Manager Cloud Engineering

Ventura Foods; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Profit Sharing & 401(k) matching

Paid Vacation, Sick Time & Holidays

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Ventura Foods in Irvine, CA is seeking a Cloud Engineering Manager to drive cloud strategy and FinOps initiatives across cross-functional teams. You will influence architecture decisions, mentor application teams, and optimize cloud performance and costs without direct supervisory control.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in cloud engineering with AWS/Azure expertise, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, with cloud cost management and optimization using FinOps practices.
• Proficient in cloud security, governance, and compliance standard processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud strategy and governance for security, compliance, and cost controls.
• Guide application teams in scalable, secure cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with finance to optimize cloud spend and budgeting.
• Provide technical mentorship through indirect leadership.
• Oversee cloud governance and risk management practices.
• Participate in cloud architecture decisions and evaluate new services.

Skills

Indirect leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud automation

DevOps / CI/CD

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

FinOps tooling

Job description

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Location: Irvine, CA, US, 92618

Position Summary:

As a Cloud Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to spearhead cloud initiatives and drive strategic innovation. In this influential role, you will collaborate with diverse, cross-functional teams, providing indirect leadership to enhance our cloud engineering efforts and FinOps initiatives. Your responsibilities will include optimizing our cloud infrastructure for peak performance and cost efficiency, while mentoring application teams on effectively leveraging cloud technologies. You will play a key role in cloud architecture decisions and have the freedom to explore and integrate cutting-edge cloud services and technologies.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cloud Strategy Development: Collaborate with various teams to develop a comprehensive cloud strategy, defining architecture frameworks, standards, and governance for security, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.


• Application Development Support: Guide application teams in designing scalable and secure cloud solutions, offering architectural consultation on cloud-native developments.


• Cost Optimization with FinOps: Partner with finance teams to supervise and optimize cloud spending, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cost-efficient resource utilization.


• Leadership and Collaboration: Lead cloud initiatives and provide technical mentorship through indirect influence, acting as a trusted advisor to multi-functional teams without direct supervisory control.


• Cloud Governance and Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and policies, developing a governance framework for risk, security, and operational control.


• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or Information Technology, or a related field.


• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering.


• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, with strong experience in cloud cost management and optimization using FinOps practices.


• Proficient in cloud security, governance, and compliance standard processes.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Skilled in cloud automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.


• Proficient in DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools.


• Experienced in hybrid cloud environments, cloud migration strategies, and holds a proven record in software architecture and design.


• Proven track record to lead multi-functional teams indirectly, coupled with strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills.


• Effective communicator with the ability to engage varied stakeholders, and capable of working independently with minimal direction.

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world’s most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provideready-to-goproduct solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees


• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)


• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays


• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs


• Salary Base Range of $149,885.00 -$198,298.80*

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ventura Foods may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted tools at certain stages of our hiring process, including identifying & sourcing candidates, reviewing applications and matched candidates on job boards and websites, and generating screening questions to help us work more efficiently and consistently. We regularly review our tools to promote fairness and reduce the risk of bias. However, while these tools support our process, every hiring decision is made by a real person on our team. Applicants in the State of New York may request an alternative process by contacting us at [e-mail].

Nearest Major Market: Irvine California

Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles