IT Infrastructure Manager

About Liferay
Liferay is a uniquely profitable B2B enterprise software company with 1,000+ fiery-eyed employees all across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. As a renowned provider of enterprise open source technologies, we have been recognized by Gartner for empowering businesses around the world to solve complex digital challenges. Liferay's all-in-one platform unites Liferay DXP with our cloud platform capabilities, built-in analytics, and commerce functionality, reducing time to market and accelerating innovation. Our customer roster includes global companies such as Airbus, US Bank, Honda, and Desjardins.

But we don't just make awesome software, we are also fueled by a greater-than-profit vision. By building a vibrant business, making technology useful, and investing in communities, we make it possible for people to reach their full potential to serve others. This commitment extends beyond our product; Liferay donates 10% of our profits to charities around the world. Oh, we're also self-funded which gives us the freedom to work on whatever we think brings the most value to customers and communities in the long run

About You And This Role
We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to lead and grow our talented infrastructure team. Reporting to the Director of IT, you will be instrumental in building a strong team capable of managing Liferay's extensive global infrastructure, with a particular focus on our large-scale Continuous Integration (CI) environment hosted primarily in AWS, alongside significant resources in GCP. You will oversee the management, strategy, and execution of Liferay's cloud (AWS, GCP) and on-premises infrastructure. This role requires a blend of strong technical infrastructure expertise, particularly in cloud environments, and proven leadership capabilities to manage engineers, guide projects, ensure system reliability, and contribute to the overarching IT strategy. You are motivated by the challenge of managing complex, hybrid cloud environments and are passionate about developing your team members.

*Key Objectives*

• Lead, mentor, build, and direct the Infrastructure team, fostering a collaborative environment and promoting individual growth through performance management and development plans.
• Develop and implement strategies for managing, optimizing, and scaling Liferay's cloud infrastructure, focusing on AWS and GCP environments, especially the CI systems.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of reliable, performant, and scalable servers, networks, CI/CD infrastructure, and associated systems.
• Ensure the implementation and effectiveness of monitoring, remote management, and automation tools for infrastructure management across AWS, GCP, and on-premises environments.
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, Engineering, and other departments to engineer IT solutions, ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to security best practices.
• Manage infrastructure projects, including system migrations, scaling initiatives, and technology upgrades.
• Oversee Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies for infrastructure systems.
• Administer established policies and procedures, contributing to departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural improvements.
• Set performance targets for the team, track progress, and report to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of IT infrastructure concepts and principles, including extensive experience with both AWS and GCP cloud platforms, virtualization, networking, and server hardware management.
• Proven experience leading, managing, and building an IT infrastructure team, including personnel decisions and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing strategic plans for infrastructure scalability, reliability, and security in cloud environments.
• Experience performing complex tasks related to infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner with cross-departmental leaders.
• Experience setting performance targets and reporting progress to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience managing large-scale Continuous Integration (CI/CD) infrastructure and associated tools.
• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., AWS, GCP, Networking, ITIL) are a plus.
• Strong experience in leading projects

*What We Offer*

• Salary package w/ competitive benefits according to qualifications and experience
• Opportunities to take responsibility, grow professionally, and Stay Nerdy
• A positive and collaborative work culture
• Check out what employees say about us on Glassdoor
• Working at a leading open-source company

*Equal Opportunities Employer - Statement*
Liferay is committed to the equal treatment of all candidates, customers and employees and to fostering a culture of dignity at work. Our operating procedure provides for equal opportunities in recruitment and employment with the aim to eliminate discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or beliefs, marital or civil partnerships status, family or dependency status, disability, pregnancy and maternity or membership of a traveling community.