Senior Cloud Manager

TEKsystems•Atlanta, GA

4d•$150,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

The company is seeking a Senior Cloud Manager to lead cloud operations across a complex portfolio of 27+ enterprise product lines. This role is critical in driving our transition from legacy infrastructure to AWS-based cloud environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for managing cloud engineering teams through Cloud Managers, while shaping cloud governance, operational standards, and AWS modernization efforts.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture.
Experience with legacy systems (on-prem, monolithic apps) and modernization
Experience with cloud operations and incident management
Experience with infrastructure scalability and performance optimization
Experience with security and compliance in cloud environments
Experience managing through team leads or managers (preferred but not required).
Strong communication skills with ability to work across orgs.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
Have they worked on legacy → AWS migration? (must-have)
Have they led teams at scale (15–40+)?
Are they operationally strong, not just architecture-focused?
Have they touched cost optimization / FinOps at all?

Nice To Haves

Experience managing through team leads or managers

Responsibilities

Lead cloud transformation initiatives focused on migrating legacy systems to AWS.
Partner with architecture and engineering teams to support modernization (re-platforming, refactoring, hybrid cloud).
Help define and execute cloud operating models that scale across multiple product lines.
Manage and develop Cloud Managers overseeing 40+ engineers across platform engineering, SRE, and cloud operations.
Drive accountability, performance, and growth across teams.
Foster a culture of reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.
Oversee day-to-day cloud operations, ensuring high availability and performance across all environments.
Implement and improve incident management, escalation processes, and operational rigor.
Partner with SRE and engineering teams to enhance system reliability and uptime.
Establish and maintain cloud governance frameworks, KPIs, and operational standards.
Ensure adherence to AWS best practices for security, scalability, and performance.
Support consistent tooling and operational processes across teams.
Partner with finance and leadership on cloud budget planning and cost optimization.
Drive FinOps practices to improve cost visibility and efficiency.
Monitor usage trends and identify opportunities for optimization.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance teams.
Ensure cloud operations align with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
Act as a key liaison between technical teams and leadership.