Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Linux​/AWS

The Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Linux/AWS (internal title: Lead Systems Engineer) serves as the primary point of contact and coordination for system-related projects, providing both technical leadership and strategic guidance. This role leads a team of skilled engineers, driving innovation, operational excellence, and the development of solutions that support a robust and future-ready infrastructure. This is an individual contributor role that does not include direct people management responsibilities.

This role reports to the Manager, Systems Engineering

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the day-to-day technical lead for the Systems Engineering team, coordinating work assignments and ensuring successful execution of team activities
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and support to engineers—helping develop skills, reviewing work, and promoting best practices
• Contribute to technical decisions that shape project outcomes, engineering workflows, and the direction of infrastructure improvements, escalating strategic items to management when needed
• Oversee the delivery of system lifecycle tasks from design and implementation to deployment and operational support to ensure solutions meet quality and performance standards
• Design, build, and enhance infrastructure solutions; implement system improvements; and integrate emerging technologies that strengthen operational capabilities.
• Maintain and evolve infrastructure to be reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational requirements
• Promote a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, supporting the development of tooling and automation that improve system reliability and developer experience
• Work closely with cross-functional technical teams and project stakeholders to ensure engineering deliverables align with project objectives and organizational priorities
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for optimization and implementing enhancements across systems, workflows, and operational processes
• Demonstrate and reinforce Identity Digital’s core values through leadership, communication, teamwork, and daily interactions
• Other duties as assigned

Who You Are / What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience with 2+ years of experience in a leadership or team lead capacity
• Will consider project leadership experience or Managers open to returning to an individual contributor role
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of infrastructure engineering, systems design, and application development principles
• Advanced Bash and Python scripting skills
• An excellent understanding of Linux OS Architecture, Kernel operations, and the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize systems
• Experience with open-source technologies and the ability to leverage them effectively in enterprise infrastructure
• Strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and negotiate across teams
• Proven ability to work autonomously, make independent decisions, and drive strategic engineering outcomes
• Expertise in cloud-based infrastructure management and modern application operational models
• Excellent mentoring and teaching abilities, with a passion for developing talent and empowering team members
• Ability to travel as needed
• Ability to work across time zones as part of a global organization as needed
• Reliable transportation to the workplace
• A security-focused and quality-driven engineer that can balance efficiency, operational stability and risk as part of a Lead Systems Engineer

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Salary Range

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