Director, Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure

Overview of the Team 

The Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure team is dedicated to designing, implementing, and maintaining robust cloud environments that support the company's strategic goals. The team ensures the scalability, reliability, and security of cloud-based solutions, enabling seamless operations and innovation.

Role Overview:

The Director of Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure will lead the strategic planning, development, and implementation of innovative cloud-based solutions, technologies and infrastructure.

• Responsible for ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of the company's cloud environments and technologies while setting strategic directions for cloud engineering, designing modern architectures for multi-cloud deployments, evaluating future technical solutions, and assessing security risks.
• Work closely with leaders in Product Engineering, Global Engineering, Infrastructure, Operations, Security Architecture, and solution stakeholders to develop a premier cloud ecosystem.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud technologies, infrastructure management, and team leadership.

How You Will Make an Impact: 

The Director of Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure will play a pivotal role in transforming the company's cloud strategy, ensuring that the infrastructure is scalable, secure, and efficient. By leading a talented team of cloud engineers and architects, they will drive innovation, optimize performance, and implement robust security measures. Their leadership will enable seamless operations, support business growth, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.

Essential Skills and Experience to be Successful in this Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related experience for a minimum of 7 years.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering and infrastructure management.
  Proven track record of leading and managing technical teams.
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of networking, security and compliance.
• Design, implement and manage scalable cloud architectures.
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize cloud performance and costs.
• Implement automation and orchestration tools to streamline implementations and operations.
• Support the infrastructure, new development and users for the IPC Portal.
• Collaborate effectively across multiple organizations to achieve objectives.
• Agile/Lean background for projects and project delivery.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and workflow automation tools (e.g.; Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline solutions (e.g.; Jenkins)
• Experience with web service integration protocols and version control (e.g.; GIT)
• Certification in cloud technologies (e.g.; AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
• Experience with real-time monitoring and alerting (e.g.; Prometheus, ELK Stack, Elasticsearch, Logstash).
• Extensive experience with Cloud Identity and Access Management (Ping).
• Functional understanding of cloud networking principles, including firewalls, VPCs, secure gateways and more.
• Strong experience in designing, developing, and integrating cloud-based APIs to enable seamless communication between cloud services and applications.
• Proficiency in utilizing API management tools and ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient API interactions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.

• Creative problem-solving with good documentation skills.
  • Dynamic and able to work effectively in a team environment.

What’s in It for You?

At IPC, your compensation is only part of the package. We are committed to investing in a range of programs and initiatives to improve the overall experience of our employees.

In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:   

• Competitive Base Salaries
• Medical Coverage, Dental and Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, AD&D and Life Insurance Coverage
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• Flexible PTO plus Public Holidays
• Additional Time off for Charity Work and Volunteering
• Pet Insurance
• ID Theft insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Certification Bonus Program
• Access to “IPC University” our Internal E-Learning Platform
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Wellness Program
• Employee Referral Scheme

Further information about your benefits will be provided during your onboarding process.

Additional Information:

At IPC, we believe that hybrid working creates an inclusive, flexible environment where employees can perform at their best, and teams can collaborate, innovate, and celebrate successes together. We spend around 60% of our time in the office and around 40% of our time working remotely. Some employees may be required to work from the office or client sites more than 60% of the time, if required by their role and/or client needs.

Your precise work schedule will be determined by you and your Line Manager before commencement of employment with IPC.

You can explore more about our culture, offerings and commitment on www.ipc.com/careers/ and www.ipc.com/about-us/about-ipc/.

IPC’s Work Culture:

The IPC work culture is one that fosters inclusion, prioritizes innovation, and maximizes potential. We are a global ecosystem, full of diverse people that together made IPC what it is today.

Our strength as an organization is the sum of our different backgrounds, perspectives, skills and geographies; supported by an ironclad commitment to constructive dialogue and open-mindedness.

We live and breathe our commitment to innovation by embracing bold ideas, seizing new opportunities and striving for excellence. Our people have continued to deliver ground-breaking solutions to our clients for over 50 years.