Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

As an Engineering Manager, Infrastructure at Cardata, you’ll lead and grow our infrastructure team, shaping the backbone of our technology. In your first few months, you’ll conduct a comprehensive audit of our infrastructure, budget, security, and deployment pipelines, collaborate with the Director of Engineering to build a short- and long-term roadmap, and begin growing your team. You’ll also create processes to ensure security, knowledge redundancy, documentation, and best practices. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact, balancing hands-on technical work with strategic leadership 🛠️ while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

🌟 What You’ll Do

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• 👩‍💻 Team Building & Leadership
• Mentor and lead a high-performing, inclusive team.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career planning for team members.
• Set clear goals and align team efforts with organizational objectives.
•  Build trust and foster collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.
•  Demonstrate emotional intelligence to resolve challenges and build strong relationships

💻 Individual Contributor Work

• Contribute directly to your team’s technical work when needed.
• Join the on-call rotation after onboarding to support the team.
• Ensure projects progress efficiently and meet deadlines.

🏗️ Architecture & Roadmap

• Audit current infrastructure and create a strategic plan for improvements.
• Design and implement scalable, cost-efficient cloud architectures.
• Document and review key decisions through RFPs (Request for Proposals).

💰 Cost Optimization

• Manage budgets, resources, and vendor relationships to optimize costs effectively.

🔒 Security & Compliance

• Partner with security teams to uphold and evolve security standards.
• Oversee quarterly penetration tests and disaster recovery exercises.
• Co-lead efforts to maintain SOC 2 - Type 2 compliance.

🚀 Deployment Pipelines

• Enhance and evolve CI/CD processes to enable fast, reliable, and frequent deployments.

✔️ What You’ll Bring

• ���� Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or related fields.
• 2+ years of experience in a managerial or leadership role.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code technologies (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong skills with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with logging and monitoring platforms (e.g., Datadog).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust Security principles.
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and systems architecture.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.