Senior Engineering Leader (Cloud Engineer)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Leader – Cloud Engineering to drive cloud strategy, architecture, foundational services, security, optimization, and multi-cloud adoption across the enterprise. This role requires deep expertise in consulting, talent development, and solution architecture, with a focus on multi-tenant cloud environments, IAM, service control policies, cloud migration strategies, DevOps in cloud, FinOps, resource optimization, cloud observability, and data platforms. As a strategic leader, you will work closely with Agile, Info Sec, DevOps, Quality, and SRE teams to define and implement cloud best practices, automation, and Engineering Leader governance models that ensure scalability, security, and operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities Cloud Strategy & Solution Architecture Define and execute cloud engineering strategies that align with business and technology goals. Architect and implement multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and cloud-native solutions. Establish best practices for workload segmentation, cloud service catalog, and cloud adoption frameworks. Develop enterprise-wide cloud blueprints, ensuring standardization and security-first design. Lead cloud migration strategies, including rehosting, re-platforming, and re- architecting workloads. Provide consulting on cloud-native application development, serverless computing, and containerization. Multi-Tenant Cloud Foundation & Governance Architect multi-tenant cloud environments, enabling secure, scalable, and policy-driven cloud consumption. Design and implement org/account/subscription models in AWS Organizations, Azure Management Groups, and GCP Folders. Establish and enforce service control policies (SCPs), IAM roles, and access policies across cloud platforms. Define cloud resource hierarchy strategies, ensuring proper segmentation for security, cost, and compliance. Implement policy-as-code frameworks to enforce security and compliance controls across cloud environments. Identity & Access Management (IAM) & Security Define enterprise IAM strategy, including federated identity, SSO, MFA, role- based and attribute-based access control. Implement least privilege access models, zero-trust architectures, and identity governance frameworks. Automate identity lifecycle management using tools like AWS IAM, Azure AD, GCP IAM, Okta. Establish cloud-native security frameworks, integrating CSPM, CWPP, CNAPP, and SIEM solutions. Ensure compliance with industry security standards (SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP). Cloud Service Catalog & Engineering Best Practices Develop a self-service cloud service catalog, enabling teams to provision pre-approved cloud resources. Establish cloud engineering best practices, standardizing infrastructure provisioning, tagging, and compliance. Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, and CloudFormation. Define patterns for workload segmentation, ensuring separation of concerns across environments. Champion Cloud Smart Adoption frameworks, balancing agility, security, and cost optimization. Cloud Migration & Application Modernization Lead enterprise-wide cloud migration efforts, applying 6R migration strategies (Rehost, Re-platform, Refactor, etc.). Optimize application architectures for cloud-native deployment, leveraging serverless, Kubernetes, and microservices. Develop cloud workload placement strategies, ensuring resilience, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Enable data platform migrations, ensuring smooth transition of databases, data lakes, and streaming architectures. Partner with engineering teams to modernize legacy workloads using containerization, event-driven architectures, and AI/ML services. DevOps and Automation in Cloud Define and implement DevOps best practices in cloud environments, ensuring scalable CI/CD pipelines. Develop cloud-native automation frameworks using GitOps, Kubernetes operators, and serverless automation. Drive AI/ML-based cloud automation, enabling self-healing infrastructure and intelligent scaling. Standardize release automation workflows, improving deployment speed and reducing change failure rates. Collaborate with platform teams to build developer-friendly cloud environments with embedded security controls. Cloud Security, Resilience & Compliance Implement cloud security frameworks, ensuring end-to-end data protection, encryption, and compliance. Define resilience engineering principles, ensuring high availability, failover mechanisms, and disaster recovery strategies. Conduct cloud risk assessments, ensuring adherence to cloud security posture management (CSPM) best practices. Integrate zero-trust security models, identity-aware proxies, and runtime security solutions. Partner with InfoSec teams to embed security within DevOps (DevSecOps) and cloud-native security tooling. Cloud Optimization with FinOps & Resource Optimization Drive cloud cost optimization strategies, ensuring maximum ROI for cloud investments. Establish FinOps best practices, enabling real-time visibility into cloud spend and usage patterns. Implement automated cost governance policies, ensuring adherence to budget and forecasting models. Optimize resource allocation, autoscaling policies, and workload scheduling to reduce cloud waste. Educate teams on cost-conscious cloud engineering, implementing reserved instances, spot instances, and savings plans. Cloud & Data Platform Observability & Monitoring Define cloud observability strategies, ensuring real-time visibility across infrastructure and applications. Implement centralized logging, tracing, and monitoring using Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Build AI-driven predictive analytics models for proactive incident prevention and anomaly detection. Establish SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets to track cloud service reliability and performance. Develop end-to-end cloud monitoring frameworks, integrating network, compute, database, and API observability. Talent Development & Thought Leadership Mentor and coach cloud engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Define career progression frameworks, enabling skill development for engineers at all levels. Lead cloud training initiatives, including certification programs, workshops, and hands-on labs. Stay ahead of emerging cloud trends, engaging in industry forums, conferences, and open-source contributions. Drive a collaborative, security-first, and automation-driven cloud culture across the organization. Required Qualifications & Experience Technical Expertise 15+ years of experience in cloud engineering, architecture, and DevOps. Strong expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud architectures. Deep knowledge of cloud identity, access management, and security. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Ansible). Proficiency in FinOps, cloud cost management, and cloud governance. Strong background in DevOps automation, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and serverless. Experience in cloud monitoring, observability, and AI-driven operations. Leadership & Consulting Skills Proven experience in leading large-scale cloud transformations. Ability to influence executive leadership and shape technology roadmaps. Experience mentoring and growing high-performing cloud engineering teams. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Skills: cloud applications,data platforms,cloud governance,devops,cloud observability,ai/ml services,devops practices,iam,serverless computing,cloud migration,solution architecture,multi-cloud environments,finops,terraform,ci/cd,infrastructure as code (iac),cloud migration strategies,containerization,devsecops,resource optimization,kubernetes,automation,cloud engineering,engineering leadership