Senior Manager, Cloud Center of Excellence – Systems Engineering

Job Description: Define and evolve cloud engineering standards, architectural patterns, and operational baselinesDrive FinOps practices: cost monitoring, rightsizing, reserved capacity planning, and budget forecastingBuild and maintain a best-practices knowledge base: design patterns, IaC standards, common cloud service libraries, and observability playbooksEvaluate emerging tools and technologies (AI infrastructure, edge compute, etc.) and translate findings into adoption roadmapsRun office hours, workshops, and documentation programs to upskill engineers on cloud-native design — lowering the barrier to doing things the right wayPartner with the SRE organization on post-mortem learnings; translate findings into updated standards and trainingManage and grow a team of DevOps and Systems Engineers; own hiring, performance, and career developmentOwn the development, versioning, and lifecycle of common libraries shared across cloud servicesDeliver shared platform tooling and internal developer platform capabilities; partner with the Engineering Tools team on CI/CD integrationDrive adoption of the Arlo Cloud Platform — cell-based, AZ-bounded architecture and semver'd operational baselines — through enablement, not mandatesCollaborate with Security and Compliance to embed governance into platform deliveryServe as the senior technical voice on cloud standards; build trusted relationships with engineering leads across all teamsRepresent the team to executive stakeholders; influence investment decisions with data-driven insightsRequirements: 8+ years of software or cloud/platform engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering managementDeep expertise in AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM, Cost Explorer) and IaC tooling (Terraform, CDK, or equivalent)Experience designing and maintaining shared libraries or platform SDKs consumed by multiple teamsDemonstrated ability to define and enforce engineering standards across a large, multi-team organizationFinOps mindset: experience managing and optimizing cloud costs at scaleStrong communicator — able to translate technical topics for both engineers and executives.Benefits: Competitive compensationEquityGenuine commitment to your growth