Manager, Cloud Engineering

Company Overview At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat everyone with respect, integrity, and fairness. Role Overview The Manager, Cloud Engineering is responsible for leading the design, implementation, governance, and ongoing optimization of secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is an active technical leadership role that manages a small team of cloud engineers while also contributing directly to cloud engineering, automation, and operational work. Responsibilities Design, build, and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions across Azure and AWS to meet business and technical requirements. Remain hands‑on with cloud engineering work, including infrastructure design, automation, troubleshooting, and production support. Govern, manage, and maintain SaaS platforms and cloud services within Azure and AWS environments. Automate and streamline cloud infrastructure provisioning and operations using scripting, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. Monitor cloud environments and proactively troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve cloud‑related issues in a timely and effective manner. Automate common operational tasks to increase reliability, reduce toil, and improve overall operational efficiency. Manage, optimize, and continuously improve cloud resource utilization to ensure cost efficiency and performance optimization. Lead, coach, and manage a small team of cloud engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance management. Set clear technical direction and expectations while actively working alongside the team on engineering initiatives. Foster a culture of operational excellence, automation, continuous improvement, and shared ownership. Support career development by providing regular feedback, technical mentorship, and opportunities for skill growth. Collaborate with enterprise architecture and information security teams to design, implement, and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and procedures. Implement and maintain cloud security best practices to ensure protection of company systems, resources, and data. Partner closely with application and platform engineering teams to ensure cloud solutions integrate seamlessly with enterprise architecture and service standards. Contribute to the development, documentation, and evolution of enterprise cloud standards, reference architectures, and best practices. Participate in a 24×7 on‑call rotation and provide occasional after‑hours support as required. Act as an escalation point for complex cloud‑related incidents and technical challenges. Qualifications 7+ years of experience working in an Agile, software development, and DevOps‑oriented environment, with a strong hands‑on engineering background and a focus on operational automation. Prior experience in a hands‑on technical leadership or management role, leading a small team while remaining actively involved in engineering work. Demonstrated, hands‑on experience with both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in enterprise production environments. Strong expertise in at least two of the following programming languages: C#, Java or other JVM‑based languages, JavaScript/Node.js, TypeScript, or Python. Proficiency with scripting languages such as PowerShell and Bash for automation, tooling, and CI/CD orchestration. Extensive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using tools such as Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure SDKs, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CLI/SDKs. Experience designing, implementing, and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Strong experience with core Azure services, including but not limited to: Container Apps, Azure Storage (Blob), Virtual Networks and NSGs, Application Gateway / Front Door, RBAC and Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Functions, Azure Policy, Azure Key Vault. Strong experience with core AWS services, including but not limited to: ECS, S3, VPC, CloudFront, ELB, EC2, Lambda. For compliance reasons, all personnel must be United States Citizens and have, for 3 of the past 5 years, resided in the United States OR worked for the United States overseas in a federal or military capacity OR be a dependent of a federal or military employee serving overseas. In addition to a standard pre‑employment background check and drug screen, required to undergo additional checks to obtain an LAR certification via proper channels. Salary The salary range for this position is approximately $140,000‑160,000 base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant within the interview process. Benefits Professional development opportunities, such as our award‑winning SOAR program. Generous Paid Time Off Program. Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Policy to encourage involvement in philanthropic activities. Competitive benefits (medical, dental, etc.). Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to all team members. Opportunities to connect with colleagues across six Employee Impact Groups and participate in Employee Experience events throughout the year. Equal Employment Opportunities First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr