Manager of Infrastructure

STAND 8 provides end to end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and more including internationally in Mexico and India.

Our global solutions team is seeking a Manager of Infrastructure to lead a high-performing team of engineers supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure across database, automation, middleware, and cloud platforms. This role is ideal for a seasoned leader with deep technical expertise and a passion for mentoring, strategic planning, and operational excellence. You will oversee infrastructure operations and engineering initiatives, drive automation and modernization efforts, and ensure secure, scalable, and resilient systems across hybrid environments. This role will require you to lead the efforts of the engineers, as well as provide your expertise as needed with both stakeholders and application owners. You will ensure the operational requirements are met across the various towers within this key infrastructure group supporting and world-class media & entertainment cloud environment. This position requires strong collaboration across DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application teams, and will play a key role in aligning infrastructure capabilities with business goals.

The ideal person for this will have hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering and a proven track record of leading teams in dynamic, global enterprise environments. The project must be remote commutable from Los Angeles, New York, or Orlando. If you thrive in a media & entertainment environment working with highly technical infrastructure engineers then we'd love to hear from you! We're setting up interviews immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of infrastructure engineers across database, automation, and middleware domains.


• Oversee infrastructure operations, including provisioning, configuration, performance tuning, and incident response.


• Drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation tooling, and DevOps practices across hybrid cloud environments.


• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and compliance across infrastructure platforms.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support CI/CD integration, cloud provisioning, and secure deployments.


• Develop and enforce infrastructure standards, policies, and documentation.


• Mentor team members, conduct performance reviews, and support career development.


• Manage on-call rotations and ensure 24x7 support coverage for critical systems.


• Lead strategic initiatives for modernization, cloud migration, and AI integration.


• Monitor infrastructure health using observability tools and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.


• Strong technical background with the ability to lead teams with: Databases (SQL & Oracle), SQL Server DBA, Infrastructure Automation, Middleware Platforms, and Cloud Platforms


• Experience managing hybrid cloud environments and enterprise-scale infrastructure.


• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives.


• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and governance frameworks.


• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.


• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK Stack.


• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment with rotational on-call support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as: Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Red Hat Certified Specialist in Middleware Administration


• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and GitOps workflows.


• Familiarity with policy-as-code tools (OPA, Terraform Sentinel) and DevSecOps principles.

Additional Details
The base salary range for this position is $140,000 - 175,000 annually, depending on experience. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits
Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem
Dental/Vision/Various Ancillary coverages through Unum
401(k) retirement savings plan
Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow

About Us
STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Mexico, Japan, India, and more. STAND 8 focuses on the "bleeding edge" of technology and leverages automation, process, marketing, and over fifteen years of success and growth to provide a world-class experience for our customers, partners, and employees. Our mission is to impact the world positively by creating success through PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY.

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