Cloud Platform Engineering Lead — AWS, DevOps & IaC

Hightower Advisors; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits from

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Work from home Fridays

401k matching

Job summary

Hightower Advisors in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead strategy, architecture, and operations of our cloud platforms. You will enable a secure, scalable, and resilient cloud ecosystem that supports enterprise apps, advisor-facing platforms, and business operations.

You will partner with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, Data, and Business teams to drive cloud transformation, modernize infrastructure, and enforce best practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Deep expertise with AWS.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or similar IaC tools.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong cloud security, governance, and identity management expertise.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure, primarily within AWS.
• Define and execute cloud strategy, roadmaps, and architectural standards.
• Manage and mentor cloud engineers while fostering a culture of innovation.
• Establish cloud governance, security controls, and compliance standards.
• Drive automation through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

DevOps

Security

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Hightower Advisors in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead strategy, architecture, and operations of our cloud platforms. You will enable a secure, scalable, and resilient cloud ecosystem that supports enterprise apps, advisor-facing platforms, and business operations.

You will partner with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, Data, and Business teams to drive cloud transformation, modernize infrastructure, and enforce best practices across the organization.