Director of Infrastructure

About

AI is reshaping how organisations build, ship, and scale digital products and APIs are the connective tissue that makes it possible.

What the job involves

As a Director of Infrastructure, you are the strategic bridge between Gravitee’s business goals and our technical execution. You will oversee multiple engineering teams, driving the delivery of innovative, high-quality platform solutions at scale. Your mission is to build, mentor, and empower the high-performing teams that will define the future of our product and our industry.

Cultivate Excellence

• Lead, mentor, and scale engineering teams while championing a culture of innovation, radical accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify skill gaps and engineer growth trajectories for team members through targeted coaching and professional development.

Organisational Alignment

• Ensure team objectives are seamlessly integrated with broader product and enterprise-level strategic goals.

Mission Execution

• Own the full lifecycle of engineering projects, ensuring high-velocity delivery without compromising on elite quality standards.
• Drive the architectural direction for scalable, maintainable software solutions that future-proof Gravitee’s platform.

Process Optimisation

• Oversee the evolution of Agile/Scrum practices to maximise team velocity, predictability, and cross-functional synergy.
• Establish and enforce world-class engineering practices, including robust code reviews, security protocols, and compliance-first development.

Risk & Resource Management

• Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks, technical debt, and resource constraints before they impact delivery.
• Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends to integrate cutting-edge capabilities into the Gravitee ecosystem.

Your impact will be visible, measurable, and global.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and managing Infrastructure/Platform teams (10+ years in management roles).
• Strong background in networking, automation, IaaC, containerisation, orchestration, databases (Terraform, OpenTofu, Argo, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, Mongo, Elastic, etc.).
• Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, API, security, data, integration, and application layers.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to handle ambiguity, prioritise work, and resolve complex technical and organisational challenges.
• Highly motivated team player with excellent social, coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to work in an international multicultural setting.

You’ll do well here if you:

• Care deeply about quality, clarity, and impact.
• Are curious, adaptable, and excited by emerging technologies like AI.
• Take ownership and follow through.
• Value collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement.

Bonus points if you’ve worked with APIs, cloud-native platforms, AI-enabled systems, or open source, but curiosity matters most.