Director - Cloud Engineering & FinOps

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When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasn’t like any other. Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way. If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand – We got you!

The Director of Cloud Engineering and Fin Ops is a strategic and hands‑on leadership role responsible for the architecture, operations, and financial performance of the enterprise cloud infrastructure. This individual will lead cloud engineering teams while also serving as a subject matter expert in cloud financial management, capacity planning, and optimization practices.

The role blends deep technical expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with financial acumen and business insight to ensure scalable, secure, and cost‑effective cloud solutions. The Director will partner closely with finance, operations, and business teams to forecast demand, manage resource utilization, and implement cost‑saving strategies such as reservations, savings plans, and shutdown schedules.

We expect you to own the design and execution of capacity strategies, oversee cloud growth, develop financial infrastructure metrics, and communicate these metrics and future needs across the organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology roadmaps.

• Lead Cloud Architecture and Engineering Strategy – define and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with business goals.
• Drive Cloud Financial Management and Optimization – implement Fin Ops practices to monitor spend, forecast usage, and recommend cost‑saving strategies.
• Oversee Capacity Planning and Utilization – design and execute capacity strategies to manage cloud growth, utilization, and performance.
• Infrastructure Automation and Dev Ops – champion IaC (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates), CI/CD pipelines, and Git Hub workflows.
• Collaborate Across Finance, Engineering, and Business Teams – partner with finance and business units to align cloud investments with strategic priorities.
• Develop and Communicate Cloud Metrics and Insights – Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track performance, financial metrics, and future needs.

• Education:
  
  Bachelors Degree required;
  Master’s Degree in Technology, Computer Science or related field preferred.
• Over 15 years of technology experience with more than 5 years in a Director or Infrastructure Program Management role leading cloud technology programs.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with a wide range of audiences including technologists, executives, business stakeholders, vendor partners and IT team members.
• 3+ years supporting business services running in the public cloud; experience with IaaS, PaaS and SaaS delivery models.
• Extensive knowledge of Fin Ops and Capacity.
• Hands‑on experience with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and Git Hub; familiarity with container orchestration, monitoring platforms, and cloud cost management tools.

Expected Work Location (Remote):
It is expected that you will primarily perform work remotely. You may be asked to travel, as needed, to the Wendy's Restaurant Support Center (RSC) or to other designated locations. Changes to work location arrangements are subject to managerial approval and business needs.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Travel: 10%

Pay Range: $142,000 - $256,000 Annually

The base pay range for this position is listed below. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and budget for the open position and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other relevant factors. The target annual bonus for this role is 25% of annualized base salary, based on actual company and personal performance.

Our benefits include parental leave, free EAP sessions, company 401k match, and other great offerings. For more details about our benefits, visit