The Role
Lead enterprise cloud engineering strategy and large-scale data-center-to-cloud migrations (Azure/AWS). Drive platform modernization, IaC/CI-CD, CloudOps/FinOps, security and compliance, monitoring, and operational readiness. Manage global engineering teams, vendors, KPIs, and documentation while partnering with application, security, and finance stakeholders to ensure resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In
🚀 VP, Cloud Engineering & Modernization📍 Remote | Anywhere in the U.S.
We’re looking for a visionary VP of Cloud Engineering & Modernization to lead and scale our cloud-native platforms. Reporting to the Chief AI, Data & Cloud Officer, this role drives cloud strategy, modernization, and continuous improvement across our infrastructure.
What You’ll Do:
☁️ Lead cloud platform strategy, migrations, and modernization
⚙️ Own continuous cloud engineering (CloudOps, FinOps, Security, tooling)
🔐 Ensure platforms are secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient
🤝 Partner closely with Kubernetes, application, and security teams
📈 Drive measurable outcomes while managing risk and compliance
Your Impact & Expertise:
✅ Strategic leader with a track record in cloud transformation
✅ Expert in driving large-scale platform modernization
✅ Strength in aligning engineering with business priorities
✅ Experience leading high-performing global teams
✅ Committed to innovation, resilience, and scalability
✨ Make an impact at scale—join us and shape the future of cloud.
Responsibilities- Own and drive the enterprise cloud engineering strategy and its inputs into modernization strategy, roadmap, and delivery operating model (intake, prioritization, execution, and reporting) aligned to business and technology objectives.
- Lead and govern end-to-end migrations of applications and workloads from on-premises environments to Azure and AWS, including assessment, dependency mapping, wave planning, and cutover execution.
- Partner with application-teams to define migration approaches (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire) and ensure target-state architecture meets requirements for resiliency, performance, and supportability.
- Establish, contribute to, and programatically enforce standards for Infrastructure such as Code, CI/CD, configuration management, and automated provisioning to enable repeatable delivery.
- Provide leadership to Cloud Platform Engineering/Cloudops Migration teams and manage vendor/partner resources to deliver programs on schedule and within budget.
- Drive operational readiness for migrated workloads, including monitoring, alerting, backup/restore, DR, incident/problem management, runbooks, and call/ escalation processes.
- Collaborate with Security, Privacy, Risk, and Compliance to incorporate their requirements into cloud engineering.
- Partner with FinOps and Cloudops Delivery and migration teams to implement cloud cost management practices, including tagging standards, budgets/forecasting, and ongoing optimization across Azure and AWS.
- Define KPIs and reporting for platform health and migration outcomes (availability, performance, cost, security posture, delivery velocity), and communicate status, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders.
- Evaluate and introduce new cloud services, tooling, and reference architectures to improve reliability, security, scalability, and engineering efficiency.
- Serve as an escalation point for critical cloud and migration issues, leading root cause analysis and driving preventative improvements.
- Develop and maintain documentation (architecture standards, migration playbooks, landing zone patterns, runbooks) to ensure consistent execution and knowledge transfer.
- Coach and mentor engineering leaders and senior engineers; support talent development, hiring/interviewing, and performance goals under supervision of the Chief AI, Data and Cloud Officer of the company.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Deep understanding of cloud architectures and core services across Azure and AWS; ability to define reference architectures, landing zones, and platform standards for enterprise adoption.
- Proven expertise in large-scale data center-to-cloud migration programs, including discovery/assessment, dependency management, wave planning, and cutover execution.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and Automation
- Advanced understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, security controls, encryption/key management, and logging/monitoring patterns.
- Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern application platform patterns.
- Working knowledge of FinOps principles, cost governance, tagging strategies, budgeting/forecasting, and optimization techniques.
- Demonstrates strong leadership, manages stakeholders effectively, and communicates well; skilled at influencing both technical and non-technical teams to achieve results even in uncertain situations.
- Strong documentation and program execution skills, including creation of playbooks, runbooks, standards, and KPI-based reporting.
- 15+ years of experience in building and scaling cloud-native platforms.
- 10 + years leading technical teams and/or large cross-functional programs, including vendor/partner management and matrix leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise migration and modernization initiatives, with accountability for delivery timelines, risk management, and operational stabilization.
- Experience building or operating multi-cloud or hybrid environments, including landing zone design, network connectivity, identity integration, monitoring, and governance controls.
- Strong track record establishing engineering standards and operating procedures (IaC, CI/CD, automation, security-by-design) to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Experience partnering with Security, Privacy, Risk/Compliance, and Internal Audit on control design and evidence collection in cloud environments.
- Relevant cloud certifications preferred (e.g., Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect).
Occasional travel may be required to support major program milestones, vendor engagements, or key stakeholder meetings.
#LI-DV1
Because a claim is more than a number — it’s a person, a child, a friend. It’s anyone who looks to Crawford on their worst days. And by helping to restore their lives, we are helping to restore our community – one claim at a time.
At Crawford, employees are empowered to grow, emboldened to act and inspired to innovate. Our industry-leading team pioneers new solutions for the industries and customers we serve. We’re looking for the next generation of leaders to take this journey with us.
We hail from more than 70 countries and speak dozens of languages, reflecting the global fabric of the audience we serve. Though our reach is vast, we proudly operate as One Crawford: united in purpose, vision and values. Learn more at www.crawco.com.
When you accept a job with Crawford, you become a part of the One Crawford family.
Our total compensation plans provide each of our employees with far more than just a great salary
- Pay and incentive plans that recognize performance excellence
- Benefit programs that empower financial, physical, and mental wellness
- Training programs that promote continuous learning and career progression while enhancing job performance
- Sustainability programs that give back to the communities in which we live and work
- A culture of respect, collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit and inclusion
Skills Required
- 15+ years building and scaling cloud-native platforms
- 10+ years leading technical teams or large cross-functional programs
- Deep understanding of Azure and AWS cloud architectures and core services
- Proven expertise in large-scale data center-to-cloud migration programs (discovery, dependency mapping, wave planning, cutover)
- Hands-on knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automation
- Advanced understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security controls, encryption/key management, and logging/monitoring
- Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Working knowledge of FinOps principles, cost governance, tagging strategies, budgeting/forecasting, and optimization
- Experience building or operating multi-cloud or hybrid environments, including landing zone design and governance
- Track record establishing engineering standards and operating procedures (IaC, CI/CD, automation, security-by-design)
- Experience partnering with Security, Privacy, Risk/Compliance, and Internal Audit on control design and evidence collection
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and program execution skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
- Occasional travel to support major program milestones, vendor engagements, or stakeholder meetings
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The Company
What We Do
Based in Atlanta, GA Crawford & Company(R) (www.crawco.com) is the world's largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporates, with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The company’s shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRD-A and CRD-B.
