Manager - Engineering, Managed Services

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Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Hybrid
117K-177K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology
At CDW, our purpose is to make technology work so people can do great things.
The Role
Leads a Managed Services Engineering team delivering cloud, hybrid infrastructure, automation, observability, security, and managed operations services. Owns service delivery, SLAs, operational performance, resource allocation, customer satisfaction, governance, continuous improvement, automation, reliability, and escalation practices for government customer environments. Develops teams, manages service quality and financial performance, and serves as product owner for assigned managed services offerings.
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Description
The Manager - Engineering, Managed Services leads a cloud-focused, platform-agnostic Managed Services Engineering team to achieve operational excellence, customer satisfaction, service quality, and financial performance. This role is accountable for service delivery outcomes, resource management, continuous service improvement, and team development while serving as a product owner for assigned cloud, hybrid infrastructure, automation, observability, and managed operations offerings.
What You Will Do
* Lead a Managed Services Engineering team responsible for delivering assigned cloud, automation, observability, security, infrastructure, and managed operations services in alignment with service strategy, customer requirements, contracts, and statements of work.
* Own end-to-end service delivery and operational performance for assigned government customer environments, ensuring compliance with contractual commitments, SLAs, SLOs, operational standards, and applicable government requirements.
* Execute service level agreements using established operational frameworks, standard operating procedures, runbooks, service management practices, and governance processes.
* Drive continuous service improvement across processes, tooling, automation, service health, operational resilience, customer experience, security, and team performance.
* Allocate engineering resources to support, maintain, modernize, secure, and optimize assigned cloud and hybrid technology services.
* Establish effective on-call and escalation practices to ensure appropriate coverage, timely response, and operational continuity for critical government services.
* Identify opportunities to automate operational processes, reduce manual effort, improve service reliability, and increase scalability across the managed services portfolio.
What We Expect of You
* Bachelor's degree required and 5 years of experience OR 9 years of work experience required.
* Previous consulting, managed services, cloud operations, infrastructure operations, or engineering leadership experience, is a plus.
* Experience with ITIL-based process management, service delivery frameworks, operational governance, and continuous improvement, is a plus.
* Ability to lead teams, gain consensus, prioritize work, and drive measurable results, is a plus.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills is a plus.
* Experience working with enterprise technology vendors, cloud providers, managed service platforms, or service management tools, is a plus.
* Ability to travel up to 25% as needed, is a plus. Pay range: $117,000 - $177,000 depending on experience and skill set Annual bonus target of 20% subject to terms and conditions of plan Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/ Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials
* CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization
* As a leader, you will champion and be accountable for our vision of becoming an AI-fluent organization. We expect leaders to model curiosity, encourage responsible AI adoption, and foster a culture of continuous learning. You don't need deep technical expertise, but you should be comfortable exploring how AI can enhance strategy, decision-making, and team performance. Your role includes guiding others in building confidence and capability with AI tools and practices, while promoting openness to experimentation and shared learning.Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that's curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what's possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.
* About Us
* CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what's possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn't just what we do- it's how we do it. At CDW we act as one- building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win- focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward- staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That's why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees- working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities. As a full-stack, full-lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what's next. Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do.
* Together, we Make Amazing Happen.
* CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, or 9 years of work experience
  • Previous consulting, managed services, cloud operations, infrastructure operations, or engineering leadership experience
  • Experience with ITIL-based process management, service delivery frameworks, operational governance, and continuous improvement
  • Ability to lead teams, gain consensus, prioritize work, and drive measurable results
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience working with enterprise technology vendors, cloud providers, managed service platforms, or service management tools
  • Ability to travel up to 25% as needed

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CDW Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with Blue Cross Blue Shield medical options alongside dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus FSAs/HSAs and mental health/EAP resources. Feedback suggests these core plans form a solid backbone of the package.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-focused programs include expanded paid parental leave for primary caregivers, adoption assistance, fertility support, childcare and eldercare resources, and onsite Mother’s Rooms. These offerings are prominently featured along with flexibility and work‑life supports.
  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage Coverage specifically calls out transgender healthcare and dependent care options in addition to mental health resources. This breadth indicates attention to inclusive benefits that address varied employee needs.

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The Company
HQ: Vernon Hills, IL
15,100 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

CDW Corporation is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. For more information about CDW, please visit www.CDW.com. Our broad array of products and services range from hardware and software to integrated IT solutions such as security, cloud, hybrid infrastructure and digital experience.

Why Work With Us

Trust, connection and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

CDW is committed to offering a high quality, flexible work experience centered around connection, collaboration, and coworker well-being. Our flexible hybrid approach enables coworkers to get the best of working from home and being together.

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