What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud COE Lead position at Arlo?
About Arlo:
At Arlo, we're passionate about creating innovative and reliable solutions that help people protect what matters most to them. Our team is dedicated to delivering products that exceed our customers' expectations, while always pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of protection technology. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe and secure, whether they're at home or away, and we're committed to providing our customers with the peace of mind they need to live their lives without worry. Arlo’s deep expertise in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and innovative wireless and RF connectivity enables the delivery of a seamless, smart security experience for Arlo users that is easy to set up and interact with every day.
Arlo is seeking a visionary and technically grounded Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) Lead to enable best-in-class cloud adoption and operational practices across our global engineering teams. This strategic role is responsible for defining and governing cloud best practices, accelerating cloud maturity, and delivering FinOps excellence. Working closely with the SRE, Infrastructure, and Tooling teams, the CCoE Lead ensures engineering teams across the CTO organization can confidently and cost-effectively design, deploy, and operate modern cloud-
native solutions.
The Cloud CoE is responsible for helping teams deploy services that are cost-effective, high- performing, and easy to manage . By setting standards and providing reusable assets, the CoE reduces friction for engineering teams while ensuring Arlo’s cloud footprint remains scalable, secure, and efficient. The Cloud CoE team is not a controlling team; instead, you will be a key enabler of making things easy.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a cloud enablement strategy that promotes secure, scalable, and efficient adoption of cloud services across Arlo.
Collaborate with engineering teams to define and disseminate cloud best practices, emphasizing cost-efficiency, performance optimization, and ease of deployment and management.
Establish reusable patterns, guardrails, and infrastructure blueprints that promote consistency and accelerate service delivery.
Drive cross-functional initiatives with the SRE, Infrastructure, and Tooling teams to implement observability, reliability, and automation frameworks.
Own and lead the FinOps charter for the CTO organization—championing cloud cost awareness, accountability, and optimization practices.
Conduct cloud usage reviews, identify opportunities for performance tuning and cost savings, and work with teams to execute recommendations.
Serve as an internal advocate for cloud education and continuous improvement, providing enablement resources and facilitating knowledge-sharing forums.
Define metrics and KPIs to measure CoE effectiveness, cloud maturity, and financial efficiency; present insights and recommendations to leadership.
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and advise on adoption strategies that align with business goals.
Qualifications
10 years in cloud-centric roles (e.g., Cloud Architect, Platform Engineer, SRE,
DevOps).
Expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS strongly preferred; GCP or OCI a plus).
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD
pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and monitoring/observability stacks.
Experience designing and operationalizing cloud governance, security controls, and cost optimization programs.
Proven ability to define and evangelize architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails at scale.
Strong leadership and communication skills with experience working cross-functionally across Engineering, Security, Finance, and Executive teams.
Familiarity with FinOps frameworks and cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost explorer, CloudHealth, CloudZero).
Experience fostering a culture of cloud self-service enablement, education, and
simplification.
Bonus: AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect), FinOps Certified Practitioner, or relevant SRE credentials.
The pay range for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at commencement of employment and is expected to be between USD$155,000-215,000/year . However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including role, job-related knowledge, skills, relevant education and experience . The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including bonus, equity, and a full range of benefits. Details of all benefits will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
We are committed to building an inclusive company and we are most interested in finding the BEST candidate for the job, regardless of their background. A candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background, and that’s okay. We would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. We may work with candidates, as appropriate, to ensure they develop additional skills as necessary to fulfil the essential functions of the job.
Arlo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value inclusion and are committed to an inclusive, and harassment-free workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on all legally protected statuses in all hiring and employment.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, who are pregnant or have a related medical condition, or who have sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary : $155,000 - $215,000
