Senior Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps

About the role

At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you.

About The Position Technology powers every part of Columbia Sportswear Company's global business, from ecommerce and retail to supply chain and corporate operations. We're seeking a Senior Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & FinOps to lead the strategy, delivery, operation, and financial stewardship of our cloud infrastructure environment. This role will lead a team responsible for cloud infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, platform governance, automation, and cost optimization across Azure, AWS, and emerging AI-enabled services. The successful candidate will help shape the future of Columbia's cloud strategy while building and maturing FinOps practices that improve visibility, forecasting, governance, and business value from our technology investments. We're looking for a collaborative leader who combines strong cloud infrastructure expertise with financial acumen and a passion for operational excellence. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders, helping teams make informed cloud architecture, consumption, and investment decisions while ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable platforms that support global growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead Columbia's cloud infrastructure engineering function across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Define and execute the cloud infrastructure roadmap supporting enterprise modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Security, and Finance teams to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Build and mature FinOps capabilities, including cloud cost visibility, forecasting, optimization, allocation, governance, and executive reporting.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders by providing guidance on cloud architecture decisions, capacity planning, consumption forecasting, and cost management.
• Drive reliability, resiliency, observability, automation, and operational excellence across cloud platforms and services.
• Establish governance practices for AI-enabled infrastructure and cloud-based AI services, including usage monitoring, cost controls, and responsible adoption.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps practices, and automation that improve service quality, consistency, and delivery speed.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with cloud vendors, managed service providers, and strategic technology partners to maximize value and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering initiatives within complex enterprise environments.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience developing engineers, technical leads, or managers.
• Experience leading teams responsible for Azure, AWS, cloud operations, automation, governance, and infrastructure services.
• Experience owning or influencing cloud financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, optimization, consumption management, and executive reporting.