Associate Director – Cloud Platform Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high‑performing team of 4–6 cloud engineers focused on cloud platform engineering, automation, and operational excellence.
• Serve as a hands‑on technical leader contributing to architecture, engineering, troubleshooting, automation, and operational improvements.
• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing evolution of enterprise Azure cloud platform capabilities.
• Develop and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules, standardized deployment patterns, and automation frameworks.
• Promote platform engineering principles focused on standardization, self‑service, automation, and developer enablement.
• Partner with application and development teams to enable adoption of CI/CD pipelines, self‑service infrastructure provisioning, and cloud engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with architects, security, networking, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions.
• Drive cloud automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code, policy‑as‑code, and CI/CD tooling.
• Develop standardized cloud platform services, golden paths, and deployment templates to improve consistency and operational efficiency.
• Enable application teams to consume approved cloud services, deployment templates, and CI/CD capabilities through standardized engineering practices.
• Support enterprise cloud transformation initiatives focused on standardization, automation, governance, and operational maturity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field
• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering roles.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing or mentoring technical engineering teams.
• Strong recent hands‑on experience designing and supporting Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar).
• Experience implementing or supporting CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, security, monitoring, and governance capabilities.
• Experience driving cloud standardization, automation, and operational maturity initiatives.
• Azure certifications or equivalent practical experience (preferred)