Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®.  At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. 

The Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering leads tactical and operational plans with short- to mid-term impact and manages the day-to-day operations of the cloud engineering team and function. Oversees cloud infrastructure engineering, implementation, administration, and support to ensure alignment with the organization’s architectural roadmap and business needs. Develops policies, procedures, and process improvements to strengthen operational effectiveness and accountability. Provides technical leadership to resolve complex technology issues and plans; executes strategic initiatives that contribute to departmental objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees the design, deployment, scaling, maintenance and governance of cloud infrastructure, including Azure compute, database, network and related services. Manages the development and support of scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure, with a focus on cloud optimization, governance, monitoring, security, availability, and performance. Partners with internal IT teams on technology implementations and infrastructure solutions that support business needs and organizational objectives.

• Leads and supervises the cloud engineering team and function (e.g., cloud and network engineers and system administrators), overseeing day-to-day operations, workload distribution, and resource allocation. Directs, assigns, and prioritizes work; establishes performance expectations; reviews work for accuracy, quality, and adherence to company policies and procedures; and provides coaching, mentoring, and ongoing training to support consistent, high-quality output and professional development. Promotes best practices, supports succession planning, and serves as the primary escalation point for complex technical and procedural issues.

• Evaluates emerging technologies and infrastructure solutions for alignment with business needs, technology strategy, and organizational objectives. Assesses return on investment and develops recommendations, including corrective actions as needed. Establishes technical standards based on industry’s best practices and organizational requirements.

• Cultivates relationships with technology vendors and service providers supporting infrastructure design, implementation, and managed services, including vendor evaluation, selection, and negotiations. Develops strategic partnerships with cloud providers (e.g., Azure, AWS, Oracle, etc.) to support technology and business objectives.

• Manages cloud infrastructure costs and budgets using established FinOps practices, monitoring resource consumption and identifying optimization opportunities to ensure expenditures align with established budgets and operational requirements.

• Maintains and updates standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies, and operational standards for applicable infrastructure technologies. Ensures policies, practices and standards are understood and followed by internal stakeholders. Leads continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes, systems, operational effectiveness, and service quality.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and/or a related field preferred.

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience working in Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure or Systems Administration, Software/Network Engineering, Computer and Information Science, and/or related field required.

• Minimum two (2) years of leadership experience managing a technical department with direct reports required.

• Experience coaching and developing technical employees through mentoring, training, career development, and ongoing performance management required.

• Advanced knowledge and experience documenting infrastructure and setting standards and procedures required.

• Advanced knowledge and experience with Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI), Cloud Strategy, Design, Architecture, and Migration required.

• Enterprise-scale software development and release management experience required.

• Deep familiarity with cloud governance best practices, strategic thinking, complex problem solving, and analytical capabilities.

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully influence at all levels and break down barriers across departments/diverse cultures.

• Excellent verbal, written, and executive presentation skills.

• Ability to collaborate and facilitate progressive change.

• Strong quality and results orientation.

• Must be able to work in a team environment.

• Must be able to adapt and flex to a changing environment, and diverse groups and meet multiple deadlines.

Compensation

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $134,922.00 to $174,093.00 Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional Compensation

This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Perks and Benefits

Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

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