Engineering Manager - Core Infrastructure

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engineering Manager - Core Infrastructure based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to lead an engineering team responsible for the foundational infrastructure behind highly scalable, business-critical systems. You will guide engineers in building reusable infrastructure platforms that enable development teams to move faster, securely and with confidence. The position combines people leadership with hands-on involvement in architecture, reliability, cloud strategy and platform engineering. You will help shape large-scale distributed systems across complex multi-cloud environments while driving operational efficiency and cloud cost optimization. The role also provides opportunities to influence engineering strategy beyond your immediate team and collaborate with teams across the organization. A strong focus on innovation, responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), experimentation and continuous improvement makes this an impactful environment for experienced infrastructure leaders. Accountabilities Lead and develop a growing team of engineers focused on building reliable, scalable and high-quality core infrastructure platforms.Participate in the architecture and design of large-scale infrastructure services that support engineering teams and business-critical workloads.Review, provide feedback on and approve technical designs and architecture proposals developed by the team.Define and maintain standards for service deployments across complex, multi-cloud environments.Build and promote reusable infrastructure modules and internal developer platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to self-serve.Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives while balancing performance, reliability, operational efficiency and budget considerations.Own capacity planning, team planning, retrospectives and other operating rhythms that encourage collaboration and continuous improvement.Help shape and maintain the product and technical roadmap for core infrastructure capabilities.Facilitate technical learning through architecture discussions, proof-of-concept demonstrations, design sessions and knowledge-sharing activities.Manage on-call practices and support a strong culture of service reliability and operational ownership.Influence engineering strategy beyond the immediate team and act as a technical advisor to other engineering groups.Support a flexible and collaborative working environment through clear communication, effective planning and healthy work practices. Requirements 8+ years of professional industry experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering or a related technical field.4+ years of experience managing engineering teams, including experience leading Senior Engineers.Strong experience with configuration management technologies such as Chef, Puppet, Salt or comparable solutions.Hands-on experience with provisioning and orchestration technologies such as Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, Temporal or similar platforms.Strong knowledge of immutable architecture, distributed systems design and large-scale infrastructure engineering.Professional software development experience with Python or Go, including design patterns, data structures and algorithms.Experience managing large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.Experience operating cloud infrastructure, with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred.Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Chaos Engineering or comparable infrastructure resilience and reliability practices.Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps and GitOps principles, including Service Level Objective (SLO) management, error budgets and post-incident analysis.Experience building and managing reusable infrastructure modules and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).Proven ability to use AI technologies to improve decision-making, streamline workflows, increase efficiency and support business outcomes.Experience working effectively with both local and distributed teams.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly.Confidence and independence combined with sound judgment about when to seek input, collaborate or escalate.Strong organizational and people-management skills, including experience overseeing on-call responsibilities.Demonstrated ability to influence technical and engineering strategy beyond your immediate area of responsibility.Ability to serve as a trusted technical consultant to other product and engineering teams. Benefits Base salary of $150,000–$200,000 CAD per year for Canada-based employees.Variable or incentive compensation.Equity opportunities.Comprehensive benefits package.Physical and mental wellness programs.Competitive vacation and paid time off.Paid parental and adoption leave.Professional development opportunities available across levels and roles.Employee networks, geographic community groups and volunteering opportunities.Flexible working practices designed to support autonomy and work-life balance.Hybrid work expectations may apply for employees located close to designated office locations.Opportunities to work on large-scale infrastructure, cloud platforms and emerging AI technologies.A collaborative environment focused on innovation, experimentation and continuous improvement.Canadian employment with legal entitlement to work in Canada required.Candidates selected to advance may be subject to background checks, including criminal record, credit and/or reference checks. 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