Senior AWS Cloud Manager - Remote

TEKsystems • Houston, TX

1d • $157,000 - $192,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Manager to lead cloud operations and modernization efforts across various enterprise product lines. This leadership role will oversee Cloud Managers and large teams of engineers, driving the migration of legacy environments to AWS while improving reliability, governance, operational excellence, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading legacy infrastructure to AWS migration initiatives.
• Experience managing large technical organizations (15–40+ individuals).
• Strong background in cloud operations, incident management, and service reliability.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS architecture, scalability, security, and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud cost management, budgeting, and FinOps practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Managing through team leads or managers.
• Leading modernization efforts involving on-prem, monolithic, or hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale cloud transformation initiatives, including legacy-to-AWS migrations.
• Manage and develop Cloud Managers and cloud engineering teams spanning Platform Engineering, SRE, and Cloud Operations.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and operational maturity across cloud environments.
• Establish cloud governance frameworks, operational standards, and AWS best practices.
• Drive incident management, reliability improvements, and automation initiatives.
• Partner with Finance to optimize cloud spend and implement FinOps practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed