Sr. Manager – Public Cloud – Direct-Hire/FTE – Remote (US/EST)

Title: Sr. Manager – Public Cloud
Location: Remote (US/EST)
Terms: Direct-Hire/FTE
Compensation: $200,000-230,000 Annual Base Salary
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

THE TEAM
The Public Cloud team manages global AWS and GCP infrastructure, delivering reliable, secure, and cost-effective cloud services through automation and platform engineering.

Core Focus Areas:
Platform & Governance: Landing zones, multi-account management, IAM standards, and compliance (PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
Developer Experience: IaC tooling (Terraform), GitOps workflows, reusable modules, and service catalogs
Operations & Reliability: Cloud-native observability, incident response, and AWS Well-Architected Framework implementation
FinOps & Optimization: Cost allocation, optimization, forecasting, and partnership with enterprise teams

THE ROLE
Lead a team of 5-8 Cloud Engineers to shape cloud platform capabilities. You'll develop multi-quarter roadmaps aligned with organizational strategy, drive technical excellence, and partner with enterprise architecture, security, and development teams. Reports to Sr. Director, Managed Infrastructure.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Leadership & People Management:
Lead, develop, and grow a team of 5-8 cloud engineers and architects across multiple time zones
Mentor engineers through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development
Identify and remove organizational barriers to collaboration; foster a culture of trust, psychological safety, and mutual support
Participate in recruiting and hiring top talent into the organization
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development conversations aligned with competency framework
Strategic Planning & Roadmap Management:
Develop multi-quarter roadmaps translating business objectives into technical programs with clear milestones, dependencies, and success criteria
Lead team participation in quarterly planning cycles
Lead capacity planning and resource allocation across concurrent initiatives
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level objectives (SLOs) for cloud services
Present roadmaps, status updates, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership
Technical Leadership & Operations:
Lead daily operations of planning, engineering, and supporting the public cloud platform
Provide technical guidance on public cloud architecture, services, and best practices
Champion operational excellence through automation, observability, and incident management
Establish, communicate, and advocate for operational and architectural best practices
Serve as an escalation point for complex technical challenges and incidents
Drive adoption of AI/ML capabilities and modern cloud services across the organization
Collaboration & Influence:
Cultivate and leverage relationships within and across departments to achieve desired outcomes
Partner on shared infrastructure initiatives
Work effectively with enterprise architecture, security, networking, and development teams
Partner with FinOps teams on cloud cost optimization and financial forecasting
Manage vendor relationships with AWS, GCP, and other cloud service providers
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and executive audiences
Process & Continuous Improvement:
Lead development and enhancement of agile practices including backlog management, epic creation, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Materially improve team performance, quality of output, and service delivery metrics
Recommend and implement changes to policies and procedures affecting immediate and adjacent organizations
Gather critical feedback from stakeholders and use it to drive improvements in vision, roadmap, and service delivery
Support PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and other security compliance requirements
Serve as a 2nd level escalation point for critical incidents

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
Required:
3+ years of hands-on AWS technical experience with deep knowledge of core services including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, Systems Manager, and modern AWS architectures
AWS Certification required: AWS Cloud Practitioner or higher
3+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams providing managed services or large-scale platform operations, including responsibility for career development and performance management
Proven project management expertise with experience developing and executing multi-quarter technical roadmaps and managing complex programs of work
Strong strategic planning skills with demonstrated ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives and communicate plans to executive stakeholders
Expert-level knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi) and GitOps workflows
Deep understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, and compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
Experience with Agile and SAFe methodologies, including PI Planning, capacity planning, and dependency management
Solid practical knowledge of cloud-native technologies, container orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences
Experience managing globally distributed remote teams across multiple regions and time zones

Highly Desirable:
Multi-cloud experience (AWS and GCP) with hands-on implementation experience
Additional AWS certifications (Security Specialty, Advanced Networking, etc.)
Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization, and financial planning
Knowledge of AI/ML services and modern data platform architectures
Contribution to open-source projects or technical community involvement
Experience with platform engineering and developer experience (DevX) initiatives

YOU (BEHAVIORAL SKILLS / COMPETENCIES)
Strategic thinker who develops clear technical roadmaps and communicates vision to all audiences
Collaborative leader with excellent cross-functional communication and ability to work across technical and business boundaries
Technically deep in AWS with passion for cloud innovation, security, and operational excellence
Results-oriented with data-driven approach to improving team performance and service quality
Proactive and autonomous self-starter who actively seeks efficiencies and leverages AI/automation
Customer-focused with commitment to enabling internal teams and delivering excellent service experiences

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