Manager of Cloud

Summary

We’re seeking a Manager of Cloud Infrastructure to lead the architecture, implementation, and operational support of a cloud environment powering SaaS web applications. This role blends deep, hands‑on Azure expertise (approximately 75%) with people leadership (approximately 25%), guiding a team of cloud and Dev Ops engineers while driving best practices across reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency. You’ll own the infrastructure roadmap, help advance Dev Ops maturity, and ensure scalable, secure cloud services that support a growing customer base.

Manager of Cloud Infrastructure (Azure)

$140,000–$160,000 per year

Hybrid — Buckhead (Atlanta, GA area)

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, or related engineering work
• 2+ years of leadership and/or people-management experience
• 3+ years of recent, hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure services
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent experience
• Proven Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) experience with Terraform and Power Shell (Bicep a plus)
• Strong understanding of Azure networking and cloud security best practices
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and applying Dev Sec Ops  practices
• Experience implementing monitoring/observability solutions (e.g., Application Insights, Azure Monitor, third-party tools)
• Knowledge of designing highly available cloud services
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder collaboration skills

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud and Dev Ops engineers; manage priorities, performance, and growth
• Coordinate vendor partnerships and external service providers; collaborate with related Dev Ops/IT support resources
• Define and execute a cloud infrastructure strategy aligned to business goals
• Establish and enforce cloud best practices, standards, and cloud-native frameworks
• Provide technical leadership across Azure services and networking configurations (e.g., App Services, Function Apps, APIM, Traffic Manager, VNET, NAT Gateway, Private Endpoints)
• Oversee IaC delivery using Terraform/Bicep/Power Shell and manage environments from development through production
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure Dev Ops; administer tooling such as repos/Git, Snyk, and Sonar Cloud
• Implement and improve monitoring, logging, dashboards, and overall observability (App Insights, Azure Monitor, etc.)
• Drive security and compliance efforts using zero-trust, least privilege, encryption, and threat protection; support SOC 2/NIST-aligned practices
• Optimize cloud reliability, performance, and cost through scaling strategies, reserved instances/savings plans, and Fin Ops governance
• Provide operational support including Priority 1 escalations and on‑call oversight; maintain clear documentation of architecture and procedures