Sr Manager, Cloud Engineering

FIS; Jacksonville (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS is seeking a Senior Manager of Cloud Engineering to guide the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise cloud platforms. You will lead a team of cloud engineers, drive AWS architecture standards, and advance infrastructure modernization across the company.

The role requires strong leadership, hands‑on AWS expertise, and a proven track record in governance, security, and cost optimization. Jacksonville hybrid work arrangement is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large cloud engineering teams in enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to design and operate enterprise AWS architectures.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing Cloud Engineering team with coaching and succession planning.
• Set strategic direction and roadmaps for cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Drive secure, available, scalable AWS environments and IaC practices.
• Promote automation, self‑service, and FinOps for cost control.

Skills

Cloud Leadership

AWS

Cloud Architecture

IaC

Security & Compliance

Cost Optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

MBA preferred

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

About FIS

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

Current and future sponsorship are not available for this position

Jacksonville, FL Hybrid (three days in-office, two days virtual)

About the role

FIS is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise cloud infrastructure platforms. This leader will oversee a team of cloud engineers responsible for delivering secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions that enable application development, modernization, and business growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, strategic thinking, and deep hands‑on expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure, networking, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role will serve as a key technology leader responsible for establishing engineering standards, modernizing infrastructure practices, and driving cloud adoption across the enterprise.

What you will be doing

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Cloud Engineering team through coaching, mentoring, talent development, performance management, and succession planning.

• Establish strategic direction and technical roadmaps for cloud infrastructure platforms and services.

• Drive the design, deployment, and operation of secure, highly available, and scalable AWS environments.

• Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, governance controls, and operational procedures.

• Partner with Architecture, Security, Application Development, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions.

• Promote infrastructure automation and self‑service capabilities across engineering organizations.

• Oversee cloud networking design, including VPC architecture, hybrid connectivity, routing, segmentation, and traffic management.

• Ensure compliance with security, risk, audit, and regulatory requirements.

• Manage operational excellence through monitoring, incident management, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Drive cost optimization initiatives and establish FinOps practices for cloud resource management.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to cloud platforms and engineering processes.

• Participate in budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and strategic technology investments.

• Develop and maintain engineering metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting.

Key Leadership Expectations

• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

• Foster strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders.

• Influence senior leaders and drive alignment across complex organizational environments.

• Lead organizational change and cloud transformation initiatives.

• Develop future engineering leaders and technical talent.

• Balance strategic planning with operational execution.

• Communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical audiences.

What you bring

• Expert‑level experience designing and operating large‑scale AWS environments.

What we offer you

• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated, motivated team.

• A broad range of professional education and personal development opportunities.

• The chance to work on challenging, relevant issues in financial services and technology.

• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect.

• Varied and challenging work that helps you grow your product, functional, domain, and leadership skillset.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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