Director of Cloud Infrastructure & SRE

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The Team In this role, you would be a part of the Engineering Leadership team and reporting to EVP, Technology.

Office Expectation This role is HYBRID, with an expectation of 3 days a week in-office in Golden, CO. Core hours are 8-5pm.

Compensation Targeting $175-$185K Base salary with 20% Bonus

The Overview: Our client is seeking a strong Director of Cloud Infrastructure & SRE to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of their multi-cloud platform supporting real-time, high-volume financial data flows. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape cloud strategy, define best practices, and scale mission-critical systems that power modern banking infrastructure.

You’ll head global teams of DevOps, SRE, and CloudOps engineers, champion Infrastructure-as-Code, AI/ML-based automation, and work with tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Prometheus, and ELK. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in Azure & AWS, strong security and compliance knowledge (SOC2, GDPR, NIST), and a passion for building resilient, secure, and scalable systems.

What you’ll own: As a leader, you will have the opportunity to lead the DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure transformation in a rapid growing organization of multiple teams in delivering on business priorities while collaborating with development leaders and executives to define and advance best practices We are seeking a strategic and experienced leader to oversee the cloud infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for our large-scale, connected products ecosystem and CloudOps Cloud Infrastructure & SRE Strategy Define and execute global cloud operations and SRE strategies, ensuring 99.99%+ uptime for mission-critical financial services applications Architect, implement, and optimize multi-cloud infrastructure to support financial services application with low-latency data processing, scalability, and high availability Drive cost optimization strategies while balancing performance, redundancy, and financial efficiency across cloud platforms (Azure & AWS) Develop automated deployment, monitoring, and recovery systems using technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines Reliability, Performance & Incident Management Establish and refine SLOs, SLIs, and KPIs for service reliability, performance, and capacity planning Build and optimize incident management, disaster recovery, and resilience engineering frameworks Leverage AI/ML-driven automation for proactive failure detection and remediation Implement robust security practices and ensure cloud security, compliance with standards such as SOC2, GDPR, and NIST, and oversee the zero-trust security model Collaborate with security and compliance teams to manage risk and ensure regulatory adherence across cloud platforms Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers, SREs, Escalation Engineers and SW professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation Partner with product management, software engineering, and customer support to optimize the software, scalability and performance Collaborate with executive leadership to develop long-term cloud investment strategies

Requirements Necessary Qualifications: 10 + years in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 10+ years of experience in Cloud Operations, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering, with 8+ years in technical leadership roles Experience managing large & Medium scaled, distributed cloud environments supporting millions of data connections per day Deep professional experience in Azure and AWS cloud platforms including networking, storage, compute, and database services Experience in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and Application Monitoring & observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) Experience in large-scale systems design and architecture, with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability of cloud-native platforms Hands-on experience with tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible, CDK, Pulumi for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and managing cloud-native architectures Strong background in AI/ML-driven automation for cloud infrastructure monitoring, self-healing, and optimization Solid understanding of security-first cloud architectures, DevSecOps, and compliance standards (PCI, SOC2, GDPR, NIST) Proven ability to manage teams across multiple global time zones, ensuring operational excellence and driving performance in large, distributed environments Expertise in incident management, disaster recovery, and building resilience engineering frameworks Ability and desire to review code, system designs, and engage in system engineering discussions and decisions Expertise in serverless architecture, and edge computing Strong financial acumen in cloud cost management, and forecasting Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks such as SOC2, GDPR, PCI, and ISO 27001 Relevant certifications in Azure or AWS Cloud Practices