Manager, Cloud
DRWAbout the Role
As Cloud Manager at DRW, you will define the strategy, vision, and direction for the firm's multi-cloud environment, overseeing architecture, design, implementation, optimization, and support across the firm while leading a high-performing team of cloud engineers.
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of DRW's cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Snowflake, along with associated hybrid and on-premises dependencies.
- Own the cloud roadmap and workplan, setting strategic priorities that meet business needs while promoting scalability, sustainability, and innovation.
- Mentor, grow, and lead a collaborative engineering team, including hiring, performance reviews, career development, and day-to-day guidance.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal customer teams, delivering cloud solutions and optimizing operational costs.
- Establish proactive observability, monitoring, and alerting, and act as the escalation point for complex production issues.
Requirements
- 10+ years of technical experience engineering and administering production cloud environments in multi-cloud and hybrid settings, with strong AWS experience and exposure to one or more of Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Snowflake
- 4+ years of experience managing and leading a team of cloud engineers, including performance reviews, mentoring, and workload management
- Ability to combine strong strategic vision with technical leadership to drive platform evolution
- A proven track record of delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud solutions in mission-critical environments
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security fundamentals, and infrastructure as code, including Terraform, Python, CI/CD, and Git
- A service-first approach, delivering highly reliable, utility-grade cloud infrastructure with clear cost visibility and FinOps practices
- Effective collaboration with peer engineering teams to improve velocity, reliability, and efficiency
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Previous experience in financial services or trading environments is a plus
- Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation supporting production cloud environments
What You'll Get
- $225k–$275k base salary
- Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
- 401k (with discretionary employer match)
- Short and long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts