Manager, Infrastructure Platform Engineering

Aera Technology

. Manage, coach, and develop a team of Infrastructure Platform Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers through regular 1:1s, performance feedback, goal setting, and career development .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timePune • IndiaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in managing and developing technical teams, with a strong focus on infrastructure engineering, incident management, and operational excellence. Proficient in leveraging cloud platforms and containerization technologies to enhance system reliability and performance.

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Infrastructure Engineering ManagementKubernetes and ContainerizationPublic Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS)Incident Management and ResponsePeople-Management Skills

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure EngineeringIncident ManagementKubernetesCloud PlatformsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDAutomationMonitoring and ObservabilityTechnical DepthPerformance Management

Soft Skills

CoachingFeedbackOrganizational SkillsPrioritizationCommunication Skills

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringTechnical OwnershipOperational RiskGlobal Engineering OrganizationCross-Team Coordination

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage, coach, and develop a team of Infrastructure Platform Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers through regular 1:1s, performance feedback, goal setting, and career development
Set clear expectations and development plans that grow engineers toward greater technical ownership, communication skills, and independence
Own the team’s day-to-day execution, workload prioritization, and delivery commitments
Lead hiring and onboarding as the team grows
Collaborate with TechOps leaders to define and maintain operating standards for on-call, change management, incident response, and post-incident follow-up
Lead the team’s incident response and work with Problem Management to drive corrective actions to completion
Balance operational responsibilities, project work, automation, technical debt, and reliability improvements
Identify recurring operational challenges and drive lasting improvements with the team and partner technical leads
Serve as the primary infrastructure engineering representative within the India office
Build working relationships with software engineering, data science, program management, release teams, and other partner organizations
Resolve priorities and dependencies across teams
Represent the team in planning, release, and operational discussions
Ensure reliability, supportability, and operational concerns are raised early and addressed
Keep the India team aligned with the broader global Platform Engineering organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or a related discipline, including 3+ years of direct management of engineering or technical teams
Prior or current hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
Experience with public cloud platforms; Azure and AWS experience preferred
Familiarity with production systems, monitoring and observability, incident management, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automation
Experience supporting teams that operate business-critical production systems
Technical depth to understand infrastructure and reliability issues, communicate effectively with engineers, and make informed management decisions
People-management skills, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development
Organizational and prioritization skills, with sound judgment around operational risk, escalation, and resource allocation
Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and stakeholder groups, including software development, data science, release engineering, and program management
Experience working in a geographically distributed, global engineering organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Company stock options
Comprehensive medical
Group Medical Insurance
Term Insurance
Accidental Insurance
Paid time off
Maternity leave
Unlimited access to online professional courses for professional and personal development
People manager development programs
Flexible working environment
Fully-stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages when working from the office