Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Hybrid St Julians Full-time Senior Platform & Infrastructure
At a glance
Senior Platform & Infrastructure role at Gaming Innovation Group. St Julians · full-time.
Pay not stated Platform & Infrastructure salary
RolePlatform & Infrastructure
SenioritySenior
LocationSt Julians
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 5, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Lead and support the infrastructure team, allocating resources and guiding projects toward delivery
- Plan hybrid infrastructure and Kubernetes architectures, then automate deployments with Terraform, Ansible and CI/CD
- Keep servers, networks, storage and Kubernetes clusters performing reliably; handle incidents and after-hours maintenance
- Work with InfoSec on security controls, risk reviews and audit preparation
- Assess technology vendors and manage partner performance against service commitments
What you bring
- You have led infrastructure or operations teams and set measures for reliability, incident response and cloud spending
- You bring strong project planning and resource-allocation skills for complex technical work
- You have deep experience with on-premises hardware and infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible
- You have administered multi-cloud environments across Linux and Windows systems
Who this fits
This senior team-lead role suits someone who can guide infrastructure staff while remaining hands-on across hybrid systems, Kubernetes and cloud environments. It is based in St Julians, Malta, with a hybrid work arrangement.
From the employer
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to assume the role of Infrastructure Team Lead within the Shared Technology Services department. As an Infrastructure Team Lead, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of our IT infrastructure, encompassing both cloud-based and on-premises solutions, with a specific focus on Kubernetes environments. This position requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership qualities, technical expertise, and the ability to drive the team towards operational excellence.
Nice to have;
- Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and resource the infrastructure team to foster a high-performance culture and hit project targets.
- Architecture & Planning: Design scalable hybrid roadmaps and Kubernetes-centric system architectures aligned with business goals.
- Automation & CI/CD: Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD automation using Ansible and Terraform to streamline deployments.
- Operations & Reliability: Maintain performance, monitoring, and uptime across physical servers, networks, storage, and Kubernetes clusters; manage incident response and off-hours maintenance.
- Security & Compliance: Partner with InfoSec to enforce security controls, run risk assessments, and maintain audit readiness.
- Vendor Management: Evaluate third-party tools and manage technology partner relationships to ensure strict SLA compliance.
- Operational Leadership & Governance: Proven experience leading infrastructure or operations teams, with a track record of establishing key operational metrics (e.g., MTTR/MTTD, uptime SLAs, cloud spend optimization, and incident response frameworks).
- Project & Workflow Management: Exceptional organizational, resource-allocation, and project management skills to lead complex technical initiatives from inception to delivery.
- Hybrid Infrastructure & Automation: Deep knowledge of on-premises hardware (physical servers, SAN/NAS storage, enterprise networking) combined with expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible.
- Cloud & OS Mastery: Hands-on experience architecting and administering multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) across both Linux and Windows operating systems.
Nice to have;
- Kubernetes & Cloud: CKA, CKAD, CKS, or AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect.
- Linux, Systems & Virtualization: RHCSA/RHCE, LPIC, VMware VCP-DCV, or legacy MCSA/MCSE.
- Networking & IT Management: CCNA/CCNP or ITIL Foundation/Practitioner.
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