Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.
The Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering focuses on tactical and operational plans with short-term to mid-term impact within the department. Manages the day-to-day work of assigned staff and operations of the department. Leads direct and reviews the work of a team addressing the need for maturity in DevOps tools, processes, and engineering capabilities. Oversees the engineering and implementation of the organization's cloud infrastructure and systems to ensure cloud infrastructure is designed and installed in a manner that meets the architectural roadmap and the needs of the organization. Supports and develops operational and process improvement initiatives across the organization and drive initiatives to optimize processes, while driving accountability and ownership. Develops policies & procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Conducts extensive investigation and analysis to help troubleshoot new and existing technologies. Plans and executes large complex strategic initiatives with measurable contributions towards the achievement of results for the department.
Responsibilities:
Oversees the design, deployment, scaling, and maintenance of a complex, Azure cloud infrastructure components including CI/CD pipelines, IaC, reliability, and automation in line with DevOps and Site Reliability principles with goals of zero downtime, features-on-demand, and complete on-time releases. Develops and supports operational and process improvement initiatives for engineering and drives initiatives to optimize processes, while driving accountability and ownership. Building and maintaining Terraform and Kubernetes tech stack with a dynamic SaaS model.
Directly manage a team of systems engineers creating new scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure systems with a heavy focus on cloud migrations, governance, monitoring, and security and follow up with various IT divisions for technology implementations. Assists IT personnel in proposing new infrastructure solutions to support the business. Meets end-user needs by ensuring the uptime, performance, resource availability, and security of the infrastructure managed within established budgets, operational guidelines, and objectives.
Conducts research on new technologies and aligns them with business needs and objectives. Evaluates, measures, and reports on return of investment; administers correction action recommendations, if needed. Sets standards based off industry best practices and data link layer with preferred infrastructure.
Identifies, negotiates, establishes, and manages multiple vendors for managed services, implementation, and design of technology systems. Identifies, selects, and manages cloud infrastructure for production computer systems. Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with leading cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, and Oracle.
Manages cloud infrastructure costs and budgets for area of responsibility to ensure work is completed within the established budget and timelines.
Documents and maintains standard operating procedures (SOPs) for site-specific technologies in use company offices and properties. Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by the team, clients, and stakeholders. Demonstrates leadership in making improvements to current processes, policies, systems, or products to enhance performance of job area.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and/or a related field preferred.
Minimum eight (8) years of experience working in Cloud Engineering, Software/Network Engineering, Computer, and Information Science, and/or a related field.
Minimum two (2) years of leadership experience, managing a department with direct reports.
Experience mentoring a team to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, career planning, and training opportunities.
Advanced knowledge and experience documenting infrastructure and setting standards and procedures.
Advanced knowledge and experience with Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI), Cloud Strategy, Design, Architecture, and Migration.
Enterprise-scale software development and release management experience.
Demonstrable experience with one or several facets of infrastructure (Networking, Compute, Security, IAM, Configuration, Automation, etc.).
Expert knowledge of at least one programming language (GO, Python, Scala, Ruby, Java, C/C++, etc.).
Deep familiarity with Terraform and Kubernetes Strategic thinking, complex problem solving, and analytical capabilities.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully influence at all levels and break down barriers across departments/diverse cultures.
Excellent verbal, written, and executive presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate and facilitate progressive change.
Strong quality and results orientation.
Compensation
The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $134,922.00 to $174,093.00 Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
Additional Compensation
This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.
Perks and Benefits
Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
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