Director of Cloud Team - Remote
About The Position
The Director of Cloud Team is part of the Security Best Practices (SBP) department on the Hardened Images team and reports to the Vice President of SBP Content Development. The Director sets the strategy, vision, and execution framework for CIS cloud engineering and product development in coordination with the Product Manager and VP of SBP Content Development. This role oversees the Cloud Solutions team and the design, development, delivery, and lifecycle management of CIS cloud-based products across multiple cloud service providers (CSPs). The Director partners with product owners, engineering leaders across SBP, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and implement a long-term cloud roadmap aligned with organizational goals. The position ensures CIS cloud products are secure, scalable, reliable, and aligned with CIS Benchmarks and customer expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
- At least 8 years of cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or cloud product development experience.
- At least 4 years leading technical teams, including managing managers or architect-level contributors.
- Demonstrated expertise in multiple CSP environments and a deep understanding of the Shared Responsibility Model.
- Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, secure, cloud-based products.
- Proficiency with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Jenkins.
- Strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading cloud engineering organizations in an enterprise or high-growth environment.
- Experience managing products published to commercial cloud marketplaces.
- Proficiency using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Strong knowledge of cloud service models, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and FaaS.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
- Additional years of relevant experience, or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience, may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term cloud engineering strategy across CIS cloud products and services.
- Establish architectural direction, technology standards, and engineering frameworks for multi-cloud product delivery.
- Lead capacity planning, resource strategy, and team structure design to support organizational growth.
- Partner with the Product team to drive the multi-year roadmap for cloud products, including innovation and modernization initiatives.
- Lead, develop, and mentor the Cloud Solutions team while fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.
- Build and scale cloud engineering teams to support product complexity and multi-cloud growth.
- Coordinate across SBP, Hardened Images, and other engineering teams to promote integrated delivery and consistent architectural practices.
- Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of cloud-based products across major CSPs, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud.
- Direct development and modernization of CIS Hardened Images and related cloud security capabilities.
- Ensure architectural decisions account for security, resiliency, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Promote adoption and evolution of automation, containerization, orchestration, and DevSecOps principles.
- Establish KPIs, engineering metrics, and SLAs for cloud-product reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Oversee monthly cloud product maintenance cycles, including updates, patching, and marketplace publishing.
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and privacy standards relevant to CIS cloud products.
- Partner with Sales, Member Success, and Customer Experience teams on customer onboarding, solution design, and escalations.
- Collaborate with Benchmarks and Consensus Community teams to align cloud products with CIS controls and community expectations.
- Stay current with emerging cloud technologies, trends, and regulatory landscapes.
- Represent CIS in industry forums, technical communities, and cloud-provider partnerships where appropriate.
- Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
