Head of Infrastructure (Hybrid & Cloud)

We are looking for a Head of Infrastructure to own the strategy and execution of our hybrid infrastructure. This role is perfect for a leader who understands the "full stack" of infrastructure—from physical data centers to managed cloud services—and can bridge the gap between technical complexity and business goals.

You will lead a team of specialists, ensuring our Linux-based ecosystem and Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and cloud) are reliable, scalable, and fully automated.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Strategy: Develop the vision for a hybrid environment that balances the performance of on-prem bare metal with the agility of the public cloud.
• Architectural Oversight: Guide the design of robust, scalable solutions. You aren't the one clicking the buttons, but you are the one ensuring the architecture is sound.
• Team Leadership: Build and manage a high-performing team of DevOps and SRE engineers. Foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Automation Evangelism: Drive the transition toward "No-Ops" by prioritizing automation across all layers of the infrastructure stack.
• Vendor & Capacity Management: Manage the lifecycle of hardware and data center relationships. Balance OpEx (Cloud) and CapEx (On-Prem) effectively.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure that the infrastructure meets modern security standards, from network isolation to access management.

Technical Profile (Strong Conceptual Understanding)

• Linux Foundations: A solid understanding of Linux internals, file systems, and server management principles.
• Networking Principles: Strong grasp of L2/L3 networking, routing, BGP, and load balancing, especially in the context of connecting data centers to the cloud.
• Kubernetes Ecosystem: Good understanding of K8s architecture, including how it runs on bare metal versus managed services (EKS/GKE). You should understand orchestration, persistent storage, and service discovery.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience managing environments in AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Modern Tooling: Familiarity with the CNCF landscape, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).

Core Competencies

• Management Excellence: Proven track record of leading technical teams and managing stakeholders.
• High Responsibility: A "the buck stops here" attitude regarding system reliability and team performance.
• Strategic Thinking: The ability to decide when to build on-prem (for cost/performance) and when to use cloud (for speed/flexibility).
• Process Driven: A focus on documentation, post-mortems, and standardized workflows.