Associate Manager Infrastructure Services (Platform Engineering Lead )

Job Description: Platform Engineering Lead (Infrastructure, Containers, Cloud & Production Support) We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior DevOps / Platform Engineering Lead with 10+ years of proven experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, container orchestration, middleware administration, and production support. The ideal candidate should possess strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, mission-critical production environment. This role requires a proactive individual who can lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive operational excellence across enterprise platforms. Required Experience Minimum 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, DevOps, platform engineering, or production support environments. Minimum 2–5 years of team leadership / technical leadership experience. Experience working in 24x7 production support environments. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage production infrastructure, container platforms, and cloud operations. Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers and support teams. Drive incident management, problem management, root cause analysis (RCA), and service improvement initiatives. Collaborate with application, database, network, security, and cloud teams for seamless service delivery. Manage stakeholder communication during critical incidents, escalations, and planned maintenance activities. Ensure platform availability, scalability, performance, and security compliance. Participate in architecture discussions and recommend infrastructure modernization strategies. Develop operational standards, automation frameworks, SOPs, and technical documentation. Drive continuous improvement through automation, monitoring, and optimization initiatives. Technical Skills Containerization & Orchestration Strong hands-on experience with: Docker Kubernetes Strong understanding of: Container lifecycle management Cluster administration Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, Ingress Storage, networking, security, RBAC Troubleshooting containerized production workloads Cloud Platforms Good working knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), specifically: Amazon EC2 Amazon S3 Amazon ECS Amazon EKS Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, IAM, VPC fundamentals CI/CD & Automation Strong experience with: Jenkins CI/CD pipeline design and implementation Knowledge of: Git-based workflows Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible preferred) Scripting using Shell, Python, or PowerShell Middleware & Application Platforms (Preferred) Hands-on or working knowledge of: IBM WebSphere Application Server Apache Tomcat Experience in application deployments, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Operating Systems & Infrastructure Strong administration and troubleshooting experience in: Linux-based systems Windows Server environments Knowledge of: Networking fundamentals