Job Number: 25-05441
Find your next opportunity in the Financial Services Industry. ECLARO is looking for a Cloud Operations Manager for our client in Philadelphia, PA.
ECLARO's client is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies and provides long-term care insurance, mutual funds and retirement-plan services across the US. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!
Position Overview:
- The Cloud Operations Manager will oversee and optimize client's cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across all environments.
- This role leads a multidisciplinary team—including cloud engineers, SREs, network engineers, and DBAs—to deliver infrastructure for new software components using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation.
- The ideal consultant combines deep AWS expertise with strategic leadership and operational excellence.
- This role partners with Program and Project Managers, Business Teams, Technology Leads, Vendors, and External Stakeholders to define and implement an IT operational model that supports production maintainability and scalability.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning: Develop long-term cloud strategies aligned with business goals, including migration and innovation roadmaps.
- Team Leadership: Mentor and guide cloud operations teams toward technical excellence.
- Automation: Implement IaC practices using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Security Compliance: Enforce security protocols and regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2).
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Ensure 24 / 7 system availability through proactive monitoring and incident response.
- Performance Optimization: Enhance application performance for low latency and high availability.
- Cost Management: Monitor cloud spend and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate infrastructure vulnerabilities.
- Collaboration: Align cloud operations with cross-functional business objectives.
- Vendor Management: Coordinate with AWS and third-party vendors to optimize service delivery.
- Manage all aspects of Cloud operations, not just 1 level of development.
Required Skills:
- Experience leading large teams.
- Ability to view operations proactive wholistically vs reacting to small details.
- Experience: 5+ years managing AWS environments and leading cloud teams.
- Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of AWS services, cloud architecture, CI / CD pipelines, and scripting (Python, Bash).
- Tools: Proficiency in Jira and Excel (Pivot Tables, Graphs, VLOOKUPs).
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills; confident and professional demeanor.
Pay Rate: $80 / Hour
If hired, you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits:
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
- Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
- Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO
If interested, you may contact:
Carlo Flores
Carlo.Flores@eclaro.com
646-695-2934
Carlo Flores | LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status, in compliance with all applicable laws.