Manager Information Technology | Cloud Engineering

Manager Information Technology | Cloud Engineering

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Manager, Information Technology | Cloud Engineering

What your day would be like
As the Manager of Cloud Engineering, you’ll lead a high‑performing team focused on delivering scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure solutions across Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Your day will involve balancing cloud architecture best practices with evolving business needs—ensuring seamless integration, system performance, and stakeholder alignment. You’ll provide strategic direction on cloud adoption, coach technical staff, and drive continuous improvement in infrastructure, automation, and service delivery.

You are responsible for:

• Leading and coaching a team that supports system design, implementation, and support for new and existing cloud‑based infrastructure.
• Overseeing prioritization, intake, and planning for cloud and infrastructure initiatives.
• Ensuring alignment between business goals and technical architecture through thoughtful system integration and cross‑cloud strategies.
• Resolving complex technical and operational issues and implementing scalable, secure solutions.
• Driving customer satisfaction through strong service delivery, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

The kinds of people we want to talk to have done many of the following:

• Delivered cloud solutions in Azure (VMs, AKS, Azure AD, networking) and OCI (compute, storage, Exadata, IAM).
• Designed and managed hybrid cloud architectures and ensured cross‑platform security and interoperability.
• Applied strong knowledge of cloud security tools and best practices.

• Worked hands‑on with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, ARM, OCI Resource Manager).
• Supported CI/CD pipeline
  s using Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, or Git Hub Actions.
• Developed scripts in Power Shell, Bash, or Python for automation and cloud operations.
• Managed observability with tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, OCI Monitoring
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• Led incident response and root cause analysis for critical infrastructure events.
• Managed team capacity, intake, and prioritization of feature requests and tech debt.
• Translated complex technical topics into clear, actionable insights for business leaders.
• Navigated ambiguity with confidence and drove clarity across teams and initiatives.

If you’re a cloud leader who thrives at the intersection of innovation, infrastructure, and business strategy—this is your opportunity to shape the future of enterprise cloud engineering.

Manager, Information Technology | Cloud Engineering

• BS in Computer Science, Business or related degree or equivalent work experience.
• PLUS eight to ten (8‑10) years progressively responsible related experience in area/s of assignment is required to obtain an advanced understanding of information and/or communication systems, operating systems, network communications, equipment and infrastructure.
• Demonstrated leadership skills required.
• Previous supervisory (4+ direct reports) experience preferred.
• Demonstrated high quality oral, written and presentation communication skills, high quality interpersonal and people management skills, and demonstrated experience in project management.
• Extensive experience in information systems methodologies, systems guidelines & architectures, and technologies.
• Sponsorship for U.S. work authorization is not available for this position, now or in the future.

1) Directs the delivery and maintenance of quality information and communication systems solutions to support PNW business processes that follow all I/S guidelines and architectures. Ensures client assistance and 7 day per week/24 hours a day support for operational systems consistent with Service Level Agreements and business processes are optimized. Ensures preferred technical architecture and business requirements are balanced to provide effective information and communication systems solutions,…