Senior Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule in Cleveland

Cloud certification support

Budget for tools and infrastructure

Job summary

Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Manager to guide strategy and execution for hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. Based in Cleveland, OH, you will lead a team of engineers, drive cloud migrations, and align infrastructure with business goals.

You will oversee security, DR readiness, vendor relationships, and budgeting while enabling deep technical work and decision-making authority over the infrastructure roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.
• Leadership and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and management of cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Develop and execute infrastructure strategy balancing cloud scalability with on-premises reliability.
• Oversee infrastructure architecture, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

Skills

10+ years infra experience

Hybrid cloud leadership

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP

Strategy and planning

Team leadership

Security and DR

Tools

Servers, storage, networking

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Manager to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for an infrastructure leader to guide the strategy and execution of both cloud and on-premises environments, in a hybrid role based in Cleveland, OH.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of cloud and on-premises infrastructure environments
• Develop and execute infrastructure strategy that balances cloud scalability with on-premises reliability
• Oversee infrastructure architecture, capacity planning, and performance optimization
• Manage and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers and administrators
• Drive cloud migration initiatives while maintaining and optimizing existing on-premises systems
• Ensure infrastructure security, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness across hybrid environments
• Partner with IT leadership and cross-functional teams to align infrastructure with business needs
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new infrastructure tools and technologies
• Oversee infrastructure budgets and identify opportunities for cost optimization

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive infrastructure experience
• Proven experience managing both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) alongside traditional infrastructure (servers, storage, networking)
• Experience leading and developing infrastructure teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills

What Our Client Offers

• A genuine mix of legacy systems and modern cloud work - not just a "lift and shift" environment
• Real decision-making authority over infrastructure roadmap and tooling choices
• A hybrid schedule based in Cleveland, OH that respects deep-focus infrastructure work
• Budget and support for pursuing cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• A tenured IT team that values technical depth over titles