Manager - Cloud

Partner with business and delivery stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure cloud solutions  

Act as a communication bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, clearly explaining technical decisions and tradeoffs  

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud engineers, fostering accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement  

Own the end-to-end delivery of cloud engineering initiatives, ensuring solutions meet performance, reliability, and security standards  

Provide leadership during production incidents, including stepping into a hands-on or administrative role during high severity events  

Establish and maintain operational processes, runbooks, and standards for cloud infrastructure and platform services  

Drive the creation and upkeep of technical documentation, ensuring it is complete, current, and accessible  

Support solutioning and pre-sales efforts through development of technical estimates and level of effort assessments  

Facilitate technical strategy discussions and planning sessions to shape platform direction and team priorities  

Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards across all implementations  

Proactively identify risks, gaps, and dependencies, and drive resolution across teams  

Delegate effectively to balance immediate delivery needs with long-term strategic goals  

7+ years of experience delivering hands-on technology solutions in cloud or infrastructure environments  

5+ years of experience working with cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)  

3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams  

Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, including high availability, scalability, and cost optimization  

Experience operating and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms  

Working knowledge of application architectures, including Java-based systems and database best practices  

Experience with cloud networking and security controls, including firewalls and traffic management  

Hands-on experience with automation and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar), with preference for Ansible and AWX  

Strong Linux administration experience, preferably with RHEL-based systems  

Experience delivering large-scale technical projects from planning through production support  

Ability to identify risks and gaps early and drive proactive resolution  

Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for executive, business, and technical audiences  

Experience working in fast-paced, client-facing environments