VP, Cloud Operations

For our client, we are seeking a VP, Cloud Operations to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.

This leader will own the strategy and execution for cloud operations across high-traffic digital experiences, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. The role will bring together engineering, SRE, and DevOps capabilities into a unified organization that can support rapid growth and demanding live-event usage patterns. In close partnership with security, product, and executive leadership, this person will improve platform resilience, cost discipline, and delivery performance across the cloud environment.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $160,000 – $200,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Unify Cloud Engineering, SRE, and DevOps into a cohesive organization
• Own availability and performance for live-streaming and ticketing platforms
• Build a FinOps practice for visibility into AWS spending
• Deliver a self-service internal developer platform using Infrastructure as Code
• Mature incident management and reduce MTTD/MTTR
• Partner with security to enhance cloud posture and compliance
• Define and track SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for critical services
• Lead CI/CD strategy and improve deployment frequency
• Manage capacity planning for major sporting events
• Recruit and mentor a high-performing cloud engineering team
• Monitor KPIs for infrastructure performance and report to the CTO

Qualifications

• 10+ years in infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering
• 5+ years in senior leadership managing managers
• Proven track record consolidating Cloud Engineering, SRE, and DevOps functions
• Hands-on expertise with AWS production workloads at scale
• Experience with SLOs, error budgets, and incident management for high-traffic systems
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD tooling
• Demonstrated success in cloud cost optimization through FinOps practices
• Solid understanding of cloud security fundamentals and compliance frameworks
• Excellent executive communication skills for presenting infrastructure strategies
• Strong business acumen with experience in budgeting and vendor negotiations
• Education: BS in Computer Science or related field; MS preferred

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
• Dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Employee Emergency Fund
• Company equity (stock options)
• Open PTO policy
• 401K plan with company match
• Hybrid/flexible work environment