Sr. Principal Cloud Lead

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 169,500 - 282,500; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Sr. Principal Cloud Lead to guide our Enterprise Cloud initiatives across AWS and Azure in a global setting.

You will shape cloud strategy, oversee onboarding of workloads, and drive modernization and governance across platforms while ensuring regulatory compliance and cost optimization. The role demands 12+ years in cloud engineering/architecture, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise with IaC and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or related roles.
• 8+ years with AWS and/or Azure in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, automation, and CI/CD tools.
• Deep knowledge of cloud governance, landing zones, security, and compliance (GxP).
• Experience leading enterprise cloud transformation and cross-functional teams.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Experience with agile/scrum and project estimation.
• Experience managing offshore teams and SI partners.
• Experience managing off‑shore teams as well as SI partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud engineering strategy across AWS and Azure with governance and best practices.
• Drive onboarding of new enterprise workloads through scalable landing zones and platform capabilities.
• Lead application modernization and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Define architectures for networking, identity, security, resiliency, observability, and automation.
• Own Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation strategies using Terraform and CI/CD platforms.
• Ensure cloud environments meet regulatory and GxP compliance through secure-by-design architectures.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Application teams to deliver reliable and cost-optimized cloud platforms.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance across the Global One Cloud organization.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Cloud architecture

Enterprise infrastructure

Infrastructure as code

CI/CD platforms

GxP compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD platforms

Job description

Sr. Principal Cloud Lead

Location: US-MA-Milford

Pay Range: USD $169,500.00 - $282,500.00

Overview

Do you want to help shape the future of Enterprise Cloud at Waters? Would you like to lead cloud strategy and engineering initiatives that enable secure, scalable, and compliant platforms across AWS and Azure? How about an opportunity to modernize enterprise workloads and establish the next generation of cloud capabilities across the company as we scale to 16K employees? Do you want to be part of a global digital transformation journey and help grow multi-million dollar digital and B2B eCommerce business?

Waters is seeking a Cloud Lead - Sr. Principal, Enterprise Cloud (AWS & Azure) to join our Global One Cloud team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for enterprise cloud engineering initiatives, including onboarding new workloads, application modernization, multi-cloud governance, landing zones, and secure cloud platform adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud engineering strategy across AWS and Azure, establishing standards, governance, and best practices.
• Drive onboarding and integration of new enterprise workloads through scalable landing zones and cloud platform capabilities.
• Lead application rationalization, cloud modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Define and implement cloud architectures for networking, identity, security, resiliency, observability, and automation.
• Own Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation strategies using Terraform and CI/CD platforms.
• Ensure cloud environments meet corporate, regulatory, and GxP compliance requirements through secure-by-design architectures.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Application teams to deliver reliable and cost-optimized cloud platforms.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance across the Global One Cloud organization.

Qualifications

Abilities that will help you be successful:

• 12+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Infrastructure roles.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure in large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, and CI/CD platforms.
• Deep understanding of cloud governance, landing zones, security, compliance, and GxP‑regulated environments.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives and influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to simplify complex technical challenges.
• Experience leading efforts in agile/scrum environments with knowledge of project planning, staffing, and estimating in an agile software development process.
• Experience managing off‑shore teams as well as SI partners.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Operates with integrity, transparency and humility
• Acts as a true company owner to advance the overall interests of Waters
• Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends
• Balances clear strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results
• Actively creates the conditions for Waters' people and teams to succeed

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, information technology or related experience

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.