Cloud & IT Manager Job Description
This role provides leadership and hands-on management of Cloud & IT functions within the organization. It ensures that IT aligns with business goals, supports compliance requirements, optimizes cloud resources with automation, and maintains a secure technology environment.
Main Responsibilities:
Manage and optimize Azure Cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of IT systems.
Support the full development team with DevOps knowledge, automating deployments, setting up infrastructure for new components, and monitoring cloud resources for cost efficiency and performance.
Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans, ensuring systems and data are backed up and can be restored promptly.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain comprehensive information security policies and procedures, conducting risk assessments, security audits, and ensuring incident response readiness.
Protect the organization against cyber threats and data breaches, supporting SOC2 and PCI compliance efforts.
Develop and implement the company's IT strategy, aligning it with business objectives, leading approved internal IT projects, and managing the IT budget.
Benefits:
This Cloud & IT Manager role offers a balance of technical and leadership responsibilities, perfect for someone with a passion for both engineering and IT management. You'll have the opportunity to be part of key technology decisions, contribute to our success by shaping and supporting all our infrastructure, and work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Requirements:
Autonomy: Highly motivated, self-starter, well-organized, and comfortable interacting with colleagues across multiple time zones.
Team Player: Works well with others and helps the entire team achieve common goals.
Technical Proficiency: Solid engineering background, preferably in Microsoft technology stacks and deep hands-on knowledge of Cloud technologies and especially Azure.
Database Knowledge: Solid experience with SQL for either SQL Server or Azure SQL.
Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex technical details and work collaboratively with stakeholders and team members.
Hands-on attitude: Comfortable implementing changes directly.
Process Improvement mindset: Always looking for ways to improve infrastructure and IT management, including automation wherever possible.
Preferred Skills:
Prior experience in similar roles with both Cloud and IT management.
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and Teams.
Knowledge of cybersecurity compliance frameworks.