Manager, IT Cloud Infrastructure

DataBricks • Mountain View, CA

69d

About The Position

The Manager, IT Cloud Infrastructure, will lead the design, development, and operation of scalable cloud infrastructure to support business growth and operational excellence. This is a hands-on leadership position, responsible for driving technical strategy, team development, and operational rigor.

Requirements

• Proven leadership in building, developing, and retaining high-performing cloud infrastructure or platform teams.
• Strong technical acumen in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure automation, and cloud-native system architectures.
• Experience managing large-scale production environments, ensuring reliability, uptime, and operational excellence.
• Expertise with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence at multiple organizational levels and represent the team in leadership forums.
• Strategic problem solving with a focus on scalability, security, and cost optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change, implement best practices, and promote a continuous improvement culture.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years relevant experience, including 3+ years in people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of cloud infrastructure engineers.
• Set technical direction, prioritize project initiatives, and align infrastructure strategy with organizational objectives.
• Champion automation, scalability, and reliability across cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and enforce robust processes for resource provisioning, access management, deployment, security, and cost optimization.
• Ensure the team upholds high-quality, system performance, and resilience standards.
• Provide technical leadership and representation in cross-functional forums and in collaboration with key stakeholders to convey team priorities, challenges, and successes.
• Drive continuous improvement in release, deployment, and operational workflows using modern DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker).
• Lead a team that develops, maintains, and enhances the organization's observability platform and practices.
• Oversee resource allocation to maximize operational and financial efficiency.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, professional development, and innovation within the team.
• Manage the team's scrum stories, ensuring that all cloud infrastructure projects are properly scoped, prioritized, and tracked through agile methodologies.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees