Director, Cloud Engineering

Job Description:

Position Description:

Manages the deployment and configuration of software applications within public cloud environments -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Azure and Google. Directs technical teams responsible for developing software applications in an Agile/Scrum environment. Manages the development of secure and scalable software solutions for customers. Monitors the design, development, and modification of complex and major software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design. Accelerates the delivery of value to customers by providing platforms, frameworks, and security capabilities. Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions by developing complex, multi-faceted software applications. Researches and recommends new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit and participates in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy recommendations at the functional level.
• Participates in high-level, cross- functional architecture design teams.
• Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs.
• Develops a point of view on new and emerging trends to advance software solutions that result in efficiencies and shorter time to market.
• Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit.
• Consults on deployment of major project deliverables.
• Consults on the documentation of major technology applications.
• Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components.
• Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues.
• Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization.
• Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives.
• Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.
• Advises senior management on technical strategy.
• Researches and recommends new technologies.
• Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives.
• Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.
• Identifies and plans for future resource needs.
• Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Cloud Engineering (or closely related occupation) designing and developing container and Cloud-based platform products and infrastructure solutions in a financial services environment.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Cloud Engineering (or closely related occupation) designing and developing container and Cloud-based platform products and infrastructure solutions in a financial services environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing enterprise Cloud-based security solutions using Amazon Cloud Computing Services – EKS and ECS, EC2, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway, Lambda, and Serverless components.

• DE automating end-to-end workflows, and defining and building API integrations, using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes; and building, maintaining, and automating Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure to support enterprise platforms and initiatives.
• DE monitoring and maintaining the operational stability of application services within AWS, Azure, Cloud development, and quality assurance production environments.
• DE developing backend services and performing deployment operations using Continuous Integration (CI) tools (Jenkins and Gitlab); and coordinating continuous FinOps initiatives across platforms to reduce unwanted expenditure and run lean silos.

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