Job Description

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Cloud Operations Manager

  • Job Tag: #LI-ZK1
  • Posted: June 11,2025
  • Salary: $150,000

SkyWater Search Partners has been engaged by a fast-growing SaaS organization to identify a Cloud Operations Manager. This newly created role will play a critical part in overseeing the availability, performance, and security of the organization’s cloud-based applications. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of hands-on technical leadership, team management, and strategic thinking to shape the future of the company’s cloud infrastructure.

Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Architect, this leader will guide a small team of Engineers, manage relationships with key service providers, and drive operational excellence in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

This is a full-time, permanent position and we are targeting a Minnesota-based candidate that does not require Visa sponsorship.

Interested candidates may confidentially connect with a recruiter at SkyWater Search Partners to learn more about this opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cloud platform operations to ensure optimal performance, security, availability, and recoverability of SaaS applications.
  • Oversee managed service providers for 24/7 monitoring, incident management, and issue resolution.
  • Measure and report on platform health using meaningful SLAs and KPIs.
  • Drive improvements to CI/CD pipeline processes alongside Cloud Support Engineers.
  • Ensure production deployments follow QA and product approval workflows.
  • Build and maintain a high-performance, collaborative team culture.
  • Manage vendor contracts and ensure value delivery and accurate billing.
  • Partner with stakeholders across architecture, product, and engineering for release planning and execution.
  • Maintain and monitor the Cloud Platform Operations team budget.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards such as SOC 2 and PCI through documentation and operational discipline.
  • Stay up to date on emerging cloud technologies and trends.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical field
  • 3+ years of experience in lead or leadership capacities
  • Expertise in one or more public cloud platforms.
  • Proven ability to implement and scale CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Working knowledge of system administration and security best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with Git and scripting tools.
  • Familiarity with one or more programming languages.
  • Experience using monitoring/APM tools like Datadog or Dynatrace.
  • Competence with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform & Kubernetes.

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