Platform Infrastructure Manager/ Multi-Cloud

Job summary

Lead a distributed team of 10 engineers responsible for production-critical infrastructure, ensuring services operate securely, reliably, and at scale. Shape technical direction and operational resilience across Kubernetes, service mesh, Kafka, Vault, and hybrid cloud environments while developing the team and collaborating with infrastructure and platform leaders.

Job details

Join a global technology organization operating at the heart of the digital hospitality industry, where reliable infrastructure powers high-volume platforms connecting businesses and customers around the world. As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead a talented, internationally distributed team of 10 engineers responsible for the critical systems that keep production services running securely, efficiently, and at scale. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a sophisticated infrastructure ecosystem spanning Kubernetes, service mesh technologies, Kafka, Vault, and hybrid cloud environments. You'll have the autonomy to influence technical direction, strengthen operational resilience, and develop a high-performing engineering team while partnering with experienced infrastructure and platform leaders. If you enjoy solving complex reliability challenges, empowering engineers to do their best work, and building platforms that support millions of daily interactions, this role offers the scale, ownership, and leadership impact to take your career further. Required Skills & Experience 5+ years of engineering management experience leading Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or SRE teams, with a demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, coordinate multiple technical initiatives, establish clear priorities, and drive operational accountability across distributed teams. Strong technical background supporting large-scale infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or hybrid environments, including Kubernetes-based platforms, Linux systems administration, and automation using Python, Go, or Bash. Proven experience overseeing production-critical services, including incident management, on-call operations, root-cause investigations, and reliability improvements, with the ability to translate complex infrastructure challenges into actionable technical strategies and communicate effectively across engineering and business stakeholders. Desired Skills & Experience Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes networking, service mesh architectures, distributed event streaming, and secrets management, including technologies such as Apache Kafka, MirrorMaker, and HashiCorp Vault. Experience implementing infrastructure configuration management and automation using Puppet, Ansible, or similar technologies to improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency across complex environments. Familiarity with AI/ML-enabled infrastructure operations, including intelligent monitoring, incident analysis, automated troubleshooting, or AI-assisted engineering workflows that improve platform reliability and team productivity. Daily Responsibilities Hands-On Engineering: 60% Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 40% You Will Receive The Following Benefits Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Vacation Time Current Vacancy: Yes Use of AI in Hiring: No Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. Posted By: Adrian Cronk

What you’ll do

Lead a distributed team of 10 engineers responsible for production-critical infrastructure, ensuring services operate securely, reliably, and at scale. Shape technical direction and operational resilience across Kubernetes, service mesh, Kafka, Vault, and hybrid cloud environments while developing the team and collaborating with infrastructure and platform leaders.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of engineering management experience leading infrastructure, platform engineering, or SRE teams, along with a strong background in large-scale cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Linux, and automation. Candidates should have experience with production operations, incident response, reliability improvements, and stakeholder communication; knowledge of Kafka, service mesh, Vault, configuration management, and AI-enabled operations is desirable.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time

Listed skills

• Kubernetes · Preferred
• Python · Preferred
• Go · Preferred
• Incident Management · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Engineering Management
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Platform Engineering
• Site Reliability Engineering
• Multi-Cloud Infrastructure
• Kubernetes
• Linux Systems Administration
• Python
• Go
• Bash
• Incident Management
• On-Call Operations
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Service Mesh
• Apache Kafka
• HashiCorp Vault

Job areas

• Technology
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Software

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