IT Technology Manager

NextEra Energy

About The Position

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us! Position Specific Description We are seeking an experienced IT Technology Manager to lead and coordinate technology delivery and operations across a portfolio of critical enterprise platforms and DevOps capabilities supporting Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) and related business initiatives. This role provides leadership across people management, vendor governance, budget ownership, access/compliance, and application and cloud platform governance, ensuring delivery aligns to enterprise engineering standards, cyber requirements, and audit expectations.The ideal candidate brings strong experience working across cross-functional stakeholders (Cyber, Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Finance, PMO, business leadership), balancing delivery execution with operational excellence, and managing teams and vendors in a regulated environment.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading technology teams and/or cross-functional delivery in an enterprise environment.
Strong working knowledge of DevOps delivery/operations, cloud environment governance, and application lifecycle practices.
Experience partnering with Cybersecurity, Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Compliance/Audit, Finance/PMO, and business leadership to deliver outcomes.
Strong working knowledge of cloud platform governance and operations, specifically in AWS.
Hands-on understanding of core AWS capabilities, including:
IAM (roles, policies, access reviews)
Networking concepts (VPCs, routing, security groups, private connectivity concepts)
Logging/monitoring (CloudWatch and enterprise monitoring patterns)
Security fundamentals (encryption, key management concepts, least privilege, audit logging
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and delivery automation concepts (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation patterns, CI/CD governance), even if not the primary implementer.
Proven ability to manage vendors and SOW-based delivery, including performance management and escalations.
Working knowledge of identity and access governance, audit readiness, and compliance activities (e.g., SoX certifications).
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and execution skills across multiple concurrent priorities.
Ability to translate strategy into execution—balancing scope, timeline, risk, quality, and operational stability.
High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 8+ years
Supervisor/Management Experience: 2+ years

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting ETRM platforms and/or regulated operational environments.
Familiarity with DevOps operating models, cloud governance, and enterprise engineering controls.
Experience working in environments with SoX, audit, and cybersecurity compliance expectations.
Strong background in stakeholder management across large enterprise organizations.
Experience managing budgets, vendors/contracts, and governance processes.
Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Lead functional and technical aspects of technology delivery across a portfolio of applications, DevOps services, and cloud platforms supporting ETRM and enterprise operations.
Own and drive end-to-end onboarding and enablement for technical resources, including access coordination, tooling readiness, and standards alignment.
Establish and maintain strong partnerships with enterprise IT teams and business stakeholders, communicating dependencies, risks, and delivery status.
Own AWS account / environment governance across multiple ETRM cloud environments, including access controls (IAM), guardrails, and operational standards.
Partner with Cloud and Cyber teams to ensure alignment with enterprise cloud security controls (e.g., logging, encryption, monitoring, vulnerability management).
Drive production and DR readiness for cloud-hosted workloads, including runbooks, backups, recovery testing, and operational health metrics.
Ensure consistent cloud cost governance in partnership with Finance/PMO (tagging strategy, spend visibility, forecasting, and anomaly review).
Establish standards for cloud change management and engineering practices (CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, approvals, and compliance evidence).
Provide governance for application engineering and security standards, including code approval authority and compliance alignment.
Own and manage cloud platform operations (multiple environments), including access governance, production readiness, DR posture, and audit readiness.
Drive identity, access, and compliance activities, including ongoing access approvals, SoX certifications, and periodic SharePoint/system certifications.
Manage vendor performance and contract execution (SOW governance), ensuring delivery outcomes, escalation paths, and resource coordination.
Own program financials including capital budget tracking, forecasting, and capitalization compliance in partnership with Finance and PMO.
Lead, coach, and develop team members through 1:1s, performance management, and talent development, in alignment with HR processes.
Provides leadership, influence, vision, and direction to the organization to contribute to achieving the company's goals
Works with IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in alignment with business strategy
Oversees value stream by focusing on cost and risks of technology portfolio to meet business needs
Supports and fosters innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation
Ensures high levels of ongoing system and application performance in production environments
Oversees development of processes and tools to automate code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
Attracts, develops and retains a high-performing and diverse team
Establishes and drives technology roadmaps that align with current and future business needs
Manages third party technical and outsourcing relationships to deliver project and operational support objectives
Ensures technology processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company policies
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
People Leadership: Directly manage team members; drive coaching, performance, engagement, and development.
Program Enablement & Onboarding: Own onboarding for technical resources and readiness across tooling, access, and standards.
Strategic Stakeholder Management: Facilitate alignment across enterprise partners; manage risks, dependencies, and communications.
Vendors & Contracts: Govern vendor SOW delivery; manage performance, staffing coordination, and escalations.
Financial & Budget Management: Own capital budget (forecasting, spend tracking, reporting, capitalization compliance).
Identity, Access & Compliance: Oversee access approvals and recurring certifications; maintain audit readiness.
Application & Engineering Governance: Enforce engineering and security standards; maintain code approval authority where required.
Cloud Platform Ownership: Govern multiple cloud environments; ensure access controls, prod/DR readiness, and compliance alignment.