Team Lead, Cloud Infrastructure

Axonius; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Axonius is seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead a distributed team responsible for designing, operating, and automating multi-cloud environments spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure. This role defines technical roadmaps, sets architectural direction, and partners with R&D, Security, and Corporate IT to deliver secure and scalable infrastructure.

The role requires 7+ years in cloud production environments, 4+ years with IaC and DevOps tools, and 4+ years in software development with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing and operating production cloud-based environments across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• 4+ years of hands-on infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps tooling (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, GitOps).
• 4+ years of software development experience with a scripting language (Python, Ruby, GoLang, or JavaScript).
• 3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineering teams.
• Professional written and verbal English proficiency to author documentation for global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of cloud infrastructure engineers.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap and architecture strategy for multi-cloud infrastructure.
• Govern IAM, perimeter security, account lifecycles, IaC ownership, and cloud cost optimization.
• Design, implement, and document operating principles and best practices for cross-functional teams.
• Maintain hands-on involvement in complex technical implementations and architectural decisions.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Cloud infrastructure design

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CloudFormation

GitOps

Job description

Role overview

Lead a distributed team of cloud infrastructure engineers responsible for designing, operating, and automating multi-cloud environments that serve global stakeholders. This is a hands-on leadership role defining technical roadmaps, setting architectural direction, and partnering closely with R&D, Security, and Corporate IT to deliver secure and scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Manage and technically guide engineers who configure, operate, and automate cloud environments across multiple public cloud providers.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap and architecture strategy for multi-cloud infrastructure and operations.
• Govern core areas including identity and access management, perimeter security, account lifecycles, infrastructure-as-code ownership, and cloud cost optimization.
• Design, implement, and document operating principles, architectural best practices, and complex troubleshooting playbooks for cross-functional technology teams.
• Maintain direct hands-on involvement in complex technical implementations and architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience managing and operating production cloud-based environments across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• 4+ years of hands-on expertise with infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps tooling such as Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, or GitOps.
• 4+ years of software development experience using a scripting language such as Python, Ruby, GoLang, or JavaScript.
• 3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineering teams.
• Professional written and verbal English proficiency to author documentation for global stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Extensive Linux administration and networking protocol experience within public cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Docker and Kubernetes.
• Background building and maintaining highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Prior collaboration with R&D, Security, and Corporate IT teams.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote position aligned to the US Eastern Timezone.
• Annual base compensation of $160,000–$180,000 USD, with eligibility for a bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.