Cloud Engineering Manager

The Cloud Engineering Manager will lead the DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud
infrastructure. This role involves a blend of managerial responsibilities, strategic planning, and hands-on technical work. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and SRE principles.

Job duties and responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud infrastructure strategies aligned with business objectives.


• Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure.


• Ensure the implementation of best practices in infrastructure such as code, CI/CD and SRE.


• Manage and optimize cloud costs while ensuring performance and scalability.


• Establish and monitor SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs to measure and improve service performance.


• Oversee incident management processes and ensure timely resolution of issues.


• Work closely with development and architecture teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications.


• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with security policies and practices.


• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on infrastructure status, challenges, and achievements.

Leadership and team management responsibilities
As a People Leader, you are expected to lead yourself and others and to do so effectively. This job description clarifies what is expected from you in your role as a People Manager. This does not mean that you need to behave in the exact same way as other leaders in the organisation; every leader is unique in personality and style. What will make you a great People Manager at Catena Media is the ability to apply the skills, behaviours and methods outlined below at the right moment, and understand in which situations that you need to lead, manage or coach.

• Managing team performance effectively through the practising of ongoing performance management, including conducting performance reviews and regular 1-1 meetings.


• Leading by example by delivering positive results and being a visible Catena ambassador.


• Communicating effectively and ensuring information is delivered in a clear timely manner.


• Taking ownership of recruitment and selection for your team by working closely with HRBPs and TA teams.


• Enabling team and individual growth from the induction stage to ongoing learning and development.

Qualifications

• Education
  
  
  
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
  
  
  
  


• Experience
  
  
  
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles.
  
  
  • 3+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role.
  
  
  • Proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GoogleCloud.
  
  
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation, CDK).
  
  
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
  
  
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Data Dog, Sumo Logic).
  
  
  
  

Skills

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.


• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.


• In-depth knowledge of SRE practices and principles.


• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Preferred qualifications

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).


• Experience with microservices architecture. Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.

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