Cloud Engineering & Operations Manager

Hamilton Porter is proud to support the hiring needs, of one of the leaders in small business refinancing. Our long time client, is looking for a Cloud Engineering & Operations Manager.Location: Remote (travel to Headquarters in Arlington VA twice a year)The Manager will lead a team of 5 Cloud DevSecOps Engineer IIIII. Expect to lead cloud infrastructure (AWS) and DevOps initiatives. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in AWS services, 3rd party integrations, Infrastructure as a Code (IaC using CloudFormation), and DevOps best practices. Will require a deep understanding for Cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, CICD pipeline development, logging & monitoring, and overall cloud strategy. What You Will Do:Cloud Engineering & Architecture:Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud architectures in AWS.Lead infrastructure automation efforts using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other IaC tools.Optimize cloud resource utilization, cost management, and security best practices.DevSecOps Strategy:Oversee the entire DevOps function, ensuring efficient infrastructure management and automation at scale.Develop and refine CICD pipelines to enable seamless software delivery.Evaluate, select, and implement DevOps tools that enhance engineering efficiency and operational performance.Implement Best Practices to manage Repository across multiple infrastructureapplications projects.Implement DevOps best practices, ensuring seamless deployment and automation.Drive observability and monitoring strategies, ensuring system health through tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.Third-Party Integration:Manage and optimize applications with seamless third-party integrations.Ensure secure, efficient, and scalable application deployments in AWS.Troubleshoot and optimize API integrations and backend services.Leadership & Strategy:Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers and DevOps professionals.Define cloud strategy and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure industry best practices.What We're Looking For:12+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure management.5 + years of proven leadership experience managing either DevOps, DevSecOps, or similar Engineers.Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.).Deep knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormationProficiency in managing code repositories GitHubBitbucket etc.Hands-on experience in CICD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline).AWS certifications (Professional level AWS Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.).Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.Hands-on experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway)Experience with logging & monitoring (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry Datadog, etc.).Expertise in development with third-party integrations.Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cloud compliance best practices.Leadership experience in managing cloud teams and driving cloud strategies.Strong understanding of security best practices (IAM, network security, secrets management, compliance).Compensation: Competitive base salary ($170K - $195K - DOE) + 15% performance bonus paid out in MarchOutstanding company covered Health Coverage - tons of options across Health, Dental, Vision options + Flexible PTO401K through Fidelity with 25% matchTons of other company wide perks...Apply today we are quick to interview.

Created: 2025-02-23