Director – Technologies
Job in
Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85381, USA
Listed on 2026-09-07
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-07
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, AWS, Systems Engineer, SRE/Site Reliability
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Define and lead the strategic vision, design, and implementation of AWS Cloud services and platforms, including EKS and AWS compute, storage, and serverless services
- Lead the AWS platform engineering team to enhance the Amex EKS Platform and enable AWS native services with a focus on customer experience
- Collaborate with engineering, cloud security, network engineering, cloud operations, Fin Ops, Cloud Product, security, architecture, SRE, and application teams
- Define and implement cloud best practices
- Optimize AWS spend across compute, storage, networking, and managed services
- Define and implement standardized patterns for Gen AI, AI/ML, and AI Ops use cases across the public cloud
- Continuously evaluate and optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, efficiency, cost reduction, and security
- Partner with the product team to develop and implement AWS OKRs and key results
- Produce and present recurring executive-level reports and insights for senior leadership decisions
- Foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience
- 8+ years driving large AWS engineering teams at scale
- Experience building and managing large fleets of EKS clusters
- Experience leading teams responsible for highly reliable, resilient, and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure
- Deep understanding of cloud technologies such as AWS and Google Cloud
- Experience with cloud orchestration and automation tools
- Experience with Dev Ops practices and methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, and Dynatrace
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making at all organizational levels
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship
- AWS Cloud Professional Architect, Kubernetes certified professional, or other relevant certifications are a plus
Demonstrates expertise in leading AWS Cloud services and platforms, particularly EKS, while optimizing cloud infrastructure for reliability, efficiency, and cost reduction. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and drive strategic initiatives in cloud engineering and architecture.
Highest-signal resume keywords- AWS Cloud Services
- EKS Cluster Management
- Cloud Orchestration Tools
- Dev Ops Practices
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Infrastructure Optimization
- AI/ML Implementation
- Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Configuration Management
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Communication Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Collaboration Skills
- AWS Cloud Professional Architect
- Kubernetes Certified Professional
- Cloud Best Practices
- Fin Ops
- Cloud Operations
- SRE
- Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure
- Prometheus
- Splunk
- ELK
- Dynatrace
- AWS Compute Services
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