Director of Cloud Engineering

Summary

Join Pluribus Digital as their Director of Cloud Engineering (DevOps) and lead a team focused on delivering innovative and scalable cloud solutions for government clients. This senior leadership role involves managing individual contributors and other managers, contributing to projects, and driving talent development. You will establish and track key performance indicators, ensure technical excellence, and support technical solutioning and proposal development. The position requires extensive experience in cloud engineering, leadership, and people management, along with specific cloud certifications. Pluribus offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
• 10+ years of experience in software development or cloud engineering leadership and people management, showing a progression of increased responsibilities over time
• Experience leading cloud engineering teams with measurable success metrics
• Experience partnering with product, UX, and software engineering peers across teams and programs
• Experience managing managers and growing talent through hiring, mentoring, and hands-on career development in alignment with a career model
• Strong ability to connect business needs with cloud technology solutions
• Expertise in cloud migrations (on-prem to cloud or cloud-to-cloud)
• Deep understanding of Agile & DevSecOps methodologies
• Experience in technical writing, presentations, and proposal development
• Expert or Professional level cloud certifications (AWS, Azure preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Cloud Engineering capability
• Establish and track OKRs and KPIs to measure success in Cloud Engineering initiatives across projects
• Act as a fractionally billable practitioner on one or more projects, staying connected to hands-on cloud engineering challenges
• Ensure technical excellence and adoption of best practices across cloud engineering programs
• Support technical solutioning, proposal development, and market research efforts that require cloud engineering support
• Oversee hiring, succession planning, and staffing strategy, working closely with the VP of Digital Solutions and the Talent team
• Drive talent development through regular meetings, training, and mentorship opportunities
• Manage bench time utilization, ensuring career growth opportunities for team members
• Collaborate with other Capability Leads to ensure high-level cross-capability engagement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering on public sector projects
• Consulting experience in commercial or government environments
• Certifications in Agile software development methodologies

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($165,000 to $190,000 depending on experience)
• Annual bonus
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• PTO
• Company paid life insurance
• 401k match program