Senior Infrastructure Engineer

At Umpisa Inc., our mission is to make the Philippines be known globally as a tech hub. 

Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company that partners with select industries, clients and people to work on pioneering and industry-changing solutions via digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.

We create a set of world-class and impactful products and solutions to help organizations and individuals live better lives. We offer demanding, challenging and rewarding careers in software development, product development, emerging technologies, and more for the right candidates.

Essential Skills:

• Aligns with our values: Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism, People Success, Customer Success, Fun, Innovation and Diversity
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Would like to work as part of a self-organizing Scrum team in a scaled agile framework
• Must be a self-starter and loves to collaborate with the team and client
• Strong training and facilitation skills, with the ability to conduct effective Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and upskill team members and stakeholders

Work Set-up:

• Hybrid set-up
• October: On-site training in Singapore (travel provision included).
• November – December: Continuation of training on-site in Manila.
• Standard work arrangement resumes thereafter, in line with the assigned project’s requirements.
  

Requirements, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure across cloud and/or on-premise environments
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including compute, networking, storage, and security configurations
• Lead infrastructure-as-code initiatives using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable, automated deployments
• Own containerization and orchestration strategy using Docker and Kubernetes
• Monitor system performance, capacity, and reliability, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks
• Design and maintain observability systems, including logging, monitoring, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, or similar)
• Lead incident response efforts, perform root-cause analysis, and drive post-mortems for infrastructure-related outages
• Establish and enforce infrastructure security best practices, including access control, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation
• Architect disaster recovery and business continuity strategies, including backup and failover systems
• Drive cost optimization initiatives across cloud infrastructure and resource utilization
• Collaborate closely with software engineering, DevOps, and security teams to align infrastructure with application needs
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, technologies, and practices to improve infrastructure reliability and developer productivity
• Define and maintain infrastructure documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and contribute to infrastructure team hiring and onboarding
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide senior-level escalation support for critical infrastructure issues
• Lead capacity planning and infrastructure scaling efforts to support business growth
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, and contribute to hiring and technical onboarding processes
• Communicate progress to stakeholders
• Keep abreast of new digital product and technology trends that may significantly affect the operations of the Client
• Keep up to date on training and continuous personal development plans
• Assist in pre-sales, post-sales and product development to win and maintain clients
• Align with the culture of the company
• Participate in company events that foster camaraderie and build rapport and teamwork
• Communicate regularly and effectively with Client and customers as needed
• Familiarity and relevant experience with the insurance industry
• Conduct Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and training for team members and stakeholders, including during the Singapore (October) and Manila (November–December) training engagements.
• Develop and deliver training materials, guides, and documentation to support upskilling and smooth knowledge handover.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or a related role.
• Strong experience in cloud infrastructure, preferably Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with servers, networking, storage, virtualization, and operating systems (Linux/Windows).
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, load balancing, and routing.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Experience with CI/CD, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing and maintaining monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, access management, identity, and compliance best practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and production issues.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, highly available, and reliable infrastructure solutions.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, capacity planning, and infrastructure cost management.
• Experience working with enterprise IT environments and production systems.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and infrastructure standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing infrastructure risks.
• Prior experience mentoring or leading engineers a plus
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and driving successful project outcomes.
• Prior experience conducting Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions, training, or facilitation for teams and/or clients is highly preferred.
• Willingness and availability to travel to Singapore for training in October, and to continue training in Manila from November to December.