Director, Production and Infrastructure Engineering

Red Cell Partners

. Build and lead the Production and Infrastructure Engineering organization across DevOps, SRE, DevEx, MLOps, and dedicated support.

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • United StatesLead💰 $240,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in Production and Infrastructure Engineering, with a strong technical foundation in cloud platforms and experience in managing diverse engineering teams. Capable of driving operational excellence through effective planning, prioritization, and stakeholder communication.

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10+ Years Engineering Experience5+ Years People ManagementStrong Technical Foundation in Cloud PlatformsPractical Experience in Kubernetes and CI/CDLeadership Across Multiple Engineering Functions

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Hard Skills

Cloud Platform ExperienceKubernetesTerraformGitOpsCI/CDBackend Services DevelopmentAPIsData StoresProduction OperationsAutomated Testing

Soft Skills

CoachingPerformance ManagementStakeholder CommunicationPlanningPrioritization

Tools & Technologies

GCPAWSAzureContainersNetworkingIncident ResponseRelease ManagementChange ManagementE2E ValidationOperational Documentation

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. CitizenshipSecurity Clearance Eligibility

Industry Keywords

DevOpsSREMLOpsTechnical LeadsAgile MethodologiesPerformance ManagementTeam BuildingTechnical InvestigationsAmbiguity ManagementCustomer Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead the Production and Infrastructure Engineering organization across DevOps, SRE, DevEx, MLOps, and dedicated support.
Own hiring, onboarding, one-on-ones, career development, and performance management.
Coach junior engineers, develop technical leads, and establish clear expectations and feedback.
Set shared priorities and responsibilities across infrastructure, reliability, developer experience, testing, and application delivery.
Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, capacity planning, and delivery reviews with technical leads and TPMs.
Turn ambiguous goals into actionable work, manage dependencies and scope, and balance roadmap delivery with incidents and customer support.
Participate in design and code reviews, technical investigations, and pairing sessions when needed.
Lead reliability, release and change management, QA, E2E validation, operational documentation, and rollback planning.
Improve cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, observability, on-call readiness, and incident response.
Manage the Red Cell Partners support team of full-stack engineers, DevOps engineers, and a dedicated TPM.
Partner with Product, Platform, Applied AI, and Security/GRC on delivery priorities, operational readiness, and customer requirements.
Surface risks, secure decisions, and ensure follow-through on engineering commitments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct engineering people management, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Track record of building teams, coaching engineers, managing performance, and delivering through technical leads.
Leadership across multiple engineering functions for Director-level candidates.
Experience leading teams with different technical specialties and seniority levels.
Strong planning, prioritization, delegation, and stakeholder communication.
Strong technical foundation in at least one major cloud platform, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Practical experience in Kubernetes, containers, networking, identity, and production operations.
Practical experience with Terraform, Git-based development workflows, GitOps, and CI/CD.
Strong background building and shipping production software, with working depth across backend services, APIs, data stores, and full-stack integration.
Experience leading production delivery and support, including reliability, incident response, release and change management, automated testing, and E2E readiness.
Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, learn unfamiliar technical domains, and make timely decisions with incomplete information.
Experience managing technical commitments and escalations with internal or external customers.
Certain national security assignments may require U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance, depending on confirmed customer and contract requirements.
Some travel is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.