The Role

About Lord Abbett

Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we’ve earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors.

From the very beginning, we’ve recognized that our people are our greatest asset. As an investment-led, investor-focused firm, we value intellectual curiosity, teamwork, and collaboration across the organization.

We’re looking for people with a keen interest in working for a trusted leader in the asset management industry, a desire to expand their knowledge, and a passion for delivering a client experience that exceeds expectations.

Now that you know our history, are you ready to be part of our future?

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable cloud solutions for the firm. You will be responsible for architecting and engineering cloud infrastructure that ensures high availability, security, and optimal performance across multiple cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, security, and business stakeholders to align cloud architecture with business objectives. You will also oversee the migration of existing systems to the cloud, establish best practices for cloud infrastructure management, and mentor junior cloud engineers.

Responsibilities

We’ll trust you to:

Architect and build robust, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and other platforms.
Develop and implement cloud strategies, including cloud migration plans, cloud-native application design, and multi-cloud strategies.
Design and implement cloud-native solutions, leveraging advanced automation and orchestration (Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, etc.) for maximum efficiency.
Lead cloud security strategy and implementation, ensuring the highest levels of resilience and compliance.
Collaborate with Risk Management and Information Security teams to develop cloud governance frameworks and ensure adherence to policies.
Ensure cloud solutions are compliant with security standards and best practices, including identity management, encryption, and monitoring.
Drive cloud modernization efforts, including migration of legacy systems and optimization of multi-cloud environments.
Serve as a key advisor to leadership on cloud strategy, aligning technical direction with business objectives.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud-related issues, owning end-to-end accountability for mission-critical systems.
Monitor cloud usage, optimize resource allocation, and reduce overall costs using cloud-native tools and services like AWS Cost Explorer or Azure Cost Management.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior cloud engineers and architects.
Stay on the bleeding edge of cloud technology trends, and recommend adoption of new tools and processes.

Qualifications

You'll need to have:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum 8-10 years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years in cloud architecture and engineering roles.
Deep expertise in at least one cloud platform (AWS preferred, Azure, GCP) with a strong understanding of cloud-native services and tools.
Cloud certification is highly preferred, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and Redshift
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Scala, or Go4.
Expertise in designing and implementing data models, managing data life cycles, and ensuring data quality.
Strong knowledge of database solutions in the cloud, including both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Experience with data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration using AWS services.
Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation tools.
Solid understanding of cloud security principles, best practices, and relevant compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST).
Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Proven experience with hybrid cloud environments and integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud services.

Preferred

Experience in DevSecOps and zero-trust security models
Familiarity with serverless architectures, AI/ML workloads in the cloud, and cutting-edge cloud services.
Background in financial, or other highly regulated environments is a plus.
Strong background in network architecture and connectivity for cloud environments.

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

Principles-Led - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.

We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $150,000-$185,000 . Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Important notice to Search Firms - Please Read Carefully

Without prior written agreement, Lord Abbett does not accept unsolicited submissions from employment agencies, search firms, placement services, or any similar provider (“Search Firms”) for employment opportunities. All candidates submitted by Search Firms to any employee or partner at our company without a written Search Firm agreement in place will be deemed the sole property of our company. In such circumstances, no fee, commission, or other compensation will be paid to such Search Firm in the event a candidate is hired by our company. To the extent a Search Firm has a written agreement in place, all introductions are position specific and should be directed to HR or the hiring manager, so we kindly request no unsolicited phone calls or emails.

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