Cloud Engineering Delivery Manager

Job Family: Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering

Job Profile:

Level: M2

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Although were an apparel and footwear company at heart technology is at the core of how we deliver for our customers worldwide. Columbia Sportswears Digital Technology (CDT) organization enables a global IT infrastructure and cloud ecosystem supporting four brands a global supply chain and hundreds of retail locations. These teams ensure that our digital foundation remains resilient scalable and securefueling business growth and digital transformation.

Were seeking a Cloud Engineering Delivery Manager to lead a high-performing team of cloud engineers in our Bangalore India Global Capability Center. The team is responsible for the design operation and continuous improvement of Columbias global Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud platforms. The ideal candidate blends strong people leadership deep technical fluency in cloud infrastructure and a strategic mindset that aligns technology with business strategy and outcomes.

This role requires a leader who builds trust with their team develops talent and drives operational excellence in a fast-paced evolving environment. The ideal candidate is also an effective collaborator working closely with US based Cloud Engineering leadership.

HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Leadership & Strategy

Lead mentor and grow a team of India based cloud engineers focused on service reliability automation and infrastructure modernization.
Collaborate closely with US Based Cloud Engineering leadership and principle engineers to define and execute the enterprise cloud strategy aligned with Columbias global IT and digital transformation goals.
Foster a culture of accountability continuous learning and technical excellence within the engineering organization.
Partner with senior IT and business leaders to prioritize initiatives that enhance scalability performance and cost efficiency.

Technical Delivery & Operations

Participate in the design build and lifecycle management of cloud environmentsprimarily Microsoft Azure (IaaS PaaS FinOps governance and automation).
Ensure adherence to enterprise standards for security compliance and cost management.
Drive modernization of legacy workloads through automation leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.

Posses a good understanding of Cloud deployment bests practice Network principles security controls and guardrails and well architected cloud framework.
Establish and maintain operational excellence frameworksmonitoring alerting incident response capacity planning Financial Operations principles and service continuity across hybrid environments.
Partner with architecture and cybersecurity teams to implement Zero Trust principles and robust identity/access management.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with other CDT teams as well as US based Cloud Engineering team on setting goals priorities and long term cloud maturity roadmap.
Communicate progress metrics and risk clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Serve as the subject matter expert and trusted advisor for cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.
Build strong relationships with vendors partners and managed service providers to maximize value and support.

YOU ARE

Empowering People Leader

Builds mentors and retains top talentdeveloping engineers into strong technical contributors and future leaders.
Inspires confidence and accountability through transparency empathy and results-driven leadership.
Champions inclusion collaboration and psychological safety within the team.

Strategic and Operationally Disciplined

Balances day-to-day operations with long-term strategic planning.
Uses data and KPIs to drive service improvements and guide decision-making.
Understands the business impact of infrastructure reliability cost and performanceand manages accordingly.

Technically Fluent but Business-Minded

Deep understanding of public cloud platforms especially Microsoft Azure (networking compute storage automation security).
Translates complex technology into clear outcome-focused communication that resonates with executives and business partners.
Sees the big picturecloud as an enabler of business transformation not just technology delivery.

Change Agent and Innovator

Champions cloud-first and automation-driven mindsets across the organization.
Thrives on modernization reducingcomplexity and transforming legacy infrastructure.
Continuously evaluates emerging cloud technologies (AI-driven operations AIOps FinOps) to drive innovation and efficiency.

Delivery-Oriented and Resilient

Ensures projects and services are delivered on time on budget and to defined quality standards.
Operates effectively in a fast-moving environment with multiple competing priorities.
Maintains composure under pressure and models a growth mindset for the team.

YOU HAVE

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related field (Masters preferred).
8 years of progressive experience in cloud engineering and infrastructure management.
5 years in a formal leadership or management role overseeing technical teams.
Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure (governance subscription management automation networking security and cost optimization).
Experience with hybrid cloud environments Azure AD and integration with on-prem systems.
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Bicep ARM Ansible) CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Strong understanding of cloud cost management (FinOps) security controls and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO NIST SOC 2).
Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred:
Azure Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator certification.
Experience leading cloud migrations or modernization programs at enterprise scale.
Familiarity with AIOps automation or observability tools (e.g. Graphana Splunk Datadog).
Exposure to AWS or GCP environments a plus.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.