Cloud Engineering and Operations Manager

CirrusLabs

Atlanta (GA)

Hybrid

USD 106,856 - 172,039

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CirrusLabs is seeking a Cloud Engineering and Operations Manager to lead and enhance its cloud infrastructure capabilities. This pivotal role focuses on driving a comprehensive cloud strategy based on Azure and preparing for a multi-cloud future, requiring proven leadership in IT infrastructure and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, robust, and secure cloud services, along with managing a skilled cloud engineering team.

Qualifications

8+ years in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering roles.
3+ years in a leadership capacity.
Proven experience managing cloud environments (Azure).

Responsibilities

Lead cloud environments and strategy evolution.
Manage cloud infrastructure design and operational reliability.
Oversee cloud incident, change, and problem management.

Skills

Infrastructure-as-code

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Cloud Security

Education

Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert)

Job description

Cloud Engineering and Operations Manager

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About Us: CirrusLabs is a leading consulting firm based in Alpharetta, GA, specializing in delivering innovative technical solutions to clients across various industries. We are committed to excellence, agility, and exceeding customer expectations.

Job Title: Cloud Engineering and Operations Manager

Location: Atlanta, GA/Columbus – Hybrid

Work Authorization Required: GC and USC only (No C2C)

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Position Summary:

We are seeking a Cloud Engineering and Operations Manager to lead and scale our cloud and compute infrastructure capabilities. This leader will drive our Azure-based cloud strategy, while preparing for a multi-cloud future. The ideal candidate brings a blend of technical leadership, operational excellence, and transformational mindset to support both cloud-native and hybrid environments.

This role is pivotal in leading our cloud migration and modernization efforts, integrating on-premises compute and storage teams, and collaborating cross-functionally across security, infrastructure, DevOps, and application delivery teams to ensure robust, scalable, and secure cloud services.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Strategy, Engineering & Operations

Lead the evolution of our cloud environment, currently built on Microsoft Azure, with a roadmap to embrace multi-cloud platforms.
Define and execute the vision for cloud platform engineering, DevOps enablement, and operational reliability.
Manage cloud infrastructure design, implementation, automation, and performance tuning.
Ensure high availability, cost optimization, and compliance within the cloud estate.
Oversee cloud incident, change, and problem management processes.
Manage a team of 7 cloud engineers and expand the scope to include 5 additional on-prem compute/storage staff.
Establish best practices, mentor engineers, and drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
Provide clear priorities, performance feedback, and support career growth of team members.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with key stakeholders across Security, Infrastructure, App Dev, Architecture, and Governance teams.
Work with third-party service providers and offshore teams to delegate and manage low-level operational tasks.
Serve as a trusted advisor on cloud best practices, tools, and design principles.

Qualifications:

Required:

8+ years in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering roles, with 3+ years in a leadership capacity.
Proven experience managing cloud environments (Azure) with exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.
Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps.
Experience leading cloud transformation projects including migrations, modernization, and automation initiatives.
Strong familiarity with cloud security, governance, and compliance requirements (e.g., NIST, CIS benchmarks).

Preferred:

Experience with compute and storage infrastructure in both cloud and on-prem environments.
Background in managing MSPs or offshore delivery teams.
Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS/GCP certs a plus).

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