Senior Director of Cloud
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-09-01
Listing for:
FinOps Weekly
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-01
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability
Job Description & How to Apply Below
150k+19/05/2026
Full-time
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Job Description Senior Director of Cloud – Platform Reliability & Cloud Governance A global enterprise operating in a highly regulated environment is seeking a senior technology leader to oversee Platform Reliability, Cloud Strategy, Governance, and Engineering Operations. This role will lead enterprise-scale initiatives across SRE, cloud architecture, operational governance, Fin Ops/Sec Ops collaboration, and engineering performance reporting. The successful candidate will shape long-term platform strategy while driving reliability, scalability, compliance, and operational excellence across modern cloud environments.
Key focus areas:
• Scaling mature Site Reliability Engineering practices (SLOs, SLAs, incident management, automation)
• Defining cloud governance and enterprise architecture standards across AWS/Azure/GCP
• Leading platform compliance, audit remediation, and operational risk management
• Driving observability, KPI reporting, and data-led engineering decisions
• Partnering with Product, PMO, Security, and Infrastructure leadership on strategic platform delivery
• Building and mentoring high-performing engineering leadership teams
Ideal background:
• 15+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or platform reliability
• Proven leadership within complex, regulated environments
• Deep expertise across Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure governance
• Experience leading enterprise SRE or platform engineering functions at scale
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability Compensation Package: • $250-300k base
• 35% annual bonus
• 25+ days PTO
• Health, Vision, Dental & Life Packages
• 401k Match 6%
Experience with in financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries is highly desirable. This is a hybrid role, based out of Chicago.
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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