Senior Manager of Cloud Engineering Details | Family of Companies

Senior Manager of Cloud Engineering

Date:
Nov 5, 2025

Location:

Cary, NC, US;
Overland Park, KS, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch is seeking a dynamic, experienced Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team delivering secure, resilient, and scalable cloud solutions. This hands‑on leadership role blends strategic vision with technical expertise, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and operational excellence across multi‑cloud environments.

Black & Veatch’s Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud engineers, advancing overall capabilities and effectiveness.
• Develop and execute cloud strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Accountability for cloud lifecycle management planning, design, oversight, automation, and optimization.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on cloud capabilities, risks, and opportunities. Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to identify cloud priorities and deliver impactful solutions.
• Translate business goals into cloud strategies that drive measurable outcomes in agility, cost efficiency, and innovation.
• Drive and mature cost optimization practices (Fin Ops).
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure the Cloud program remains current and effective.

• Lead cross‑functional cloud steering committees and working groups to align cloud initiatives with enterprise priorities.
• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, resilient cloud infrastructure, primarily in Azure and AWS.
• Establish and enforce enterprise‑wide cloud governance frameworks, policies, and compliance standards.
• Lead cloud lifecycle planning, modernization, and migration efforts.
• Integrate cloud services with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration tools.
• Champion automation‑first practices for provisioning, deployment, and monitoring to reduce time to market and improve resilience.
• Document technical environments, processes, procedures, and project plans.

• Oversee cloud security, compliance, and BCDR planning in partnership with the cybersecurity architecture and DR teams.
• Implement identity management policies and access controls, integrating with enterprise systems.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for cloud operations, cost, security, performance and ensure high availability.
• Provide oversight of managed service providers to ensure reliable cloud operations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST).

• Partner with cross‑functional teams including software engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, data, and IT operations.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with cloud adoption, including regulatory, operational, and financial risks.
• Communicate technical solutions clearly to stakeholders and leadership, including presenting business cases, risks and solution options.
• Provide training and support on cloud best practices.

• Supervise team members, including hiring, and performance management.
• Delegate resources effectively and manage multiple concurrent projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of cloud experience, including 2+ years in a direct leadership role.
• Senior‑level expertise in Azure and AWS.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to simplify complex systems.
• Demonstrated success in leading complex migration programs and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Experience with ITIL processes and tools such as Service Now.
• Experience with systems administration.
• Strong understanding of networking, security…