Cloud Platform Leader: Azure, SRE & FinOps

Kestra Financial, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) & health insurance

Collaborative environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

This senior leadership role reports to the Head of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity and oversees the Cloud Platform team, influencing cross-functional partners in Software Engineering, Data & AI, and Cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute cloud platform strategy and architecture.
• Own Azure landing zone, governance, and cost controls (FinOps).
• Lead transition to service-based, SRE-aligned operating model with defined SLIs/SLOs.
• Maintain alignment with NIST CSF 2.0 and regulatory requirements (SEC/FINRA).
• Mentor and grow the Cloud Platform team across US and India offices.

Skills

Cloud leadership

FinOps

Regulated industry experience

Executive communication

DevOps practices

IaC and DevOps tooling

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

CI/CD

Job description

This senior leadership role reports to the Head of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity and oversees the Cloud Platform team, influencing cross-functional partners in Software Engineering, Data & AI, and Cybersecurity.