Emerging Technology/Cloud Solutions Manager

Regions•Atlanta, GA

2d•$149,086 - $181,650•Remote

About The Position

Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice. At Regions, the Emerging Technology/Cloud Solutions Manager leads a team that is responsible for advancing Regions infrastructure within the technology space. This position is responsible to deliver cloud (private, public, hybrid) base and infrastructure solutions in a cost-effective manner to assist Regions business partners in achieving their goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and six (6) years of professional experience
Or High School (HS) degree and ten (10) years of professional experience
Excellent interpersonal skills that leads to establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal clients, vendors, and other associates
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts, strategize, and implement cross-team solutions within technology
Knowledge of industry leading technologies and ability to incorporate those technologies to help lead the organization's strategic direction
Organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and good time management skills with a proven ability to develop sound, actionable plans
Project management skills, operating as part of a team, organizing, planning, budgeting, and executing projects
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
Understanding of and ability to interpret applicable rules, regulations, and industry guidance
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory or managerial experience
Banking/financial industry experience
Automation pipeline experience
Cloud (public, private, hybrid) industry experience

Responsibilities

Leads strategy, execution, and operationalization of Regions cloud (public, private, hybrid) operating model
Leads end-to-end automation technologies for private, public, and hybrid cloud spaces from initial build through production consumption
Leads the build-out of Regions cloud greenfield environments for production consumption
Leads a technology engineering team that is responsible for application infrastructure hosting services
Leads the engineering of infrastructure standards, patterns, and solutions to support business, data and application requirement
Partners with other security architects, solution architects, developers, key stakeholders and business partners across Regions’ organization
Evaluates current hosting operations and recommend new cloud hosting strategies that could comprise of a private, public, or hybrid solutions
Leads and supports Regions Enterprise Containerization Platform while implementing tools that will provide a robust, feature rich, and scalable DevSecOps experience
Performs resource/asset tracking and management for tools and technologies relating to automation, cloud, as well as future technology areas that will be brought in to expand Regions portfolio
Leads the creation, implementation, and support of governance initiatives including benchmark assessments, cost management, policy and compliance, risk assessments, resource consistency/enforcements, and documentation
Creates tactical and strategic emerging technology roadmaps and provide leadership for successful execution of the associated plans
Owns responsibility and participates in internal and external audit reviews and ensures satisfactory review outcomes
Performs project management functions for teams’ strategic projects
Executes Regions vendor management processes and negotiate contracts for the technology hardware, software, and cloud assets under management
Creates technology business proposals, including financial proforma views, Total Cost Ownership (TCO), and business-case analysis; present proposals to committees for approval
Ensures infrastructure availability service levels are achieved and align staff and services to support Regions 24x7x365 business functions under management
Partners across Technology, Operations, Digital, and Data (TODD) to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and monitored to strengthen risk management, compliance, and cyber security, effectively mitigating risk to levels within the company’s risk appetite
Ensures disciplined change management by evaluating risk and control impacts when designing or implementing changes to processes, systems, products, and/or services