About this Role
We are seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to help design, automate, and operate our next-generation hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on solving infrastructure challenges with automation and enjoys building reusable, self-service capabilities that improve platform reliability and developer experience.
In this hands-on role, you will contribute to the development of scalable infrastructure patterns, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and enable GitOps-driven delivery across environments. You will partner closely with platform, security, and application engineering teams to build solutions that are secure, consistent, and easy for developers to consume. This is a technical leadership position focused on engineering excellence, reusable patterns, and the evolution of our Kubernetes-centered platform ecosystem.
In this role, you will:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Job Expectations:
We are seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to help design, automate, and operate our next-generation hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on solving infrastructure challenges with automation and enjoys building reusable, self-service capabilities that improve platform reliability and developer experience.
In this hands-on role, you will contribute to the development of scalable infrastructure patterns, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and enable GitOps-driven delivery across environments. You will partner closely with platform, security, and application engineering teams to build solutions that are secure, consistent, and easy for developers to consume. This is a technical leadership position focused on engineering excellence, reusable patterns, and the evolution of our Kubernetes-centered platform ecosystem.
In this role, you will:
- Build and maintain Kubernetes platforms, including cluster operations, add-ons, curated Helm charts, and deployment standards
- Develop reusable infrastructure modules and templates using Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools
- Support hybrid cloud infrastructure (Azure or GCP) following established architectural guidelines
- Contribute to workload migration initiatives from virtual machines to containerized environments
- Implement declarative, API-driven infrastructure patterns aligned with GitOps workflows
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and platform lifecycle tasks to reduce manual operations and improve stability
- Leverage observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, logs, tracing) to improve performance monitoring and incident response
- Participate in on-call rotations, root-cause analysis, and reliability-focused improvements
- Maintain cluster security, RBAC, policy enforcement, and compliance controls in collaboration with security teams
- Design and implement GitOps workflows using tools such as ArgoCD or RHACM
- Build and maintain self-service platform capabilities (APIs, templates, automation pipelines) to reduce friction for development teams
- Integrate infrastructure automation with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Tekton, etc.)
- Provide guidance and onboarding support to teams adopting Kubernetes, including documentation, templates, and golden paths
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing across the engineering organization
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-team collaboration
- Work closely with networking, security, and application teams to deliver compliant and scalable solutions
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 1+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience (cluster operations, deployment tooling, troubleshooting)
- 2+ years of experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Tekton
- 2+ years working with GitOps principles and tools (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, RHACM)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with container orchestration, hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), and Linux systems
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Experience designing or consuming RESTful APIs and integrating automation into platform workflows
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, and compliance considerations
- Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, OSSM)
- Exposure to image management tooling (Packer, Image Builder)
- Experience with developer portals (Backstage) or internal platform tooling
- Background building platform engineering or cloud-native enablement solutions
- Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
- A developer-first mindset focused on reducing friction and streamlining delivery
Job Expectations:
- This position does not provide sponsorship or the transfer of sponsorship
- This position has a hybrid work schedule
Top Skills
Ansible
Argocd
Azure
Bash
GCP
Github Actions
Gitops
Grafana
Kubernetes
Powershell
Prometheus
Python
Rhacm
Tekton
Terraform
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