Senior Manager Cloud Engineering/Remote/AWS
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85003, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing, Systems Engineer
Senior Manager Cloud Engineering / Remote / AWS
Join Motion Recruitment to apply for the Senior Manager Cloud Engineering role. We are looking for a senior‑level Cloud Engineer to lead the AWS infrastructure and Dev Ops strategy for highly regulated, mission‑critical workloads. This is a hands‑on leadership position overseeing cloud modernization, Kubernetes/EKS platforms, and operational governance while managing and mentoring senior engineers.
This role partners closely with Security, Dev Ops, Data, and Application Engineering teams. It owns the cloud strategy end to end, architecture, execution, people leadership, and long‑term roadmap. You will influence platform decisions on a scale, lead modernization and containerization efforts, and operate in a compliance‑heavy environment (SOX, HIPAA) where reliability and security actually matter.
Required Skills & Experience- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years in Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, Infrastructure, or SRE roles
- 6+ years in technical leadership or people management
- Deep AWS expertise, including EKS and cloud native networking/security
- Strong Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration knowledge
- Hands‑on Infrastructure as Code experience
- Experience leading CI/CD modernization
- Experience partnering with Info Sec in regulated environments
- Strong understanding of SOX and HIPAA requirements
- Excellent communication and cross‑functional leadership skills
- AWS Professional certifications
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS)
- Fin Ops or cloud cost optimization experience
- Experience supporting large scale distributed systems
- Background in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries
- 35% – AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, S3)
- 20% – Kubernetes / Container Platforms
- 15% – Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, CDK)
- 10% – CI/CD & Automation
- 10% – Observability (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Watch)
- 10% – Security & Compliance (IAM, encryption, monitoring, Security Hub)
- Hands‑on engineering – 100%
- Bonus or commission eligible
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Vacation Time
- Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full‑time basis now and in the future.
Posted By:
Isabella Sweet
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