Umpisa Inc
Umpisa Inc
Umpisa Inc is a technology and business consulting company that helps organizations develop digital products, software applications, and new ventures. Its work combines business strategy, product management, digital strategy, UI/UX design, software engineering, quality assurance, and business analysis. The company builds tailored solutions using technologies including React, React Native, Flutter, and Node.js, with DevSecOps practices integrated into its engineering approach. Umpisa also supports venture building and offers CTO-as-a-Service, working across consulting, marketing, healthcare, fintech, real estate, and education. Its team of technology professionals is guided by a collaborative engineering culture and a mission to strengthen the Philippines’ role in the global technology industry.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Hybrid, Makati

Lead the design and operation of secure, reliable cloud and on-premises infrastructure for Umpisa’s digital transformation clients. The role covers automation, observability, security, incident response, cost management, and technical enablement.

Description

  • Build and operate scalable, secure, highly available infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Architect and administer AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure services spanning compute, networking, storage, and security.
  • Lead infrastructure-as-code delivery with Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or comparable tools.
  • Develop and support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
  • Set the direction for Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Track performance, capacity, and reliability while resolving infrastructure bottlenecks.
  • Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK.
  • Direct incident response, root-cause investigations, and post-incident reviews.
  • Apply security controls for access, secrets, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Plan disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
  • Improve cloud spending efficiency and resource utilization.
  • Partner with software engineering, DevOps, and security teams.
  • Assess and introduce technologies and practices that strengthen reliability and developer productivity.
  • Keep infrastructure documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams current.
  • Coach junior and mid-level engineers and support hiring and onboarding activities.
  • Join on-call rotations and provide senior escalation support.
  • Lead capacity planning and infrastructure expansion efforts.
  • Report progress and technical matters to stakeholders and clients.
  • Stay informed about digital product and technology developments.
  • Support pre-sales, post-sales, and product development work.
  • Deliver knowledge-transfer sessions and training for Singapore and Manila engagements.
  • Create training resources, guides, and documentation for knowledge handover.
  • Take part in company events and support alignment with company culture.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • At least six years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong cloud infrastructure experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Hands-on knowledge of servers, networking, storage, virtualization, and Linux or Windows operating systems.
  • Solid command of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, and routing.
  • Practical experience with Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Experience with CI/CD, automation, and DevOps methods.
  • Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience operating monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, and compliance practices.
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and production incidents.
  • Experience designing and delivering scalable, highly available, dependable infrastructure.
  • Strong knowledge of performance tuning, capacity planning, and infrastructure cost control.
  • Experience supporting enterprise IT environments and production systems.
  • Ability to produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and infrastructure standards.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
  • Proven ability to lead infrastructure initiatives and mentor less experienced engineers.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Prior experience leading knowledge-transfer sessions, training, or facilitation is highly preferred.
  • Willingness and availability to travel to Singapore for training in October and continue training in Manila from November through December.

Benefits

  • Travel provision is included for on-site training in Singapore.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Company events designed to build camaraderie, rapport, and teamwork.
  • Training opportunities and ongoing personal development plans.

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