Job Title: Senior IT Cloud Engineer (Product Operations Lead – Cloud Services)

Position Type: Contract (W2)

Pay Range: $75–$80/hour (W2)

Location: Remote (Rochester, MN 55902)

Shift: Standard Business Hours (Preference for CT Time Zone)

On-Call: As per enterprise cloud support needs (if applicable)

Equipment: Cloud Platforms (Azure, GCP), Agile Tools (Jira/Similar), Microsoft Office Suite

Required Education & Certifications (Mandatory)

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience OR Associate’s Degree with 7 years of experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of experience (ALL must include leadership experience)

• Cloud Engineering Certification (REQUIRED)

• Must have demonstrated experience in large, complex enterprise environments

Required Skills & Experience (Mandatory)

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (REQUIRED)

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (REQUIRED)

• Strong experience in Product Operations / Cloud Delivery / Execution Management (REQUIRED)

• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and sprint-based delivery models (REQUIRED)

• Experience coordinating across engineering, architecture, operations, security, and finance teams

• Ability to translate cloud strategy/roadmap into executable work items

• Strong communication skills with senior leadership and executive stakeholders

• Experience working in large-scale enterprise IT/cloud environments

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and coordination skills

• Experience supporting multi-team cloud programs (Azure, GCP, AI/ML, HPC, shared cloud platforms)

• Ability to ensure work tracking, alignment, and delivery consistency across teams

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Cloud certifications (Azure / GCP / AWS additional advantage)

• Healthcare industry experience (preferred, not required)

• Experience with DevOps / CI-CD environments

• Experience in cloud governance, cost optimization, or enterprise cloud operating models

Job Description / Project

This role functions as a Product Operations Lead within a Cloud Services organization, supporting execution of enterprise cloud strategy across Azure and GCP environments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Translating cloud roadmap and strategy into actionable delivery plans

• Supporting Agile teams in story creation, sprint planning, and execution tracking

• Coordinating across Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Security, Finance, and Operations teams

• Ensuring cloud initiatives are delivered consistently and on schedule

• Providing status reporting, dashboards, and updates to leadership

• Driving alignment across multiple cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AI/ML, HPC)

• Ensuring operational follow-through on cloud priorities and initiatives

• Supporting governance of cloud execution standards and delivery processes

Additional Requirements

• Strong experience in large enterprise environments

• Ability to work across multiple concurrent cloud initiatives

• Strong attention to detail and execution discipline

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, matrixed IT organizations

Pride Global Benefits

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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