Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering based in Canada.
In this role, you will lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and evolving a modern cloud infrastructure and internal developer platform. You will drive technical strategy and organizational improvements across cloud operations, automation, security, and developer productivity. Working at the intersection of cloud-native technologies and AI-powered development, you will help enable both engineers and autonomous agents to deliver software more efficiently. You will oversee platform architecture, reliability, observability, and continuous delivery initiatives while promoting scalable, self-service solutions. Through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will strengthen operational excellence, security, and infrastructure performance. This is an opportunity to shape the future of cloud engineering within a globally distributed, mission-driven technology environment.
Accountabilities:
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team focused on automation, self-service tooling, and data-driven delivery engineering.
Define and evolve the architecture and design of cloud platform services, establishing reusable engineering patterns and scalable infrastructure solutions.
Own and manage team roadmaps across multiple technical areas, ensuring alignment with broader organizational priorities and strategic objectives.
Drive cloud infrastructure cost optimization and FinOps initiatives, improving resource efficiency and financial accountability.
Establish and promote observability standards, improving service health, monitoring, and operational visibility across engineering teams.
Partner with security specialists to implement infrastructure security improvements, including cloud-native application protection, web application firewalls, and access management solutions.
Support infrastructure and tooling for AI-powered developer workflows and agentic software development.
Strengthen incident management practices through automation, remediation workflows, and systematic incident follow-ups.
Improve Kubernetes infrastructure, including networking, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes using technologies such as GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
Promote operational ownership across service teams, empowering engineers and AI agents to maintain reliable, secure, and efficient services.
Collaborate across engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver platform improvements while maintaining high standards of reliability, compliance, and usability.
Requirements:
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering management or team leadership roles.
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale technical and organizational transformations involving cloud-native platforms and services.
Hands-on experience guiding engineering organizations through the adoption of agentic software development and AI-assisted engineering workflows.
Deep expertise in Kubernetes-based production infrastructure and cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, IAM, identity providers, WAF, and Gateway API.
Strong experience with multiple cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Solid understanding of infrastructure architecture, automation, observability, security, and continuous delivery practices.
Proven ability to lead technical design and architecture discussions while translating strategic objectives into practical engineering roadmaps.
Strong experience managing cross-functional initiatives and aligning technical teams around shared priorities and measurable outcomes.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to develop talent and foster collaboration.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, take initiative, solve complex problems, and adapt to evolving technologies and organizational needs.
Curiosity, continuous learning, and a strong commitment to inclusive collaboration, relationship-building, responsible participation, and perseverance.
Nice to have: Knowledge of cloud security principles and involvement in open-source software projects.
Benefits:
Competitive annual base salary depending on location:
Canada Tier 1 locations: CAD 165,000-220,000.
Canada Tier 2 locations: CAD 149,000-199,000.
Performance-based bonus program for eligible employees.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Generous retirement contributions with immediate 100% vesting, regardless of personal contributions.
Flexible remote working arrangements.
One-time home office setup stipend.
Annual professional development budget to support continuous learning and career growth.
Quarterly well-being stipend.
Quarterly company-wide wellness days.
Generous paid parental leave.
Paid public holidays based on country of residence, plus an additional day off for your birthday.
Employee referral bonus program.
Additional benefits, including life and accidental death insurance, disability coverage, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP), depending on location.
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