Manager, Cloud Engineering; Remote

Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale, IA and Wilmington, DE, BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBC’s 60+ operating units across the globe. BTS’s wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible.

Driven by a commitment to collaboration, BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand, but proactively plan for the “What’s Next” in our industry and beyond. With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future -- leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members, but themselves, and take pride in their employees who shine.

BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles you d never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry leading technological solutions. Berkley Technology Services:
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Responsibilities

• The Manager, Cloud Engineering is responsible for developing a rigorous cloud product roadmap, enablement of cloud services and automation to enable business strategies and ensure public cloud solutions are optimized for cost and functionality.
• Develops and drives cloud service patterns and models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) along with the introduction of new emerging technologies and public cloud services, cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring strategies.
• Leads a team of product engineers, cloud practitioners and Fin Ops professionals, to develop cloud services and work with stakeholders across the firm to drive cloud product adoption using Dev Se Ops , agile and self-service methods.
• Have great empathy for developers and legacy infrastructure teams and guide cloud journey working with other executives.
• The successful candidate will be able to translate complex ideas, technology, and programs into language senior management can relate to and be a key influencer on technical decisions that affect the business on a long-term basis.

• Lead the engineering of enterprise cloud platform services aligned with architectural roadmaps.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategies for cloud products and services.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant language for senior leadership.
• Serve as a thought leader and global advocate for Dev Sec Ops  and cloud-native practices.

• Oversee automated infrastructure and software deployments across environments.
• Drive implementation of developer portals for self-service and guided service models.
• Lead cloud-native operations including key management, controlled deployments, and business continuity planning.
• Manage large-scale, high-compute data ecosystems and modern IaaS/PaaS deployments.

• Reuse and optimize cloud solutions with a focus on cost efficiency and well-architected principles.
• Lead the design of scalable cloud frameworks that enable future innovation and empower customer self-service
• Lead re-architecture of applications for cloud platforms and implement cloud design patterns.
• Enable AI/ML and big data capabilities in cloud environments.

• Direct advanced service teams and third-party operations to deliver innovative cloud solutions.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture through coaching, mentoring, and development.
• Ensure teams are appropriately staffed and aligned with business goals and competencies.

• Set financial, operational, and quality objectives; manage departmental budgets and operational plans.
• Develop and lead the use of metrics and scorecards to promote cloud development best practices.
• Contribute to strategic global systems configuration…