Senior Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps

columbiasportswearcompany; Portland (OR); Sur place; USD 170 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Columbia Sportswear Company seeks a Senior Manager of Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps to lead strategy, delivery, operation, and financial stewardship of our cloud environment. You will oversee cloud engineering, automation, and governance across Azure, AWS, and AI-enabled services.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, security, and finance, driving cost visibility, capacity planning, and scalable architectures to support global growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading cloud infrastructure and platform engineering in enterprise environments.
• 5+ years of people leadership developing engineers, leads, or managers.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, cloud operations, automation, governance, and infrastructure services.
• Experience owning or influencing cloud financial management including budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience driving cloud modernization and operating model improvements.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, security controls, and governance.
• Proven ability to partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, and business teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead cloud infrastructure engineering across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
• Define and execute the cloud infrastructure roadmap to support modernization and transformation.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Engineering, Security, and Finance to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions.
• Build and mature FinOps capabilities with cost visibility, forecasting, and governance.
• Advise engineering leaders on cloud architecture, capacity planning, and cost management.
• Drive reliability, observability, and automation across cloud platforms.
• Establish governance for AI-enabled infrastructure and AI services.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and automation to improve delivery speed.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Manage relationships with cloud vendors and strategic technology partners.

Connaissances

Cloud leadership

Cloud architecture

FinOps / cloud financial mgmt

Automation / IaC

DevOps practices

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering/Finance or related field

Outils

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Cloud governance tools

Description du poste

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: "It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Technology powers every part of Columbia Sportswear Company's global business, from ecommerce and retail to supply chain and corporate operations. We're seeking a Senior Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps to lead the strategy, delivery, operation, and financial stewardship of our cloud infrastructure environment.

This role will lead a team responsible for cloud infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, platform governance, automation, and cost optimization across Azure, AWS, and emerging AI-enabled services. The successful candidate will help shape the future of Columbia's cloud strategy while building and maturing FinOps practices that improve visibility, forecasting, governance, and business value from our technology investments.

We're looking for a collaborative leader who combines strong cloud infrastructure expertise with financial acumen and a passion for operational excellence. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders, helping teams make informed cloud architecture, consumption, and investment decisions while ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable platforms that support global growth.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Lead Columbia's cloud infrastructure engineering function across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Define and execute the cloud infrastructure roadmap supporting enterprise modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Security, and Finance teams to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Build and mature FinOps capabilities, including cloud cost visibility, forecasting, optimization, allocation, governance, and executive reporting.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders by providing guidance on cloud architecture decisions, capacity planning, consumption forecasting, and cost management.
• Drive reliability, resiliency, observability, automation, and operational excellence across cloud platforms and services.
• Establish governance practices for AI-enabled infrastructure and cloud-based AI services, including usage monitoring, cost controls, and responsible adoption.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps practices, and automation that improve service quality, consistency, and delivery speed.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with cloud vendors, managed service providers, and strategic technology partners to maximize value and performance.

YOU ARE

• A cloud infrastructure leader who enjoys balancing strategy, operations, and technical execution.
• A player-coach who can engage directly with engineers while leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable discussing cloud architecture, operational performance, automation, governance, and cost management.
• A collaborative partner who builds strong relationships across Engineering, Architecture, Security, Finance, and business teams.
• An effective communicator capable of translating complex technical and financial concepts into business outcomes.
• A people leader who develops talent, creates accountability, and builds highly engaged teams.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering initiatives within complex enterprise environments.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience developing engineers, technical leads, or managers.
• Experience leading teams responsible for Azure, AWS, cloud operations, automation, governance, and infrastructure services.
• Experience owning or influencing cloud financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, optimization, consumption management, and executive reporting.
• Experience driving cloud modernization, migration, or operating model improvements.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, identity and access management, security controls, and platform governance.
• Experience improving cloud operations through automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, incident management, and operational metrics.
• Proven ability to partner with Finance, Procurement, Security,