Expert Cloud Program Manager

Pay Rate: $80-100 per hour
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Mode: Hybrid
Duration: 12 Months

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise cloud platform initiatives including Enterprise AMI/Image Factory, Multi-Cloud Auto-Patching, Universal CI/CD Pipelines, and Cloud Automation programs.
• Define program strategy, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, budgets, and success metrics aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Drive delivery of cloud transformation programs across AWS, Azure, Azure Local, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Ensure successful end-to-end execution from intake, planning, design, implementation, pilot, rollout, and operational transition.
• Lead large-scale Agile programs utilizing SAFe, Scrum, and Lean Portfolio Management practices.
• Establish program governance, cadence, sprint planning, release planning, executive reviews, and quarterly planning activities.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, vendors, cloud engineers, platform teams, cybersecurity teams, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor program health, delivery metrics, velocity, dependencies, and risk mitigation activities.
• Drive implementation of enterprise image lifecycle management solutions supporting AWS AMIs, Azure Images, Azure Compute Gallery, Azure Local Images, and VMware Templates.
• Lead initiatives focused on automated operating system and middleware patching across AWS, Azure, Azure Local, and hybrid infrastructure platforms.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to establish enterprise patch governance and compliance reporting.
• Build strong partnerships with executive leadership, engineering teams, cybersecurity organizations, operations teams, and business units.
• Communicate program status, issues, risks, dependencies, budget performance, and delivery outcomes to senior leadership.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, and resource allocation.
• Establish robust governance frameworks to ensure compliance with cybersecurity, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive adoption of platform engineering, automation, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, and cloud-native practices.

Requirements:

• Expertise in Cloud Program and Portfolio Management.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, Azure Local, Hybrid Cloud, and Platform Engineering concepts.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, SAFe, Scrum, and Lean delivery methodologies.
• Proven experience driving complex cross-functional programs from strategy through execution.
• Experience managing large budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, and executive communications.
• Strong stakeholder management and influence skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in highly complex and ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 10 years of Program and Project Management experience in technology organizations.
• Minimum 5 years leading Cloud, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or DevOps transformation programs.

Preferred Skills:

• Enterprise AMI/Image Factory solutions.
• Multi-Cloud Auto-Patching platforms.
• Azure Arc and Azure Update Manager.
• Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Cloud Governance and Compliance.
• DevSecOps and Platform Engineering.
• CI/CD Pipeline Automation.
• Cloud Operations and Reliability Engineering.
• PMP Certification.
• SAFe Agilist (SA).
• SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM).
• PMI-ACP certification.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Planisware, or similar PPM tools.
• Experience delivering cloud migrations, platform modernization, automation, or infrastructure transformation initiatives.