Azure Cloud Platform Lead

Lids; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plan

Employer-paid benefits (disability, L&

Paid Time Off

Employee discount and perks

Career development opportunities

Early wage access

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Lids is seeking a Cloud Platform Manager to lead enterprise cloud operations across Microsoft Azure, ensuring governance, security, reliability, and cost optimization align with business priorities.

The role reports to CloudOps leadership and directly manages the CloudOps team, partnering with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to enable modernization while maintaining stability.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience leading cloud infrastructure or enterprise platform teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud operations.
• Knowledge of Azure governance, policy, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute cloud platform plans aligned with technology roadmap.
• Lead CloudOps team, hire, coach, and manage performance.
• Own health, availability, and reliability of Azure environments.
• Drive security, compliance, and audit readiness with Security partners.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and vendor relationships.

Skills

Cloud platform leadership

Microsoft Azure

Team coaching

Cloud governance

Incident management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Azure Monitor

Azure Policy

Azure RBAC

Job description

Lids is seeking a Cloud Platform Manager to lead enterprise cloud operations across Microsoft Azure, ensuring governance, security, reliability, and cost optimization align with business priorities.

The role reports to CloudOps leadership and directly manages the CloudOps team, partnering with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to enable modernization while maintaining stability.