Director, Cloud Enablement Engineering

RiseMe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning seeks an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead the architecture, design and operation of our public cloud infrastructure in a hybrid, US-based role. You will oversee the transition of microservices to AWS and manage 24x7x365 support across systems, OS, software and firmware.

Responsibilities include guiding cloud engineering strategy, enforcing best practices, and collaborating with security, networking and software teams to deliver resilient, scalable cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years progressive experience in Engineering/Architecture with 5+ years in public cloud infrastructure.
• Proven track record leading engineering teams and building public cloud infrastructure; AWS experience highly preferred.
• 5+ years hands-on engineering management experience including Agile practices and product owner/scrum master experience.
• Experience delivering secure and reliable technology deployments.

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs design, development, implementation and operation of public cloud infrastructure.
• Migrates microservices from on‑premises to AWS and manages end-to-end cloud projects.
• Oversees 24x7x365 operational support of systems, servers and applications.
• Ensures cloud engineering best practices, security, compliance and audit readiness.
• Leads cross-functional collaboration to translate requirements into cloud designs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Leadership

AWS

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze®, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position is a technical managerial role, reporting to the Infrastructure Engineering & Transformation; and is responsible for leading and directing the design, development, implementation, optimization and operation of our public cloud infrastructure. Also manages the transition of microservices and workloads to the public cloud. In addition, this position will oversee the 24x7x365 operational support of systems, operating systems, software, firmware, servers and application support.

Essential Functions

Leadership & Strategy

• Leads teams in the architecture and engineering of the company’s transition to the public cloud.
• Actively contributes toward the vision, strategy, organization and leadership of the cloud engineering function.
• Defines and enforces cloud engineering best practices, standards, and architectural guidelines.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into cloud infrastructure designs.
• Provides technical expertise, strategic direction and guidance to ensure the delivery of resilient, scalable, secure and efficient cloud-based solutions.
• Provides effective leadership in developing highly engaged, high-performance cloud engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Cloud Infrastructure

• Leads complex and high visibility end to end projects through design, budgeting, testing, implementation and performance monitoring.
• Collaborates with architects and internal engineering customers to migrate microservices from first party infrastructure to AWS.
• Manages service deployments and has a strong knowledge of CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code (IAC).
• Represents the team for internal and external audits and compliance reviews.
• Partners with security, network, and software delivery on continuous improvement of infrastructure platform.
• Guides efforts applied to identification, enhancement and automation of applications and systems
• Enhances and matures the Agile software development lifecycle within cloud engineering team by applying industry best practices & processes.
• Keeps senior management informed of department progress, problems and solutions.
• Able to manage and prioritize request from multiple stakeholders while also ensuring that SLAs are adhered to.
• Enforces that standard test policies and procedures are followed
• Participates in and support initiatives for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Participates in the management of Vendor relationships and contract negotiations for Company’s cloud computing platform.
• Focuses on both internal and external customers to provide best-in-class service, with an emphasis on efficient resource management and audit controls.
• Support the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/ or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum Ten (10) years or more of progressive direct and/or related experience in Engineering, Architecture, etc; with at least Five (5) or more years of experience with public cloud infrastructure.
• Proven track record in leading one or more engineering teams, building public cloud infrastructure is required; experience with AWS is highly preferred; experience with other cloud providers is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years on hands‑on engineering management experience including Agile development best practices and experience both as a product owner and scrum master.
• Experience with comprehensive technology delivery that is secure and reliable