Director IT Cloud Strategy & Engineering.

American Addiction Centers • Milwaukee, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time position leads and grows the Cloud Engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning. The role involves leading the design and deployment of scalable, reliable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures and solutions, driving automation, and standardizing deployments. It establishes a vision for global cloud infrastructure architectures to guide current and future projects and leads the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) to promote best practices and governance. The Director develops solutions architecture, evaluates architectural alternatives for private, public, and hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services), and contributes to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks, ensuring timely delivery of solutions. The role also focuses on proactive cloud cost efficiency management while maintaining performance and redundancy standards, and ensuring high availability, performance, and resilience of Advocate Health’s production systems. Additionally, it involves providing technical leadership and guidance, performing human resources functions (recruiting, managing promotions, professional development, performance evaluations, addressing concerns, implementing corrective actions, fostering a positive work environment), maintaining awareness of emerging technologies and trends, and ensuring adherence to organizational and external policies. The Director designs and directs the work of assigned areas, selects, coaches, and develops teams, sets objectives aligned with organizational strategy, manages talent through performance management and succession planning, and develops/recommends budgets. A key responsibility is understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and ensuring compliance with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.

Requirements

• Must be Cloud certified; ex. AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or SRE/Platform roles, including 3+ years in technical leadership or management.
• Experience in technical solutions development using AWS, Microsoft and cloud-based platforms with strong experience in design, architecture, and operational support.
• Experience in designing, developing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
• Proven success leading high-availability, large-scale infrastructure in Azure or other major cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud platform architecture, security, and compliance.
• Deep understanding of cloud services, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead a team of cloud architects and engineers.
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM & Oracle Clouds.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Must be knowledgeable and have practical experience in maintaining and managing cloud based footprints in AWS, and Azure.
• Must be experienced in maturing the use of cloud components and environments while integrating them into the core Advocate environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to work effectively with all levels.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate requirements into innovative solutions that meet business needs.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning and understanding of implications as it relates to problem solving and decision-making.
• An effective team player, capable of playing both leadership and supportive roles.
• Ability to conceptualize and think creatively and build consensus among individuals.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Cloud Engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Lead the design and deployment of scalable, reliable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures and solutions, driving automation, and standardizing deployments.
• Establish a vision of global cloud infrastructure architectures that guides the design of all current and future projects.
• Establish and lead the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) to promote best practices and governance.
• Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.
• Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks.
• Ensure delivered solutions are realized in time committed; work in conjunction with project sponsors to size and manage scope and risk.
• Proactively manage cloud cost efficiency while ensuring performance and redundancy standards.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of Advocate Health’s production systems across services and environments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to cloud architects and engineers.
• Performs human resources functions for staff, including recruiting and selecting new employees, managing promotions, facilitating professional development, conducting performance evaluations, addressing employee concerns, implementing corrective actions, and fostering a positive work environment.
• Maintain awareness of existing and emerging technology, industry trends, and regulatory requirements and their applicability.
• Ensures adherence to Advocate Health and external agency policies and requirements.
• Designs and directs the work of the assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Selects, coaches, and develops teams, setting objectives that align with organizational strategy to inspire and motivate the teams.
• Manages organizational talent through performance management, succession planning, and development.
• Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved.
• Develops and/or recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that people actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director