Cloud Engineering Manager (R-20054)

About the job

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.

Key Responsibilities: Cloud Engineering Leadership

- Lead cloud engineering teams responsible for the design, implementation, support, and optimization of enterprise cloud platforms.

- Establish and enforce cloud engineering standards, operational procedures, and governance frameworks.

- Drive cloud platform reliability, scalability, performance, and security.

- Oversee cloud infrastructure lifecycle management and modernization initiatives.

- Partner with architects and application teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.

- Ensure cloud services meet operational, compliance, security, and business requirements.

- Develop cloud roadmaps that align with business and technology strategies.

Cloud Operations & Platform Management

- Oversee cloud platform operations across production and non-production environments.

- Ensure operational excellence through proactive monitoring, observability, automation, and resiliency practices.

- Lead incident response and cloud service restoration activities.

- Drive continuous improvements to platform stability and operational efficiency.

- Manage cloud platform capacity planning, performance optimization, and resource utilization.

- Ensure effective backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.

FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization

- Establish cloud financial management practices.

- Monitor cloud consumption, budgets, and spending trends.

- Drive cost optimization initiatives through rightsizing, automation, and resource governance.

- Partner with Finance and Technology leadership to improve cloud investment efficiency.

- Develop executive reporting for cloud utilization and financial performance.

- Implement tagging, chargeback, and showback governance models where applicable.

DevOps, Automation & Platform Engineering

- Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.

- Lead automation initiatives that reduce manual operational activities.

- Support CI/CD pipeline integration and platform automation strategies.

- Improve deployment velocity while maintaining platform stability and compliance.

- Drive self-service cloud capabilities and platform engineering practices.

- Champion AIOps, observability, and operational intelligence initiatives.

Security & Compliance

- Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure cloud environments.

- Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements.

- Oversee vulnerability remediation and cloud security posture initiatives.

- Support audit readiness and compliance certifications.

- Implement cloud governance controls and policy enforcement.

Site Leadership Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

- Serve as the senior technology leader for the local site.

- Act as a liaison between global technology leadership and local teams.

- Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and inclusive work environment.

- Support organizational communications and leadership engagement activities.

- Lead site-level initiatives supporting company culture and employee experience.

Talent Management

- Recruit, develop, and retain top cloud engineering talent.

- Establish career development frameworks and technical growth plans.

- Conduct performance management and succession planning activities.

- Mentor future engineering leaders and technical specialists.

- Drive employee engagement and professional development programs.

Site Operations & Governance

- Participate in local leadership forums and business reviews.

- Support workforce planning and organizational growth strategies.

- Ensure appropriate staffing, skills alignment, and operational readiness.

- Represent the technology organization during site visits, executive reviews, and customer engagements.

- Promote consistency with global engineering and operational practices.

Key Requirements: Education

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

- 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform operations.

- 3+ years of leadership experience managing cloud or infrastructure engineering teams.

- Experience managing enterprise-scale AWS and/or Azure environments.

- Experience leading globally distributed teams.

- Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation initiatives.

- Experience working with offshore or multi-site delivery organizations preferred.

Preferred Certifications

Cloud Certifications

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

- AWS Certified Advanced Networking

- AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

- Azure Administrator Associate

- Google Professional Cloud Architect

Leadership & Process Certifications

- ITIL Foundation or higher

- FinOps Practitioner

- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

- SAFe Leadership Certifications

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms