Director of Cloud Engineer & Operations

Hamilton Porter is proud to support the hiring needs, of one of the leaders in small business refinancing. Our long time client, is looking for a hands on Cloud Engineering & Operations Director.

Location: Remote (travel to Headquarters in Arlington VA twice a year)

The Director will lead a team of 5 Cloud DevSecOps Engineer III/II. Expect to lead cloud infrastructure (AWS) and DevOps initiatives. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in AWS services, 3rd party integrations, Infrastructure as a Code (IaC using CloudFormation), and DevOps best practices. Will require a deep understanding for Cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline development, logging & monitoring, and overall cloud strategy.

What You Will Do:

Cloud Engineering & Architecture:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud architectures in AWS.
• Lead infrastructure automation efforts using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other IaC tools.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization, cost management, and security best practices.

DevSecOps Strategy:

• Oversee the entire DevOps function, ensuring efficient infrastructure management and automation at scale.
• Develop and refine CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless software delivery.
• Evaluate, select, and implement DevOps tools that enhance engineering efficiency and operational performance.
• Implement Best Practices to manage Repository across multiple infrastructure/applications projects.
• Implement DevOps best practices, ensuring seamless deployment and automation.
• Drive observability and monitoring strategies, ensuring system health through tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.

Third-Party Integration:

• Manage and optimize applications with seamless third-party integrations.
• Ensure secure, efficient, and scalable application deployments in AWS.
• Troubleshoot and optimize API integrations and backend services.

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers and DevOps professionals.
• Define cloud strategy and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure industry best practices.

What We’re Looking For:

• 12 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure management.
• 5 years of proven leadership experience managing either DevOps, DevSecOps, or similar Engineers.
• Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation
• Proficiency in managing code repositories GitHub/Bitbucket etc.
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline).
• AWS certifications (Professional level AWS Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.
• Hands-on experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway)
• Experience with logging & monitoring (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry Datadog, etc.).
• Expertise in development with third-party integrations.
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cloud compliance best practices.
• Leadership experience in managing cloud teams and driving cloud strategies.
• Strong understanding of security best practices (IAM, network security, secrets management, compliance).

Compensation:

• Competitive base salary ($180K - $195K - DOE) 15% performance bonus paid out in March
• Outstanding company covered Health Coverage - tons of options across Health, Dental, Vision options Flexible PTO
• 401K through Fidelity with 25% match
• Tons of other company wide perks...

Apply today we are quick to interview.