Sr Manager, Platform Engineering - Cloud Foundations

About the role

This role is for a Senior Manager of Cloud Foundations within the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), leading teams responsible for delivering and operating foundational cloud capabilities that enable enterprise adoption of AWS, Azure, and Private Cloud solutions. The position is based in Richmond, VA or Lynchburg, VA, with a hybrid schedule of remote and in-office days, and requires working hours targeting core business hours of 9am-5pm EST on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The role is accountable for strategy, engineering execution, operational excellence, and continuous evolution of core cloud platform services, including networking, identity and access management, infrastructure automation, landing zones, governance guardrails, and cloud-native shared services. The Senior Manager will serve as a key leader within the Cloud Platform organization, partnering closely with various teams to ensure cloud ecosystems are treated with a platform-as-a-product approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of cloud engineers responsible for foundational AWS and Azure platform capabilities
• Establish strategic direction, priorities, and roadmaps for Cloud Foundations services in partnership with architects and platform leadership
• Oversee the implementation and operation of enterprise cloud foundations, including networking, identity, policy, security controls, governance guardrails, observability, and shared platform services
• Partner with Cloud Architecture and Security teams to translate cloud strategy, standards, and reference architectures into operational platform capabilities
• Ensure cloud platform services are designed and operated with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and supportability
• Lead operation governance for Cloud Foundations, including service health, incident management, root cause analysis, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Establish, monitor, and maintain key performance indicators, service level objectives, and adoption metrics to measure platform effectiveness and business value
• Drive automation-first practices through Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, policy-as-code, and cloud-native automation capabilities
• Foster a product-oriented mindset within the Cloud Foundations organization, balancing platform stability with rapid enablement of application teams
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Risk, and Service Operations teams to ensure cloud services align with enterprise controls and compliance requirements
• Support financial stewardship of cloud platforms through capacity planning, cost optimization, and FinOps best practices
• Champion developer self-service capabilities by reducing friction and enabling adoption through approved patterns, reusable services, and standardized onboarding experiences
• Communicate platform strategy, roadmap updates, operational performance, and cloud adoption progress to leadership and business stakeholders
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning across the Cloud Foundations organization

Requirements

• A positive, customer-first attitude and a passion for developing high-performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• 8–12+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology roles
• 3-5+ years of experience leading technical teams and developing engineering talent
• Strong experience with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms, including networking, identity, security, governance, and core infrastructure services
• Experience leading platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or cloud operations teams in a large-scale enterprise environment
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience across cloud and on-prem environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform
• Familiarity with cloud-native governance capabilities, including policies, guardrails, landing zones, and compliance frameworks
• Experience establishing operation excellence practices, including incident management, service reliability, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across architecture, engineering, security, operations, and executive leadership
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead through change, simplify complexity, and drive organization adoption of modern cloud practices

Pay

The national range for this role is $120,900 - $187,000, while the Lynchburg range is $114,900 - $178,000. Actual compensation will vary based on geographic location, experience, skills, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in a bonus incentive plan.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services