Manager, Platform Engineering

UFG Insurance

. Lead a team of infrastructure engineers responsible for compute, storage, network, data container, and cloud platform services .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $123,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing hybrid cloud infrastructure, including IaaS and PaaS, while ensuring high availability, security, and performance through effective monitoring and automation. Proficient in leading teams, overseeing infrastructure lifecycle management, and aligning practices with governance and compliance standards.

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AWS ExpertiseAzure ExpertiseInfrastructure-As-Code PracticesHybrid Cloud ManagementTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

Distributed Systems ExpertisePhysical Infrastructure ManagementVirtual Infrastructure ManagementNetworking Components KnowledgeData Container Platforms ExperienceSQL Server ExperienceOrchestration KnowledgeCapacity PlanningPerformance TuningLifecycle Management

Soft Skills

CoachingPerformance DevelopmentIncident ResponseProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

IaaSPaaSCloudbaseDelphixMonitoring ToolsAutomation PipelinesRoutingSwitchingLoad BalancingFirewall Integration

Industry Keywords

GovernanceSecurity ComplianceSOXNISTCIS Benchmarks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDNSSQLSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of infrastructure engineers responsible for compute, storage, network, data container, and cloud platform services
Provide day-to-day oversight, coaching, and performance development for engineering staff
Establish team objectives and manage resource allocation
Own lifecycle management of physical and virtual infrastructure
Ensure high availability, security, and performance through monitoring, automation, and capacity planning
Lead patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and infrastructure right-sizing
Design a forward-looking hybrid architecture with Enterprise Architecture
Oversee hybrid cloud infrastructure operations across IaaS, PaaS, and container platforms
Develop team expertise in AWS and Azure
Partner with DevOps on orchestration and control-plane systems across on-premises and cloud environments
Manage cloud tenancy configurations, landing zones, and resource controls
Promote infrastructure-as-code and config-as-code practices
Manage enterprise networking services including routing, switching, load balancing, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, and firewall integration
Ensure connectivity across datacenters, cloud environments, branch offices, and remote endpoints
Support network troubleshooting and optimization
Maintain vendor partnerships for network changes
Partner with application engineering, DevOps, and production operations teams
Provide infrastructure support for deployments, migrations, and production cutovers
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis as an infrastructure escalation point
Maintain platform engineering standards, documentation, and operational runbooks
Support vendor selection, contract reviews, and third-party service delivery
Align infrastructure practices with governance, security, and compliance requirements
Support governance, internal audit, and external audit processes
Oversee deployment, scaling, and management of data container platforms and data virtualization engines
Ensure reliability, performance, security, orchestration, registry management, and runtime policies for containerized environments
Define configuration standards, monitoring practices, and automation pipelines for containerized data platforms

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent work experience in an enterprise technology environment
At least 10+ years supporting computer systems at scale in server and end-user environments
At least 6+ years supporting enterprise-scale server environments in both on-prem and cloud environments
At least 2+ years in a supervisory role
Deep distributed systems expertise
Experience with physical and virtual infrastructure, server environments, storage arrays, hypervisors, networking components, hybrid cloud, IaaS, PaaS, and container platforms
AWS and Azure expertise
Knowledge of orchestration and control-plane systems
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and config-as-code practices
Knowledge of routing, switching, load balancing, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, and firewall integration
Familiarity with SOX, NIST, and CIS benchmarks
Experience with data container platforms, SQL Server, Cloudbase, orchestration, registry management, runtime policies, and Delphix
Ability to handle off-hour and emergency escalations
No certifications are specifically required; listed certifications are useful but optional

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive compensation
Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
Retirement plans with employer contributions
Generous time-off program
Programs designed to support the employee well-being and financial security
Up to 5% travel may include overnight stays