Expert Cloud Program Manager
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| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$80 - $100 per hour |
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| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Oakland, CA 94612 Oakland, California open_in_new |
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Job Description
Job Description
Pay Rate: $80-100 per hour
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Mode: Hybrid
Duration: 12 MonthsResponsibilities:
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Mode: Hybrid
Duration: 12 MonthsResponsibilities:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Full-time Jobs Part-time Jobs Gig Jobs Posting ID: 1310106991 Posted: 2026-10-29 Job Title: Expert Cloud Program Manager