Head of Operations & Security

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A MONDAY TO FRIDAY ONSITE ROLE!!!!!!!

Client is seeking a highly technical and strategic leader to oversee our cloud infrastructure and enterprise applications across AWS, Azure, and private cloud environments. This role ensures high performance, reliability, and security across our systems while driving operational excellence and scalability.

We re looking for a hands-on cloud expert with a strong background in Operations, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). If you excel in automation, security-first cloud strategies, and leading high-performing teams, we d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Strategy & Technical Leadership

• Define and execute the cloud infrastructure strategy to support enterprise applications and business growth.
• Lead a team of Systems, DevOps, Database, and SRE Engineers to optimize cloud performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Develop and enforce cloud best practices, automation frameworks, and security-first principles.
• Conduct architecture reviews, lead technical discussions, and troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues.

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

• Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud environments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar) for seamless deployments, automation, and version control.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, or similar) to ensure high availability (99.9% uptime).
• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery planning.
• Manage cloud costs, including budgeting, resource optimization, and vendor negotiations.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC-2, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Manage cloud security infrastructure, including IAM, VPC, VPN, IDS/IPS, Key Management, and WAF solutions.
• Implement and maintain backup, high-availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce access controls, threat detection, and incident response.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous learning, automation, and innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineering, product, and security teams, to align cloud initiatives with business goals.
• Establish performance metrics and best practices to drive efficiency and operational excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

Education & Leadership Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, operations, and DevOps/SRE leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in AWS, Azure, and private cloud environments.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• CI/CD & Automation: Proficiency in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring & Observability: Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, New Relic, or similar.
• Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of IAM, VPN, VPC, IDS/IPS, Key Management, and industry regulations.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Experience implementing HA and DR strategies for business continuity.
• Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• Strong financial acumen for cloud cost optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or CISSP.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.