Infrastructure Tech Lead

Central Insurance Company • Van Wert, OH

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are a team of employees who are passionate to deliver best in-class customer service and innovation in the industry. It’s because we put Integrity, Relationships and Excellence in all aspects of our work.
Our employees have the opportunity to fully utilize their talents and bring their best self. We believe that who you are is just as important as what you do!
We’re looking for an Infrastructure Tech Lead to drive the architectural strategy, modernization efforts, and platform engineering vision that power our hybrid technology ecosystem. In this role, you’ll guide teams, creating intuitive, automated, and resilient internal platforms that accelerate engineering productivity. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, love solving complex technical challenges, and enjoy shaping the future of infrastructure through automation and product‑focused design, we’d love to meet you. Join us and help build the foundation that keeps our business running securely, efficiently, and with innovation at the forefront.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 6 years of experience in infrastructure architecture and engineering
• Or 8 years of experience in infrastructure architecture and engineering
• Broad architectural expertise across network, compute, storage, endpoints, and DevOps
• Strong automation and scripting skill sets
• Skilled communicator able to influence, negotiate, and collaborate across diverse teams
• Demonstrated ability to streamline processes and connect the dots across different technology areas
• Excellent multitasking, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work non‑standard hours as needed to support operational needs
• Great understanding of Central Insurance's policies and processes

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading modernization efforts across multiple infrastructure domains
• Strong background in automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering
• Industry certifications in cloud, networking, compute, automation, or Kubernetes
• Experience leading broad, multi‑year transformation programs across infrastructure domains

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall architecture for our enterprise infrastructure products, ensuring all technology domains work seamlessly together
• Lead our platform engineering vision by helping teams build modern, intuitive internal platforms that engineers rely on every day
• Set clear objectives and service expectations (OKRs, SLIs, SLOs, SLAs) that communicate the health and impact of our infrastructure services
• Champion a Zero Trust approach, modern security standards, and automated compliance practices that keep our environment protected by default
• Guide teams in adopting automation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code to make provisioning, configuration, and change management more reliable and scalable
• Treat internal platforms as a product, building user-friendly, API-driven workflows that directly reduce friction for Software Developers and Data Engineers
• Champion GitOps principles, enabling stakeholders to leverage infrastructure using the same pull-request workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Apply broad domain awareness—across network, compute, storage, observability, and DevOps—to ensure cohesive and thoughtful design decisions
• Empower development teams by providing self-service identity and access controls, ensuring security is a seamless, frictionless part of their everyday workflows
• Expand the use of automation for compliance reporting and operational checks to improve reliability and reduce manual work
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and cross‑team leadership, stepping in hands‑on when needed to help teams deliver critical outcomes.

Benefits

• Central establishes base pay based on several factors including labor market data and an evaluation of candidate qualifications relative to role requirements. Base pay is one component of a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support employees’ financial, health, career, and retirement objectives.
• Central provides extensive health and wellness benefits to promote flexibility, work-life balance, and long-term financial security. For more information, see Central Insurance Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level