Director - Cloud & Platform Engineering

Role Description

Holman is currently accepting applications for the role of Director- Cloud & Platform Engineering.

• Strategic Leadership and Vision:
  • Define and drive the enterprise compute strategy, aligning with business goals.
  • Lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure to modern cloud-native environments.
  • Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for data center modernization and cloud adoption.
• Cloud Migration & Hybrid Infrastructure:
  • Oversee the planning and execution of cloud migration initiatives (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
  • Ensure seamless integration between on-premises systems and cloud platforms.
  • Evaluate and select cloud providers and tools based on business needs and technical fit.
• Cost Management and Optimization:
  • Manage budgets for data center operations and cloud services.
  • Implement cost governance frameworks (e.g., FinOps) to monitor and optimize cloud spend.
  • Negotiate contracts with vendors and cloud service providers.
• Resiliency & Disaster Recovery:
  • Design and implement high-availability architectures across on-prem and cloud.
  • Develop and test disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans.
  • Ensure compliance with RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets.
• Performance & Reliability:
  • Monitor and optimize the performance of compute resources across environments.
  • Implement observability tools and practices (e.g., logging, monitoring, alerting).
  • Ensure SLAs are met for critical business applications and services.
• Security & Compliance:
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to enforce security policies across all compute environments.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO27001, NIST).
  • Coordinate with other teams to manage identity and access controls, encryption, and data protection strategies.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development:
  • Lead and mentor cross-functional teams including infrastructure, cloud engineers, and architects.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Identify skill gaps and invest in training and development programs.
• Vendor and Stakeholder Management:
  • Manage relationships with hardware vendors, cloud providers, and managed service partners.
  • Communicate effectively with executive leadership and business stakeholders.
  • Translate technical initiatives into business value and ROI.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
  • Stay current with emerging technologies (e.g., edge computing, AI/ML infrastructure).
  • Evaluate and pilot new tools and platforms to improve agility and efficiency.
  • Promote automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and other cloud best practices.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in a related field required, Master’s preferred, or equivalent experiences.
• Proficient in productivity and collaboration tools, knows how to leverage AI.
• Certifications in cloud – especially Azure – are desired.

Requirements

• 8+ years’ experience, including 5+ at a leadership level; multiple levels of reporting relationships strongly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge and experience within own function and general knowledge of areas, departments and/or function(s) within and across other disciplines.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement