- Drives the cloud engineering roadmap and strategy ensuring delivery aligns with architectural standards business needs and future-state platform vision.
- Leads automation and platform engineering efforts implementing Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps practices using modern tooling and frameworks.
- Oversees cloud and hybrid platforms (Azure AWS On-Prem data Centers) and partners with engineering and operations to build secure reliable scalable and observable systems.
- Partners with Enterprise Architecture to define standards and implement reusable reference patterns for cloud and infrastructure platforms.
- Provides thought leadership on cost optimization security posture and architecture modernization.
- Collaborates across business infrastructure and development teams to accelerate adoption of modern services and deliver business value.
- Collaborate closely with change management processes to ensure all team changes are governed communicated and implemented with minimal disruption.
- Owns and evolves the cloud engineering function including cloud platform architecture IaC module development and deployment automation.
- Directs automation strategy leveraging Terraform Terragrunt GitHub Actions Argo CD Harness and scripting (PowerShell Python YAML) to accelerate delivery.
- Oversees design and implementation of DevSecOps toolchains and CI/CD frameworks supporting infrastructure and application deployments.
- Enables cloud-native adoption including container platforms (AKS EKS) serverless architectures and PaaS solutions with a focus on performance and cost optimization.
- Supports enterprise-wide AI/ML platform enablement collaborating with data and platform teams on MLOps tools and infrastructure deployment strategies.
- Provides guidance to engineering teams to ensure secure highly available and compliant cloud environments.
- Supports hybrid infrastructure strategy by integrating on-prem technologies (e.g. Nutanix VMware physical compute) with cloud-native platforms for seamless workload mobility and unified management.
- Oversees the lifecycle of on-prem storage platforms ensuring alignment with performance scalability and business continuity requirements.
- Partners with data center and platform operations teams to define transition paths from traditional infrastructure to cloud-enabled services.
- Evaluates and integrates monitoring and observability tools to improve service availability detect incidents early and drive operational efficiency.
- Partners with architecture and security teams to define and enforce policies for cloud governance resilience and risk management.
- Supports the implementation of disaster recovery solutions and proactive incident response procedures.
- Mentors cloud engineering talent and builds a culture of excellence collaboration and continuous improvement.
Qualifications :
- Strong experience with Azure and AWS cloud platforms including architecture networking IAM security and automation.
- Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform Terragrunt) container orchestration (AKS EKS) and CI/CD frameworks (GitHub Actions Argo CD Harness).
- Solid scripting experience in PowerShell Python YAML or similar languages.
- Proven track record in building and supporting enterprise-grade cloud platforms with an emphasis on automation security and resiliency.
- Working knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure including model lifecycle management and MLOps pipelines.
- Familiarity with modern monitoring and observability stacks (Grafana ELK Datadog App Insights).
- Familiarity with hyperconverged infrastructure platforms such as Nutanix including cluster management VM provisioning and storage configuration.
- Working knowledge of enterprise storage solutions and their integration with hybrid cloud workloads.
- Experience with hybrid networking site-to-site VPNs and connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments (e.g. ExpressRoute Direct Connect).
- Understanding of data replication backup strategies and DR models across both on-prem and cloud landscapes.
- Knowledge of ITSM tools (e.g. ServiceNow) cloud cost management and compliance automation.
- Strong analytical thinking problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into scalable secure and cost-effective technology strategies.
- 10 years of experience in infrastructure/cloud engineering roles with at least 5 years in leadership or director-level positions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong customer and user experience orientation with a collaborative and consultative leadership style.
- Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services insurance) is a plus.
- Background in disaster recovery planning blue/green deployments and canary release models.
- Experience working with hybrid and offshore delivery teams.
Additional Information :
Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science Engineering Information Systems or related field or equivalent experience.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time