Head of IT Operations & Security

Company Description:

Associated Energy Group, LLC (AEG Fuels) is a global aviation fuels and services supply chain management company. The company's core business is the marketing and financing of fuel supply and logistics solutions for the world's largest airlines, militaries, and corporate operators.

AEG Fuels serves its clients through a network of longstanding relationships with subcontracted parties around the world. Customers are afforded the benefits of negotiated fuel and throughput pricing based on AEG Fuel's aggregate volume within a network of over 3,000 airports as well as the company's specialized expertise in delivering products safely and on-time.

AEG Fuels is dedicated to providing comprehensive support and unparalleled 24/7 service around the world. 30 different nationalities are represented on AEG's team and with offices in Miami, Houston, Toluca, Sao Paolo, London, Dubai, Singapore and Shanghai the company combines a global presence with a local touch.

AEG Core Values:

• Excellence & Teamwork
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Respect & Trust
• Always Do What's Right

Job Overview:

AEG Fuels is seeking a highly technical and strategic leader to oversee our cloud infrastructure and enterprise applications across AWS, Azure, and VMWare private cloud environments. This role ensures high performance, reliability, and security across our systems while driving operational excellence and scalability.

We're looking for a hands-on cloud expert with a strong background in Operations, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). We are looking for someone who excels in automation, security-first cloud strategies, and leading high-performing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support across AEGIS Transformation & Day-To-Day Operations.
• Define and execute the cloud infrastructure strategy to support enterprise applications and business growth.
• Lead a team of Systems, DevOps, Database, and SRE Engineers to optimize cloud performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Develop and enforce cloud best practices, automation frameworks, and security first principles.
• Conduct architecture reviews, lead technical discussions, and troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues.
• Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud environments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar) for seamless deployments, automation, and version control.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, or similar) to ensure high availability (99.9% uptime).
• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery planning.
• Manage cloud costs, including budgeting, resource optimization, and vendor negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC-2, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST)
• Manage cloud security infrastructure, including IAM, VPC, VPN, IDS/IPS, Key Management, and WAF solutions.
• Implement and maintain backup, high-availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce access controls, threat detection, and incident response.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous learning, automation, and innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineering, product, and security teams, to align cloud initiatives with business goals.
• Establish performance metrics and best practices to drive efficiency and operational excellence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, operations, and DevOps/SRE leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or CISSP.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in AWS, Azure, and private cloud environments.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• CI/CD & Automation: Proficiency in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring & Observability: Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, New Relic, or similar.
• Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of IAM, VPN, VPC, IDS/IPS, Key Management, and industry regulations.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Experience implementing HA and DR strategies for business continuity.
• Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, Go, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• Strong financial acumen for cloud cost optimization.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary package
• 4 weeks of PTO to start (for a total of 27 days).
• Health Benefits through Florida Blue
• Dental & Vision Insurance through SunLife
• 6% match on 401K
• A collaborative and innovative work culture.