Manager, Cloud Services

What you get to do every day

• Contribute to the deployment of our software across multiple implementations.
• Participate in the planning of test and production environment setup and provisioning processes.
• Lead the Cloud Services team in achieving established goals and departmental objectives.
• Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job goals; coaching, counseling, and managing performance; as well as developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Foster an environment that emphasizes trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort
• Support DevSecOps and Cloud adoption
• Support KUBRA’s cloud environments like AWS and Azure and large-scale cloud initiatives
• Work closely with other Infrastructure and Security teams and ensure that a culture of collaboration is fostered within the team, leading by example
• Lead the team from the trenches, be a subject matter expert in cloud and cloud adjacent technologies.
• Lead the team in achieving established goals and departmental objectives
• Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
• Foster an environment that emphasizes trust, open communication, creative thinking and cohesive team effort

What kind of person should you be?

• Leadership and management skills – ability to attract, retain, motivate, coach, and develop team members for high performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to influence others, build relationships, manage conflicts, and handle negotiations.
• Excellent organization, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Strong technical skills to support understanding existing solutions and architecture as well as future architecture requirements and product roadmaps.
• Dedicated work ethic and commitment to quality and results
• Ability to work well under pressure

What skills do you need?

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Linux Systems Administrator
• Expert level knowledge in AWS management and operations 
• 3-5 years of experience in team lead/supervisor/management role
• 5+ years of experience in Java environments
• 5+ years of experience with Puppet/Chef/Ansible configuration management systems
• 5+ years of experience with CloudFormation/Terraform/ARM Templates or other cloud automation technologies
• Experience managing containers and container orchestration
• Diverse knowledge covering servers, networks, client server systems, and firewalls.
• Knowledge of mobile platforms and related technologies such as SMS, automated voice, and email is a plus.
• Degree or equivalent Experience in Computer Information Systems or Information Technology
• Other Education/Certification/Training preferred: Applicable platform industry certifications for AWS, Azure and related platforms 

What can you expect from us?

• Award-winning culture that fosters growth, diversity and inclusion for all
• Paid day off for your birthday
• Access to LinkedIn learning courses
• Continued education with our education reimbursement program
• Flexible schedules
• Free unlimited access to our refreshment stations (fully stocked with tea, coffee and other beverages)
• Two paid days for volunteer opportunities
• Well-being days!