Director Cloud Engineering

Xactus•Broomall, PA

4d•Remote

About The Position

Xactus is the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry, serving over 10,000 clients. We offer a friendly, primarily remote work environment with opportunities for skill enhancement and professional development. Our top-notch financial leadership team prioritizes building talent. If you are curious and searching for a rewarding change, we encourage you to apply. This role challenges you and supports your professional development.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure roles with at least 5 years in cloud engineering or architecture.
Proven leadership experience managing remote, distributed teams, including ownership of team workstreams, workflows, and SLA-driven performance.
Extensive experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, and related cloud platforms.
Expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and multi-cloud strategies.
Expertise in automation, scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or GitHub Actions).
Experience administering and scaling GitHub Enterprise, including repository governance, access controls, and workflow automation.
Demonstrated operational leadership skills, able to manage competing workstreams, coordinate cross-team workflows, and hold the team accountable to SLA commitments.
Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
Must be a resident of the United States.
Must be authorized and eligible for employment in the United States.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of required background checks and pre-employment drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers and systems administrators for multiple products.
Establish and enforce best practices across cloud environments.
Oversee team development and training to ensure proficiency in cloud technologies.
Manage the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure across multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, and GCP).
Collaborate with CISO, CTO, and engineering leaders to align cloud strategy with security, performance, and cost-efficiency goals.
Drive the adoption of Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools for automation and consistency.
Provide operational leadership across the cloud engineering function, including managing day-to-day workstreams and workflows, prioritizing team capacity, and driving execution against commitments.
Own SLA performance for cloud operations, ensuring uptime, incident response, and change management targets are consistently met and reported to leadership.
Implement cloud governance practices in cooperation with Information Security team to manage risks and vulnerabilities.
Work closely with information security teams to remediate vulnerabilities, adjust configurations, and ensure the cloud infrastructure meets evolving security requirements.
Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
Provide regular reports on cloud performance and budgetary impacts to leadership.