Director of Cloud Operations; on-site Omaha, NE

At FNBO, our employees are the heart of our story—and we’re committed to their success! Please see below the details of this career opportunity and how it fits into our organization’s success.

The Director of Cloud Operations is a key leadership role responsible for managing the organization’s private and public cloud infrastructure technologies. This role provides strategic direction and hands‑on leadership to the Cloud Operations and Systems Engineering teams, ensuring the AWS cloud platform, CI/CD technologies, developer toolsets, and various automation technologies are optimized for high performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership:
  Lead a team of cloud engineers which provide technical expertise and guidance for on‑premises and cloud computing technologies.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and best practices for CI/CD, private and public cloud technologies.
• Leadership:
  Drive Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) cross functional leadership to establish and maintain best practices for cloud computing while providing technical guidance and support to other departments.
• Financial Efficiency:
  Monitor and analyze cloud resource utilization, cost optimization opportunities, and resource allocation. Recommend and implement cost‑saving measures and fine‑tune resource allocation to maintain cost-effectiveness.
• Resiliency and Disaster Recovery:
  Lead the resiliency architecture and manage disaster recovery and business continuity plans for public and private cloud.
• Contract and Vendor Management:
  Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with technology vendors to ensure cost-effective service delivery.
• Compliance and Governance:
  Serve as the point of contact for compliance audits or reviews.
• Performance Optimization:
  Implement optimization practices to ensure performance improvements and performance tuning.
• Security:
  Collaborate with the security team to ensure compliance with security standards.
• Incident Response:
  Provide technical leadership and expertise during incidents and cultivate an environment of continuous learning.
• Vulnerability and Patch Management:
  Research and remediate vulnerabilities.

The Ideal Candidate For This Role

• Leadership and
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 5-7 years of leadership and technical experience managing large and complex technology solutions.
• Expertise:
  Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining private and cloud infrastructure and services. Preferred technical experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Technical knowledge and skills in cloud services like AWS EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, Terraform, and Ansible preferred.
• Proven experience managing cloud expenses, cost optimization opportunities, and resource allocation.
• Skills:
  
  Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect preferred.
• Problem-solving:
  Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle high-pressure situations.
• Communication:
  Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship.

Compensation range (base pay): $-$

This role may have a specific starting pay within this range.

Final compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

It is anticipated that the incumbent in this role will work onsite at the posted location. Our onsite environment fosters innovation, mentorship, and a vibrant culture where ideas flow freely and relationships flourish. As part of our team, you'll experience the energy of our collaborative spaces designed to support your professional growth while working alongside talented colleagues who inspire excellence daily.

Please note that work location is subject to change based on business needs.

We offer a variety of benefits designed to keep you and your family physically and financially healthy. Not only do we offer a competitive salary and work-life balance, we offer benefits to match your needs:

• Medical,…