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Job Title: Director Cloud Operations and Reliability Engineering
Current Need:
We seek a visionary and technically accomplishedDirector of Cloudto lead our cloud operationsand reliability engineeringfunction. This strategic leadership role is pivotal in ensuring the reliability scalability and security of our cloudandcontainerplatforms while fostering innovation and operational excellence across a 24/7 environment.
The ideal candidate will bring deepexpertisein cloudengineering and operations DevOpsmethodologiesKubernetesand multi-cloud ecosystems along with a proventrack recordof leading high-performing teams. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving continuous availability performance optimization and resilience across our cloud infrastructure.
Job Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
Define and execute a forward-looking cloud operationsand reliability engineeringstrategy aligned with enterprise goals and digital transformation initiatives.
Experience with P&L responsibility technology budget management and ROI optimization for enterprise platforms
Manage operational budgets ensuring alignment with financial goals and constraints.
Develop and implement operational strategic roadmaps to align business goals with execution plans.
Create long-term operational strategies and translate them into actionable roadmaps.
Lead the development of strategic roadmaps to drive operational efficiency and growth.
Operational Excellence
Oversee daily operations including monitoring incident response change management andcapacityplanning.
Establish and track SLAs KPIs and OKRs to ensure service availability and reliability.
Manage the relationship with our managed service providers and cloud service providers
Incident Management
Direct major incident response efforts and lead root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
Lead Root Cause Analysis andfacilitatecomprehensive investigations into critical incidents toidentifyunderlying causes implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement across cloud operations. Ensuretimelydocumentation stakeholder communication and follow-through on long-term remediation strategies.
Security & Compliance
Enforce cloud governance policies and ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA and SOC 2.
Champion security best practices across all cloud environments.
DevOps & Automation
Promote the adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to streamline operations and reduce manual overhead.
Team Leadership
Inspire mentor and manage a global team of cloud operation engineers SREs and DevOps professionals.
Cultivate a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.
Cost Optimization
Monitor cloud expenditures and implement cost-effective strategies without compromising performance or security.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Stay abreast of emerging cloud technologies andtrends andproactively recommend enhancements to improve service delivery and operational agility.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors orMasters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 15 years in IT operations including6 years in cloud operations leadership roles.
Critical Skills:
15 years in IT operations including6 years in cloud operations leadership roles
Hands-on Cloud leadership handling the cloud operations
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale cloud migrations and operational transitions.
Deep knowledge of public cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure GCP) cloud-native services and hybrid architectures.
Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles including service levelobjectives(SLOs) service level indicators (SLIs) and error budgets.
Strong understanding of cloud operations security compliance frameworks and risk management practices.
Proficiencyin ServiceNow reporting and dashboard tools for operational insights and performance monitoring.
Demonstratedexpertisein Kubernetes and containerization technologies with a strongtrack recordof designing deploying and managing scalable containerized applications.
Experience in business process analysis and systems design in collaboration with cloud engineering and cybersecurity teams.
Proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical teams and senior executives.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors orMasters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 15 years of total experience in IT including6 years in cloud operations leadership roles.
Physical Requirements: General Office Demands We are Flex and Connect with 2 days a week in office
Relocation assistance / allowance is not budgeted for this position
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Our Base Pay Range for this position
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