Cloud Engineering Leader - AWS, Automation & FinOps

FIS

Jacksonville (FL)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

FIS is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise cloud infrastructure. You will oversee a team delivering secure, scalable AWS solutions enabling development, modernization, and business growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with deep hands-on expertise in AWS, IaC, and cloud networking, driving standards and modernization across the enterprise in a hybrid Jacksonville,

Qualifications

Expert-level experience designing and operating large-scale AWS environments.
Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing cloud engineering teams.
Strong hands-on expertise with AWS networking, IaC, and cloud security/compliance.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing Cloud Engineering team through coaching, mentoring, talent development, performance management, and succession planning.
Establish strategic direction and technical roadmaps for cloud infrastructure platforms and services.
Drive the design, deployment, and operation of secure, highly available, and scalable AWS environments.
Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, governance controls, and operational procedures.
Partner with Architecture, Security, Application Development, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions.
Promote infrastructure automation and self‑service capabilities across engineering organizations.
Oversee cloud networking design, including VPC architecture, hybrid connectivity, routing, segmentation, and traffic management.
Ensure compliance with security, risk, audit, and regulatory requirements.
Manage operational excellence through monitoring, incident management, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Drive cost optimization initiatives and establish FinOps practices for cloud resource management.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to cloud platforms and engineering processes.
Participate in budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and strategic technology investments.
Develop and maintain engineering metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting.