Hybrid Manager – Infrastructure Engineering, API Platforms

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Manager of Infrastructure Engineering for API Platforms leading a team at an insurance company. Overseeing API solutions with focus on modernization and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Act as App Owner for multiple API-related infrastructure solutions.
  • Own and manage platform health, currency, and technical debt.
  • Lead audit readiness, vulnerability remediation, and documentation efforts.
  • Ensure compliance with App Owner responsibilities across lifecycle.
  • Serve as a “player-coach,” providing technical guidance while actively contributing to engineering efforts.
  • Drive infrastructure stability, performance, scalability, security, and resiliency across API platforms.
  • Lead modernization initiatives and platform transformation efforts.
  • Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated monitoring for infrastructure health and performance.
  • Drive observability and proactive incident response using tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and CloudWatch.
  • Manage and mentor a team of engineers, fostering skill development and transformation.
  • Build a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and technical excellence.
  • Lead structured triage and incident response, including participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation (approx. one week/month).
  • Partner with API Product, Enablement, and Execution teams to align infrastructure capabilities with platform goals.
  • Collaborate across Cloud, Core Infrastructure, SRE, and Security teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing infrastructure for API platforms or middleware, preferably in insurance or finance.
  • Demonstrated success in leading teams through platform modernization and transformation.
  • Strong hands-on experience with IaC, cloud platforms (such as AWS, GCP, Azure), and API and Middleware Solutions (such as DataPower, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Kong, etc.).
  • Deep understanding of infrastructure health, currency management, and technical debt reduction.
  • Experience as an application owner who can complete enterprise application ownership responsibilities including documentation, certification, audit, compliance, and vulnerability remediation processes.
  • Ability to balance operational responsibilities with strategic improvement initiatives.
  • Observability and SRE skills.
  • Excellent communication and coaching skills; ability to elevate team capabilities.

Benefits

  • short-term or annual bonuses
  • long-term incentives
  • on-the-spot recognition

Job title

Manager – Infrastructure Engineering, API Platforms

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$136,800 - $205,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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