Manager, Technical Cloud
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NJ TRANSIT seeks a Manager, Technical Cloud to oversee AWS cloud services and on‑prem VMware, shaping our long‑term cloud architecture and migration roadmap. You will work with application teams to understand workloads and prioritize migrations while ensuring uptime, reliability, and safety of critical systems.
The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in CS and 10+ years in IT leadership with strong AWS/VMware experience, IaC skills (Terraform/CloudFormation), and scripting (Python/PowerShell).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related area; 10 years of supervisory IT tech experience.
- 5+ years cloud/virtualization engineering; 2+ years in leadership.
- Strong hands-on AWS experience with EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch.
- Solid VMware experience (vSphere/ESXi, HA/DRS, storage, networking).
- IaC experience with Terraform or CloudFormation; scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Experience in early cloud journeys or transitioning from legacy infra.
Responsibilities
- Oversee AWS cloud services and on‑prem VMware footprint to ensure stability.
- Collaborate with application teams to prioritize migration candidates.
- Coordinate with AWS, VMware, and vendors for support and design.
- Lead incident response and improve MTTR across cloud and on‑prem.
- Establish capacity planning and governance for cloud resources.
- Drive cost management and modernization initiatives gradually.
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All Jobs – NJ TRANSIT – Posted on Aug 27, 2026 – Manager, Technical Cloud – Kearny – Manager – Information Technology
Build your future as part of a dynamic company committed to transforming one of the premier transportation brands in North America. When you join team transit, the only limitations to your career are your own talent, ambition and willingness to learn. NJ TRANSIT is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Our team of almost 11,000 employees across a wide range of trades, professions and crafts, pride themselves on serving the transportation needs of New Jerseyans every day. From our operations staff and frontline personnel, to the numerous back-office departments that keep the wheels turning, the people of NJ TRANSIT are what make the company a great place to build a career.
NJ TRANSIT offers opportunities for growth and exceptional benefit packages in addition to rewarding and stable career paths. Find out for yourself why we say that NJ TRANSIT has more routes to success!
NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation, and the nation's third largest transit system. Our mission is to provide quality public transportation by serving our customers one trip at a time. As a vital link to the prosperity of the New Jersey – New York – Philadelphia region, we serve more than 200 million customer trips a year, bringing people to and from work, school and recreational activities in the tristate.
Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time–and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.
Oversee both AWS cloud services and our on prem VMware footprint, ensuring operational stability while shaping our long-term cloud architecture and migration road map. This position will work closely with application teams to understand workloads and prioritize migration candidates. Collaborate with transportation operations teams to ensure uptime, reliability, and safety of critical systems. Coordinate with AWS, VMware, and consulting vendors for support and solution design.
- Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering (AWS + VMware)
- Build and maintain core AWS infrastructure: accounts, VPCs, IAM, logging, monitoring, and guardrails.
- Manage VMware on prem environments (vSphere/ESXi/NSX/vSAN), ensuring high availability and reliable day-to-day operations.
- Implement secure hybrid connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect) that supports legacy applications and gradual migration.
- Support lift and shift migrations at first, while identifying opportunities for modernization over time (containers, managed database services, serverless).
- Build initial automation and IaC foundations using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools Operations & Reliability.
Improve operational maturity: create runbooks, establish change management practices, and implement monitoring/alerting.
- Lead incident response for cloud and on prem environments, reducing MTTR and building longterm reliability.
- Ensure effective capacity planning for both AWS and VMware resources.
- Introduce pragmatic SRE practices appropriate for a small team (SLOs, postmortems, metrics) Security, Compliance & Risk Management.
- Partner with security teams to implement identity controls, network segmentation, encryption, and logging.
- Put into place basic governance: account structure, role-based access control, tagging, and audit readiness.
- Help the organization adopt secure cloud use from early stages, including patching, secrets management, and configuration baselines.
- Support compliance efforts relevant to transportation operations and systems (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) Cost Management.
- Track and manage cloud costs at an early stage—tagging, budgeting, rightsizing—ensuring predictable growth.
- Provide guidance to leadership on cost tradeoffs and migration impacts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related area and ten (10) years supervisory IT technical experience.
- 5+ years of cloud/virtualization engineering experience with 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong hands-on AWS experience with core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch).
- Solid experience managing and supporting VMware environments (vSphere/ESXi, HA/DRS, storage, networking).
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Experience working in environments that are early in their cloud journey or transitioning from legacy infrastructure.
- Experience in transportation, logistics, or other operationally critical industries.
- Exposure to modernization technologies (EKS, ECS, Lambda), even if not fully deployed yet.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices.
- Builder mindset: capable of creating processes, standards, and automation from scratch.
- Strong communication skills with both engineers and non technical stakeholders.
- Practical and incremental approach to cloud migration and modernization.
- High accountability and willingness to roll up your sleeves in a small team environment.
- Successful rollout of foundational AWS infrastructure and governance.
- Uptime and stability of both cloud and on prem environments.
- On time completion of early migration milestones.
- Improved team operational maturity (documentation, monitoring, automation).
- Predictable monthly cloud spend and cost optimization progress.
- Certification such as AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), VCP-DCV, or CKA.
- Comprehensive Family Health Insurance – Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Paid Leave
- Tuition Assistance
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan
- Retirement Plans
- 401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution
- 401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match
- 457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan
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