Director Cloud Engineering and Operations

Director Cloud Engineering and Operations

Full Time Perm

Way of Work: Hybrid

Salary: $155,400 - $233,100, plus equity and 25% annual bonus

Location:Columbus, OH

Relocation Assistance Provided

The Cloud Transformation and Operations team supports cloud capabilities as well as general data center infrastructure for the NiSource ecosystem.

The Director of Cloud Engineering and Operations encompasses oversight of cloud and premise hosting, network services, and end-user collaboration services. This role will lead the planning, execution, and management of NiSource's cloud migration to include strategy, assessment of existing infrastructure, design and standardization, optimizing workloads, and ensuring a smooth transition while maximizing business benefits for improved efficiency and scalability. The Director of Cloud Engineering will also manage external vendors, enforce security policies, and align infrastructure solutions with the organization's overall business objectives.

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assessment and Planning:
  Conduct comprehensive analysis of current infrastructure and applications to identify suitable candidates for cloud use
  Develop detailed cloud migration plans, including timelines, cost estimations, and risk mitigation strategies
  Encourage implementation of innovative technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork and self-organization
  Support standardized patterns for cloud capabilities
  Designate target cloud (Azure, AWS, Private-Cloud) for application workloads, and select appropriate cloud services based on business needs
  Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across our full stack, with a particular focus on front-end and middleware platforms and technologies
  Deploy objectives and strategies to continuously improve resiliency, redundancy and security of cloud products and services through DevOps practices and site reliability engineering

• Migration Execution:
  Lead application migration process, including data migration, application re-architecture, and infrastructure configuration
  Partner with architects, product owners, security, and software engineers to drive the delivery
  Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across our full stack, with a particular focus on front-end and middleware platforms and technologies
  Foster and cultivate a culture of continuous delivery and improvement with an emphasis on full lifecycle ownership of the applications that your teams deliver
  Manage the transition of workloads to the cloud with minimal disruption to business operations.
  Monitor migration progress and address any technical challenges that arise

• Optimization and Transformation:
  Optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure cost-efficiency and performance improvements
  Implement cloud-native architectures where appropriate and leverage advanced cloud services to enhance application functionality and assist with migrations
  Identify opportunities to leverage cloud capabilities for business innovation and digital transformation
  Create, support, and deploy technical platform teams for capacity enhancement or support cloud efforts
  Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, security, and cost efficiency
  Defines and maintains critical cloud policies regarding SLA's, agreements with security, disaster recovery, acceptable use, data retention and other areas
  Lead major incident management and service requests
  Maintain CMDB and asset management processes

• Stakeholder Management:
  Manage third party staff augmentation firms, leveraging staff and contractors appropriately with regards to budget, timelines, and skillsets
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including other teams in IT, business stakeholders, and security teams to prioritize resources, including budget, and technical debt remediation
  Communicate migration plans and progress to key decision-makers
  Address concerns and manage expectations throughout the cloud transformation journey
  Oversee team development and training to ensure proficiency in cloud technologies
  Provide regular reports on cloud performance and budgetary impacts to leadership

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of experience with cloud architecture design, including networking, storage, compute, and security best practices
• 10+ years of experience working with a variety of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Private-Cloud Architecture) and their services
• 10+ years of experience utilizing cloud migration strategies like "lift and shift", re-platforming, and re-factoring
• 7+ years of experience managing teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Basic knowledge of the PMI process groups (initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing) and current Project Management methodologies
• Solid understanding of multi-cloud environments
• Azure or AWS certifications
• Working knowledge of the gas utility industry
• Knowledge of industry best practices in modeling, simulation, and testing

Disclaimer

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.

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Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Inclusion & Diversity
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.

Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.

Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.

By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.

Safety Statement
Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers. Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.

Salary Range*:
$155,400.00 - $233,100.00

*The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity.

Posting Start Date:
2025-03-20

Posting End Date (if applicable):
Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.