Cloud Engineering Manager/Platform

Cloud Engineering Manager / Platform Engineering ManagerLocation: Dallas, TX (On‑site, 5 days per week) Reports to: DirectorRole OverviewThis is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for building a modern cloud engineering function from the ground up. The environment currently includes AWS and GCP, but lacks structure, governance, best practices, and clear ownership. You will be the first dedicated public cloud engineering leader, responsible for assessing the current state, defining strategy, establishing standards, and building a scalable cloud foundation.The role blends deep technical expertise, team leadership, and cross‑functional partnership, especially with the private cloud organization. The initial phase involves auditing and stabilizing the existing cloud estate; the next phase focuses on building seamless connectivity between public and private cloud environments.Key Responsibilities1. Cloud Strategy & ArchitectureAudit the current AWS and GCP environments to understand existing workloads, configurations, and gaps.Define a cohesive multi‑cloud strategy with strong governance, security, identity, and operational standards.Establish best‑practice architecture for scalable, resilient, cost‑efficient cloud platforms.2. Hands-On Engineering & Infrastructure BuildLead Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform (highest priority), plus Ansible and Python.Build core cloud foundations: networking, IAM, monitoring, automation, observability, and cost controls.Modernize cloud environments to enable workload mobility between public and private platforms.Own cloud reliability, incident response, security posture, and FinOps optimization.3. Leadership & Team BuildingLead and grow the cloud engineering team; initially operate as a hands-on technical manager.Hire, mentor, and develop engineers with strong technical depth.Serve as the senior cloud architecture expert for internal stakeholders.4. Cross‑Functional PartnershipPartner closely with the private cloud organization to design hybrid connectivity models.Align public and private cloud roadmaps, access patterns, networking design, and cost allocation.Work with legacy infrastructure teams to standardize architecture and modernize existing systems.What You’ll Be Doing Day‑to‑DayAuditing and restructuring AWS and GCP environmentsImplementing governance, access policies, and cloud operating standardsWriting Terraform modules and IaC patternsDesigning hybrid architecture to enable smooth workload mobilityManaging reliability, incident response, and cloud cost optimizationLeading cloud engineering hiring and team developmentActing as the SME for AWS, GCP, and modern cloud patternsRequired Experience8+ years in cloud, infrastructure, platform, or DevOps engineering3+ years leading teams (formal or informal leadership acceptable)Deep expertise in AWS (priority) and strong capability in GCP or another public cloudStrong experience building cloud environments from scratch—not just maintaining inherited onesExpert-level proficiency with TerraformStrong understanding of cloud networking, identity, security, distributed systems, and hybrid architecturesDemonstrated experience designing and operating hybrid/public-private cloud ecosystemsPreferred QualificationsAWS Solutions Architect Professional certification (strong signal for this hiring profile)Kubernetes, Docker, EKS, GKEDevOps or SRE backgroundExperience with GPU, AI/ML, or high-performance compute workloadsExperience in highly scaled enterprise or regulated environments