from anywhere
• Access to experts, mentors, training, and opportunities to contribute to open-source initiatives
• Opportunities to attend industry events and conferences
• Unlimited time off, flexible working hours, and the option to take unpaid time off
• Equity participation