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Holman

Driving What's Right.

Director – Cloud & Platform Engineering

Platform EngineerPlatform EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 5,001-10,000H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New Jersey + 1 moreAll locations: New Jersey | Pennsylvania

Posted

41 days ago

Salary

$204.0K - $316.2K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishAzureCloudCyber Security

Job Description

Director – Cloud & Platform Engineering

Holman

• Define and drive the enterprise compute strategy, aligning with business goals. • Lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure to modern cloud-native environments. • Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for data center modernization and cloud adoption. • Oversee the planning and execution of cloud migration initiatives (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). • Ensure seamless integration between on-premises systems and cloud platforms. • Evaluate and select cloud providers and tools based on business needs and technical fit. • Manage budgets for data center operations and cloud services. • Implement cost governance frameworks (e.g., FinOps) to monitor and optimize cloud spend. • Negotiate contracts with vendors and cloud service providers. • Design and implement high-availability architectures across on-prem and cloud. • Develop and test disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans. • Ensure compliance with RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets. • Monitor and optimize the performance of compute resources across environments. • Implement observability tools and practices (e.g., logging, monitoring, alerting). • Ensure SLAs are met for critical business applications and services. • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to enforce security policies across all compute environments. • Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO27001, NIST). • Coordinate with other teams to manage identity and access controls, encryption, and data protection strategies. • Lead and mentor cross-functional teams including infrastructure, cloud engineers, and architects. • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Identify skill gaps and invest in training and development programs. • Manage relationships with hardware vendors, cloud providers, and managed service partners. • Communicate effectively with executive leadership and business stakeholders. • Translate technical initiatives into business value and ROI. • Stay current with emerging technologies (e.g., edge computing, AI/ML infrastructure).

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree, ideally in a related field required, Master’s preferred, or equivalent experiences.
  • Proficient in productivity and collaboration tools, knows how to leverage AI.
  • Certifications in cloud – especially Azure – are desired.
  • 8+ years’ experience, including 5+ at a leadership level; multiple levels of reporting relationships strongly preferred.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience within own function and general knowledge of areas, departments and/or function(s) within and across other disciplines.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) plan with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
  • Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
  • Paid Military Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement

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