Infrastructure Automation Manager - USA Virtual

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

Our Values:

Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose - Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight - act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com.

**US Citizenship requirements- as this role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor, proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire.**

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Alight Cloud Infrastructure Automation team. This team is responsible for Alight's Infrastructure as Code modules, coding standards, and pipeline tooling.

This role requires an individual to manage the needs of individual team members (people), features and capabilities owned by the team (product), and provide hands-on expertise (technology). The ideal candidate will have a background in infrastructure automation in AWS using Terraform, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for driving innovation and efficiency.

People Management:

• Provide leadership, vision, and direction to the Infrastructure Automation team to ensure alignment with company goals.
• Inspire and manage a team of engineers, including resource allocations, training, mentoring, performance, pay, and individual career guidance.
• Foster an environment of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, promoting excellence in others.
• Operate within all the firm's business and people policies.

Product Leadership:

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of Terraform modules used across Alight.
• Guide the development and maintenance of integration pipelines, IaC testing frameworks, infrastructure drift impact, and module code distribution.
• Maintain the product backlog, ensuring stories are properly defined ("engineering ready") and prioritized. Work with Scrum Master and Product Manager to align work with product goals and vision.
• Ensure platform governance, efficient utilization, and compliance with security and operational standards.
• Conduct regular surveys of stakeholder satisfaction and implement action plans to improve satisfaction.

Technical Expertise:

• Provide hands-on assistance to the engineers on your team related their work.
• Review work from team to ensure adherence to development and security standards.
• Provide training support related to the use of Alight's IaC tooling.
• Occasionally work delivery tasks from the team's backlog.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in infrastructure automation and incorporate relevant advancements into Alight's products and processes.

What You'll Need:

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure automation, software design/development, cloud technology. Hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS, and other cloud services.
• 3+ years of experience managing direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Proficient with Agile development, Scrum methodology, and DevOps principles.
• Other duties assigned or required to meet business needs

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com.

Diversity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.