Expert Cloud Program Manager

Pivot Point Solutions is a California-based consulting firm that delivers experienced field professionals to construction and utility organizations across the state. We partner with contractors, program owners, and utility clients to provide skilled inspection, construction management, and field support personnel who keep infrastructure projects safe, compliant, and on schedule.

Our team understands the demands of active construction environments, from underground gas and electric infrastructure to large-scale utility programs. By pairing deep industry knowledge with a responsive, hands-on approach, we help clients maintain quality, meet regulatory requirements, and keep field operations running smoothly on some of California's most critical infrastructure projects.

Title: Expert Cloud Program Manager – Multi-Cloud & Platform Engineering
Sector: Information Technology / Cloud Infrastructure
Seniority: Senior Program Level
Location: Oakland, CA
Job Type: Hybrid
Contract Length: 1 Year +
Compensation: $71.85 - $93.49/hour

Pivot Point Solutions is seeking an Expert Cloud Program Manager to lead enterprise-scale cloud platform transformation initiatives across AWS, Azure, Azure Local, and hybrid infrastructure environments. This position will oversee a portfolio of highly technical programs spanning enterprise image lifecycle management, multi-cloud automated patching, CI/CD pipeline standardization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), platform automation, Dev Sec Ops , and cloud governance.

This role requires an experienced technology leader who can translate cloud strategy into executable programs and drive delivery across Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Dev Ops, Cybersecurity, Operations, application teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of technology program/project management experience, including at least 5 years directly leading cloud, infrastructure, Dev Ops, or platform engineering transformation programs.

Lead complex enterprise cloud and platform engineering programs across AWS, Azure, Azure Local, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

Establish program strategy, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, delivery plans, budgets, governance, and success metrics.

Drive initiatives from intake and planning through architecture, implementation, pilot deployment, enterprise rollout, and transition to operations.

Lead Enterprise AMI/Image Factory programs supporting standardized image creation, testing, certification, publishing, governance, and lifecycle management.

Coordinate image management across AWS AMIs, Azure Images, Azure Compute Gallery, Azure Local, VMware templates, and related infrastructure.

Lead multi-cloud automated patching initiatives across operating systems, middleware, and hybrid infrastructure.

Coordinate programs involving Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, Azure Policy, AWS Systems Manager, Terraform, and automated deployment pipelines.

Drive standardization of golden images, security baselines, patching processes, cloud controls, and operational practices.

Lead initiatives involving Infrastructure as Code, universal CI/CD pipelines, Dev Sec Ops , platform automation, and cloud-native operating models.

Manage multiple concurrent work streams across cloud engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and application teams.

Facilitate program planning, sprint and release coordination, executive reviews, dependency management, and quarterly planning.

Track delivery metrics, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and overall program health.

Identify technical and organizational roadblocks and drive cross-functional teams toward resolution.

Manage program budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, resource allocation, and financial performance.

Establish governance processes supporting cybersecurity, audit, compliance, architecture, and operational-readiness requirements.

Develop executive dashboards, presentations, business cases, status reporting, and strategic recommendations.

Communicate program performance, risks, decisions, financials, and delivery outcomes to senior and executive leadership.

Drive continuous improvement across cloud delivery, automation, reliability, scalability, governance, and operational efficiency.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

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