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Location Oakland, CA 94612
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Job Description
Pay Rate: $80-100 per hour
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.
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.

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Posting ID: 1310106991 Posted: 2026-10-29 Job Title: Expert Cloud Program Manager