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SB 1506 Team Lead – Infrastructure Engineering
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29 September 2026 (14 hours ago)
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27 December 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Position: Team Lead Infrastructure Engineering
Department: Infrastructure & Security Operations (Infra & SecOps)
Location: Kochi Kerala - Work from office
Role Summary
Softobiz is establishing a centralized Infrastructure & SecOps function to move project delivery streams away from manual cloud configurations toward a modern self-service Infrastructure-as-a-Product model. As Team Lead Infrastructure Engineering you will lead this transformation on the ground by authoring production-grade Terraform golden modules establishing automated CI/CD provisioning pipelines and embedding ISO 27001 compliance guardrails. Operating in a hands-on player-coach capacity from our Kochi office you will directly build scalable multi-cloud infrastructure while mentoring platform engineers and shaping our core engineering baselines.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Architecture & Golden Modules
- Design build and maintain reusable Terraform golden modules across AWS and Azure for core infrastructure patterns including VPC/networking compute Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) databases IAM and storage.
- Define and enforce enterprise governance baselines across AWS Organizations and Azure Management Groups including standardized resource naming landing zone architecture and mandatory tagging structures.
- Write and maintain thorough developer-friendly technical documentation and runbooks for every infrastructure module and pipeline stage to ensure seamless adoption by project teams.
CI/CD Provisioning & Shift-Left Security
- Own the end-to-end provisioning pipeline by combining golden modules automated security scanning and policy gates into unified CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).
- Embed security controls and guardrails directly into pipelines using static code analysis (tfsec Checkov) Policy-as-Code frameworks (OPA Sentinel) and secrets management to ensure resources are secure by default.
- Partner with Cloud Security Engineers and the CISOs office to align infrastructure controls with ISO 27001:2022 Annex A requirements and maintain versioned audit-ready compliance trails.
- Review infrastructure change requests and pull requests submitted by engineering teams to enforce standards around security modularity and cloud cost optimization before production deployment.
Team Leadership & Capability Building
- Build and scale the Infrastructure team as a founding member initially operating in a player-coach capacity (02 direct reports) and expanding as organizational demands grow.
- Mentor platform and DevOps engineers establish engineering best practices lead sprint planning conduct code reviews and act as an escalation lead for infrastructure operational issues.
Required Technical Skills
| Domain | Skills & Technologies | Must / Preferred |
| Infrastructure as Code (IaC) | Terraform (modular design state management module registries) | Must-Have |
| Cloud Platforms | AWS (VPC IAM EKS RDS CloudTrail) and Microsoft Azure (VNets AKS Management Groups Key Vault) | Must-Have |
| Cloud Platforms | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Good-to-have |
| Containers & Orchestration | Kubernetes architecture EKS AKS Docker containerization | Must-Have |
| CI/CD & Automation | GitLab CI GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines | Must-Have |
| Policy as Code & Security Scanning | tfsec Checkov Open Policy Agent (OPA) HashiCorp Sentinel Trivy | Must-Have |
| Security & Compliance | ISO 27001:2022 Annex A controls implementation Secrets Management (Vault/Key Vault) | Must-Have |
| Scripting & Tooling | Bash Python or Go for automation scripting | Preferred |
Qualifications & Certifications
- Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Experience: 811 years of hands-on experience in Systems Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering with at least 2 years leading engineers designing landing zones or architecting multi-cloud foundations.
- Compliance Exposure: Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining infrastructure environments aligned to formal frameworks (ISO 27001 SOC 2 or NIST).
Preferred Certifications:
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert
Soft Skills & Cultural Fit
- Strong Ownership & Builder Mindset: Proven ability to build greenfield infrastructure processes and operate independently in an evolving high-growth environment.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex cloud governance security and infrastructure concepts to application teams delivery managers and executive stakeholders.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Passion for coaching team members conducting constructive pull request reviews and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
- Cross-Timezone Collaboration: Ability to collaborate seamlessly across distributed global teams spanning India the US and Australia.
What We Offer
- Strategic Impact: Greenfield opportunity to architect and shape the core multi-cloud infrastructure and security standards across the entire enterprise.
- Global Exposure: Work alongside enterprise clients and cross-functional engineering teams across India Australia and the US.
- Leadership Trajectory: Direct pathway to grow and lead a dedicated Infrastructure & Platform Engineering team.
- Continuous Learning: Comprehensive support for advanced cloud architecture security and IaC certifications.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Softobiz prepares businesses for transformative success by embracing change and engineering innovative digital products.
