Technical Manager (Infrastructure)

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Technical Manager (Infrastructure)

Full-time · Manila

OpsWerks is a technical consulting company specializing in operational services for the high-tech industry. We help platform and infrastructure teams operate multi-cloud environments, execute complex migrations, and enable seamless app deployments.

Your Role

We are looking for a Technical Manager to lead a team of Technical Leads and engineers supporting critical infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments. 

This role blends people leadership, technical direction, and operational excellence. You will help guide the team’s day-to-day execution, strengthen engineering practices, support customer-facing operations, and drive continuous improvement across infrastructure, automation, and service delivery. 

The ideal candidate is a strong infrastructure leader who understands hybrid environments, can work well with both customers and internal teams, and knows how to develop engineers while keeping operations stable and effective. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Lead and manage a group of Technical Leads and engineers supporting production infrastructure and customer environments. 

  • Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to help team members grow in delivery, operations, and leadership. 

  • Run or support technical trainings, knowledge-sharing sessions, and mentoring programs across the team. 

  • Help set priorities, align work across teams, and ensure operational commitments are delivered effectively. 

  • Oversee infrastructure operations across hybrid environments, including on-premise systems and cloud platforms. 

  • Support the team during major incidents, escalations, and service disruptions, and help drive resolution and clear communication. 

  • Drive automation and process improvements to reduce manual work and strengthen service quality. 

  • Work closely with customers, stakeholders, and internal leaders to communicate needs, updates, and operational direction. 

  • Review team workload, skill coverage, and ways of working to help maintain healthy and sustainable operations. 

  • Mentor Technical Leads in execution, decision-making, and people leadership. 

Your Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems, or operations roles supporting production environments 

  • 3+ years of experience leading engineers, technical leads, or infrastructure-focused teams 

  • Strong experience working in hybrid environments, including both on-premise infrastructure and cloud platforms 

  • Solid background in Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and infrastructure operations 

  • Experience with automation, scripting, or Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Bash, or Python 

  • Strong understanding of high-availability environments, operational support, escalation handling, and service reliability 

  • Ability to lead through incidents and operational challenges while maintaining clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

  • Experience mentoring engineers and helping teams grow in both technical capability and operational maturity 

  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across customers, projects, and internal initiatives 

Plus points if you have:

  • Experience managing teams that support 24/7 operations or on-call environments 

  • Exposure to cloud platforms and services such as AWS, including compute, networking, identity, and container platforms 

  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or modern platform technologies

  • Relevant certifications in infrastructure, cloud, or leadership-related domains 

Ready to start your awesome journey and be part of OpsWerks?