Manager, Cloud Engineering – Operations

SS8 Networks

. Own the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical roadmap for SS8's cloud and cloud-native infrastructure .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeMilpitas • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $175,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud infrastructure architecture, engineering strategy, and technical leadership, with a strong focus on DevOps practices, incident management, and operational excellence. Proven ability to mentor teams, optimize cloud operations, and implement observability and security measures across diverse environments.

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Cloud Infrastructure ManagementDevOps PracticesKubernetes and Container PlatformsInfrastructure as CodeCloud Security Principles

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Hard Skills

Cloud InfrastructurePlatform EngineeringDistributed SystemsIncident ManagementObservability ImplementationCI/CD PipelinesAutomated ProvisioningLinuxNetworkingDatabases

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCross-Functional CollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPOCITelemetry Platforms

Industry Keywords

Cloud OperationsSREChange ManagementCapacity PlanningPerformance Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical roadmap for SS8's cloud and cloud-native infrastructure
Establish Cloud Operations covering 24x7 availability, incident response, root-cause analysis, change management, and capacity/performance management
Drive DevOps and SRE practices, including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and automation
Build observability across infrastructure, platforms, and applications, including metrics, logging, tracing, and security telemetry
Develop infrastructure and operational models across public, private, hybrid, sovereign, customer-managed, and air-gapped environments
Identify AI and automation opportunities in Cloud Operations, including alert correlation, automated triage, and anomaly detection
Set technical direction through architecture reviews, design reviews, proof-of-concept work, and critical engineering initiatives
Define operational ownership, establish SLIs, SLOs, and KPIs, and improve reliability, incident response, and deployment consistency
Build, lead, mentor, and develop the Cloud Engineering & Operations team, including hiring, performance management, resource planning, and succession planning
Partner with Security and Product teams on encryption, IAM, secrets and certificate management, hardening, and vulnerability management
Lead capacity planning and optimize cloud consumption and cost
Partner with cross-functional teams and communicate infrastructure strategy, operational risk, and major incidents to leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, software engineering, distributed systems, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Operations
5+ years of engineering management or significant technical leadership experience
Demonstrated ability to lead engineers while remaining technically engaged and hands-on when needed
Experience owning production infrastructure and mission-critical services
Strong architecture and design experience with large-scale distributed systems, including Kubernetes and container platforms
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automated provisioning, and CI/CD pipelines
Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, compute, storage, databases, and distributed infrastructure
Experience implementing observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and telemetry platforms
Strong production incident-management and troubleshooting experience, including high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and capacity planning
Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI)
Strong understanding of cloud and infrastructure security principles and best practices
Ability to operate effectively across Engineering, Security, Product, Operations, and customer-facing teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Corporate bonus program eligibility
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off
Hybrid work arrangement with work from home and SS8 office days determined by business needs