Director, Cloud Platforms

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. Lead the strategy, engineering, and operational health of enterprise cloud platforms spanning M365 Services, Azure Engineering, and Azure DevOps .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading enterprise cloud platform strategies, particularly in M365 Services and Azure, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proven ability to manage engineering teams, drive automation, and enforce best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.

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Microsoft 365 Administration/EngineeringAzure Infrastructure/Platform EngineeringDevOps/Release EngineeringCI/CD Pipeline Design and ToolingPeople Leadership

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Hard Skills

Exchange OnlineSharePoint OnlineTeamsOneDriveInfrastructure-as-CodeAzure DevOpsRelease OrchestrationChange ManagementAudit ReadinessRetention/eDiscovery

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationCoachingPerformance ManagementTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

M365 ServicesAzure EngineeringAzure DevOpsCI/CD PipelinesAutomation Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft 365 AdministrationMicrosoft 365 SecurityAzure ArchitectureDevOps Certifications

Industry Keywords

Regulated IndustryCompliance FrameworksFinancial ServicesBroker-DealerLitigation Hold

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, engineering, and operational health of enterprise cloud platforms spanning M365 Services, Azure Engineering, and Azure DevOps
Own the unified multi-year strategy and roadmap across M365 Services, Azure Engineering, and Azure DevOps
Evaluate and recommend capabilities, licensing, and tooling investments while balancing innovation, risk, and cost
Ensure shared identity, access, and integration standards across cloud platform pillars
Ensure M365 and Azure configurations, access controls, retention, archiving, and change management satisfy regulatory obligations
Define and enforce separation of duties between DevOps build/delivery functions and production operations
Own audit readiness, including access reviews, change logs, retention/eDiscovery controls governance
Set engineering standards for M365 workloads, Azure infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, release orchestration, and deployment strategies
Champion SRE practices and drive enterprise-wide automation to reduce manual toil
Hire, develop, and manage engineering leadership and staff across the three platform pillars
Build a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Partner with Security, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and business stakeholders
Represent Cloud Platforms in governance forums, architecture review boards, change advisory processes, and vendor management discussions
Manage the combined budget, including licensing, Azure consumption costs, and tooling/professional services
Own relationships with Microsoft and relevant third-party vendors

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required
10+ years of progressive experience spanning Microsoft 365 administration/engineering, Azure infrastructure/platform engineering, and DevOps/release engineering
At least 3-5 years in a people leadership role managing engineering managers or senior engineers
Expertise across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Copilot, and Microsoft Purview (retention, eDiscovery, DLP)
Expertise in Azure infrastructure, including compute, networking, identity/Entra ID, and storage
Expertise in infrastructure-as-code practices
Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and tooling, including Azure DevOps, release orchestration, and environment management
Demonstrated experience operating in a regulated industry and familiarity with regulatory or comparable compliance/control frameworks
Demonstrated experience defining and enforcing separation-of-duties between build/delivery functions and production operations
Strong track record of building and leading technical teams across multiple disciplines, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Preferred: Microsoft certifications spanning M365 administration/security, Azure architecture, and DevOps, or equivalent
Preferred: Experience in financial services, broker-dealer, or other highly regulated environments
Preferred: Experience partnering with Legal/Compliance on litigation hold and eDiscovery processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401k
Paid time away
Volunteer days