Cloud Engineering Manager

Harnham; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the education sector is seeking a Senior Manager for Advanced Analytics and Cloud Engineering. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend technical leadership with strategic management, focusing on cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS and GCP, along with a passion for mentoring and guiding teams. Join a mission-driven organization where your contributions will directly impact the future of education technology. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead innovative projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing cloud infrastructure using AWS and GCP.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to manage and inspire a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day operations of cloud infrastructure.
• Champion and expand the organization's AI capabilities using AWS services.

Skills

AWS

GCP

Terraform

AI/ML Services

CI/CD Pipelines

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics, Digital Analytics, Data Engineering & Software Engineering

Education

$185,000 - $200,000

Hybrid - 3 days in office

Are you a Cloud Engineering lead who wants to work for an Education company that has proven itself a mainstay and mission-driven entity in the domain? If you are a hands-on thought leader and can ultimately contribute cross-functionally to a dynamic, fast-paced environment, then this might be the best career move for you!

My client is seeking an individual with a strong hands-on background in AWS and GCP, and proven experience managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform. This role blends technical leadership (60%) with strategic team management (40%), which would be ideal for someone ready to transition from senior engineering to a broader leadership role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage day-to-day operations of cloud infrastructure (AWS & GCP), ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Oversee infrastructure powering a Looker dashboard (hosted in GCP) and a mobile app (live in the Google Play Store).
• Provide hands-on support and guidance to engineers in IaC best practices (Terraform).
• Take initiative in identifying and implementing innovative solutions that improve system performance and team workflows.
• Champion and expand the organization's AI capabilities using AWS services, including Amazon Q and Amazon Bedrock.
• Lead efforts to productionalize AI use cases at scale, contributing to AI culture across the company.
• Execute on long-term vision, helping shape infrastructure that can support multiple teams and evolving technology stacks.
• Mentor and grow cloud engineers, promoting a collaborative and high-performance culture.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ample experience in cloud engineering with several years in a leadership or senior-level technical role.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS (primary) and GCP (secondary).
• Proven expertise with Terraform and modern infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Experience with building and scaling AI solutions in production using Amazon Q, Bedrock, or similar AWS AI/ML services.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to manage and inspire a team.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience translating technical decisions into business outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in executing a cloud vision and leading initiatives from idea to deployment.
• Previous experience managing or contributing to mobile and dashboard-based applications is a plus.
• Experience migrating infrastructure or leading DevOps/Platform Engineering teams.
• Passion for building and scaling AI strategies within cloud ecosystems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and security best practices.

As a Cloud Engineering Manager, you can expect to earn up to $200,000 (depending on experience), + highly competitive benefits

HOW TO APPLY?:

Please register your interest by sending your Resume to Greffen George via the Apply link on this page

KEYWORDS:

Engineer, Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Management, DevOps, Platform, Platforms, AI, Artificial, CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Management

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs, Primary and Secondary Education, and Education

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