Manager Enterprise Cloud Services

The Manager, Enterprise Cloud Services leads the performance and evolution of OPPD's enterprise cloud environments. This role oversees the planning, deployment, and maintenance of critical applications and cloud services that support Digital Transformation and business operations. The manager ensures secure, performant, and reliable solutions while evaluating new technologies through governance and strategic alignment. This position partners with Technology Solutions leadership, Enterprise Architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud capabilities that meet current and future business needs.

The Manager, Enterprise Cloud Services leads the performance and evolution of OPPD's enterprise cloud environments. This role oversees the planning, deployment, and maintenance of critical applications and cloud services that support Digital Transformation and business operations. The manager ensures secure, performant, and reliable solutions while evaluating new technologies through governance and strategic alignment. This position partners with Technology Solutions leadership, Enterprise Architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud capabilities that meet current and future business needs.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Enterprise Cloud Services team, ensuring clear expectations, capability growth, and strong performance.
• Five years of experience managing or leading networking, infrastructure, or cloud application engineering teams.
• Oversee the delivery of cloud services and technology initiatives that meet scope, budget, quality, and security standards.
• Own and enhance team processes, lifecycle management activities, controls, and automation improvements.
• Provide direction and sponsorship for initiatives, communicating risks, issues, and status to stakeholders.
• Ensure cloud solutions align with governance requirements, technical standards, and long term roadmaps.
• Collaborate across Technology Solutions and business units to drive service improvements and support enterprise planning.
• Manage vendor performance, including contract interpretation and SLA evaluation.
• Ensure project teams are resourced effectively and apply consistent project management practices.
• Serve as an escalation point for operational issues, outages, risks, and priorities.

Ability to perform all essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of IT leadership experience, or equivalent experience.
• Deep knowledge of M365 administration, governance, and integration.
• Strong communication capabilities and the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver technology solutions.
• Experience managing cloud, infrastructure, or networking engineering teams.
• Master's degree and/or certifications such as ITIL, COBIT, or PMP.
• Experience with monitoring tools, deployment processes, automation, and Dev Ops aligned practices.
• Strong vendor management skills, including SLA review and continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead organizational change, navigate ambiguity, and guide teams through evolving environments.
• Experience leading diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong understanding of end to end IT solution delivery across multiple methodologies.

• Job Grade: S8
• Foundation: $131,343
• Midpoint: $164,179

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