Director, Cloud Engineering

Magnet Forensics

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: $ 200000 - 250000

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are; What We Do; Where Were Going

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires analyzes and shares evidence from computers smartphones tablets and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies communities and countries.

Serving thousands of customers globally our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations helping investigators fight crime protect assets and guard national security.

With employees based around the world Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence. As a part of Magnet Forensics you can expect to make a difference in the world no matter what role you play. Youll be supported through learning and development not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.

If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal we would love to hear from you!

Role Overview

The Director Cloud Engineering is responsible for the strategy operation security governance and financial stewardship of Magnets cloud platform and shared engineering services. This leader partners closely with Engineering Product UX Security IT Compliance Finance and Go-to-Market teams to ensure our cloud platform enables rapid product innovation while meeting the highest standards for reliability security compliance and cost efficiency.

This role combines technical acumen operational excellence cloud strategy AI enablement Financial Operations (FinOps) discipline vendor management and organizational leadership. The Director will lead teams responsible for cloud infrastructure platform operations observability identity services CI/CD pipeline compliance initiatives and cloud cost management across Magnets SaaS portfolio.

What Youll Do

Cloud Platform Strategy & Operations

Define and execute the cloud platform strategy that supports Magnets SaaS products and long-term business objectives.
Establish and drive operational excellence practices including service reliability observability incident management disaster recovery and platform governance.
Partner with engineering leaders to deliver highly available and scalable cloud services.
Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve platform consistency operational maturity and engineering effectiveness across product teams.
Champion platform architecture standards and participate in technical governance and architectural review processes.

Security Compliance & Regulatory Enablement

Lead cloud platform readiness for security and compliance frameworks including FedRAMP and other regulatory requirements.
Partner with Security and Compliance teams to implement secure-by-default platforms policies and operational controls.
Drive vulnerability management security remediation and platform-wide operational security initiatives.
Evaluate emerging regulatory and sovereign cloud requirements and develop strategies to support global customers.

Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps)

Own cloud cost governance forecasting budgeting and optimization programs across the organization.
Develop and maintain cloud financial management practices that provide transparency and accountability.
Partner with Finance and Engineering leaders to align technology investments with business priorities.
Introduce automation and operational tooling to improve forecasting accuracy and cost visibility.
Establish frameworks that balance innovation performance and cost control.

AI Strategy & Operational Enablement

Drive responsible adoption of AI technologies across Engineering and Shared Services.
Evaluate operationalize and govern AI platforms services and tooling.
Develop strategies for monitoring managing and optimizing AI-related infrastructure and spend.
Identify opportunities to improve productivity operational efficiency and decision-making through AI-enabled workflows.
Partner with business and engineering stakeholders to maximize organizational value from AI investments.

Vendor & Technology Management

Lead evaluation selection negotiation and lifecycle management of cloud providers technology platforms and engineering tools.
Develop strategic relationships with key technology vendors and service providers.
Manage major cloud and software licensing agreements.
Assess emerging technologies and vendors to ensure Magnet continues to operate with modern efficient and scalable platforms.

Engineering Leadership & Developer Experience

Build develop and lead high-performing cloud and platform engineering teams.
Foster a culture of accountability collaboration continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Improve the developer experience by reducing friction enhancing tooling and enabling self-service platform capabilities.
Create an environment where engineering teams can build deploy and operate software efficiently and reliably.

What Were Looking For

10 years of experience in software engineering cloud infrastructure platform engineering or related technical disciplines.
5 years of leadership experience managing engineering managers and/or technical teams.
Deep expertise with public cloud platforms preferably AWS.
Experience with building and maintaining a private cloud infrastructure.
Experience operating large-scale SaaS platforms in production environments.
Strong understanding of cloud security compliance governance and risk management.
Experience with cloud financial management budgeting forecasting and cost optimization.
Proven track record leading cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Excellent communication stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.
Experience evaluating and managing technology vendors and strategic partnerships.

Nice to Have Skills

Experience supporting FedRAMP SOC 2 ISO 27001 or similar compliance frameworks.
Experience building platform engineering or developer experience organizations.
Familiarity with AI and machine learning infrastructure governance and operational practices.
Experience leading identity and access management initiatives.
Knowledge of observability cloud operations and reliability engineering practices.
Experience working within high-growth SaaS organizations.

This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for ensuring Magnets cloud platform remains secure reliable compliant cost-effective and capable of powering the next generation of digital investigation products.

Compensation & Benefits

The Compensation range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications experience knowledge and skills. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location and you are selected for an interview the Talent Acquisition Partner can share more information with you. If the compensation structure for the role includes an incentive component (i.e. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary variable).

$200000 - $250000 CDN a year

Salary range (min - max)

Position Type: Current Vacancy

Magnet is proud to offer benefits such as:

- Generous time off policies

- Competitive compensation

- Volunteer opportunities

- Reward and recognition programs

- Employee committees & resource groups

- Healthcare and retirement benefits

Indicators of Success

Were looking for someone who checks off most but not all of the boxes listed in skills and experiences. Its more important to us to find candidates who can display indicators of success through skills they have developed and experiences they have been a part of than to find folks who have been there done that. We want to be part of your development journey and well learn as much from you as you learn from us.

How We Work

At Magnet Forensics we take a hybrid-flexible approach to support your productivity and work-life balance. If youre within a comfortable travel distance to one of our offices youll occasionally join us in person. How often youll come in depends on your department and team needs typically ranging from weekly to monthly. These in-person moments help us build stronger connections spark new ideas and celebrate our successes together. Most days you can choose what works best for you while staying in tune with your teams goals.

Were excited to welcome you to our team and look forward to achieving great things together - both in the office and wherever you work best!

The Most Important Thing

Were looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they have demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences:

CARE We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.

OWN We are accountable for our results while never forgetting to act with integrity empathy and respect.

DEDICATE We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.

EVOLVE We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.

Here at Magnet Forensics we are committed to continuous learning and are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This commitment will be reflected in our hiring processes and embedded in our values and how we treat one another. If youre interested in this role but do not meet all of the qualifications listed above we encourage you to apply anyways.

Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race colour religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal provincial or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. Please contact emailprotectedshould you require any accommodations.

All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each positions job duties among other factors in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.

US Applicants: Magnet Forensics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Magnet Forensics handles and uses personal data of job applicants in line with itsRecruitment Privacy Policyfoundhere.

Magnet does not use artificial intelligence (defined as a machine-based system that infers from input to generate outputs such as predictions content recommendations or decisions) for screening assessing or selecting applicants. Should this practice change we will update this disclosure accordingly.

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Director

Who We Are; What We Do; Where Were GoingMagnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires analyzes and shares evidence from computers smartphones tablets and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced a...