Director of Cloud Engineering AWS

Request Technology, LLC
Chicago, IL, United States
Permanent
Full-time

We are unable to sponsor for this permanent full-time role

Position is bonus eligible

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Director of Cloud Engineering with strong AWS experience. Candidate will focus on growing and retaining extraordinary engineers and managers, and will develop, mentor, and inspire diverse teams to continue strengthening and scaling our organization.

Candidate will be responsible for driving results in our cloud platform, collaborating with engineers and other leaders to build a reliable, scalable, secure technology stack using leading industry practices.

Qualifications :

5+ years of demonstrated experience leading engineering teams, with an emphasis on developing key talent and cultivating positive, high-performing cultures.

10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering with an understanding of large-scale computing solutions (Primarily AWS), including software design and development, database architectures, IP networking, security, cloud operations, and performance tuning.

A people-focused leadership style, with a track record of motivating and inspiring individuals and teams.

Masterful communication skills and the ability to convey ideas and information effectively across internal and external groups, at all levels of the organization.

An ability to get into the details when necessary to support execution and remove roadblocks that are holding the team back, and the judgment to know when not to.

An understanding of the value of inclusivity and diversity and a track record of putting these values into practice.

Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to influence even without total formal authority.

Basic understanding of operating systems, including Linux.

Deep understanding of AWS services, with a strong focus on platform services and core services.

Functional understanding of security, compliance, and controls and their implementation within the cloud.

Functional understanding of cloud networking principles, including firewalls, VPCs, secure gateways and more.

Functional understanding of containers, container management, and container orchestration, including Kubernetes and the different components of Kubernetes.

Basic understanding of good delivery practices and continual integration and improvement.

Agile / Lean background for projects and project delivery.

Strong understanding of automation, automation principles, and different aspects of pipelines and automation delivery.

Advanced cloud strategic capability and delivery deep understanding.

Advanced security segmentation and controls deep understanding.

Advanced automation principles and modern cloud design.

Bachelor's degree and six years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and three years of relevant experience

AWS Solution Architect Associate (Required)

AWS Solution Architect Professional (Preferred)

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