[Hiring] Principal Manager, Cloud Engineering @Promevo LLC

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead, scale, and inspire our elite technical delivery team. In this high-visibility, hybrid “player-coach” role, you will bridge the gap between high-level technical strategy and daily operational execution. You will champion modern cloud practices and AI-driven infrastructure, guiding our engineering vision while staying hands-on with high-impact project delivery. You will be responsible for team mentorship, strategic engineering oversight, and serving as the primary technical escalation point for our enterprise clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Team Leadership:
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of technical professionals, including Principal Cloud Architects, Systems Architects, Software Engineers (FE/BE), and Cloud Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
  • Foster a culture of continuous development by conducting semi-annual individual development discussions and establishing quarterly learning objectives centered on AI-upskilling and Gen AI literacy.
• Strategic Delivery:
  • Serve in a 'player-coach' capacity, balancing team leadership with hands-on technical contribution.
  • Meet a scaled, manager-level billable delivery target, focusing on high-level architecture reviews, complex scoping, and strategic technical advisory.
  • Support utilization targets for themselves and team members by driving high-value, high-impact technical discoveries.
  • Leverage delivery time to uncover expansion or upsell opportunities within enterprise accounts.
  • Serve as a recognized industry expert on the Google Cloud ecosystem.
• Technical Governance:
  • Guide the team in designing and implementing modern AI infrastructure pipelines, including LLM integration patterns, data orchestration layers, and secure enterprise AI frameworks.
  • Pioneer the creation of repeatable intellectual property, automated accelerators, or code repositories that reduce delivery time for the entire engineering organization.
  • Oversee engineering resource allocation and capacity planning, partnering closely with the PMO.
  • Govern and elevate engineering standards, DevOps methodologies, code quality, and architectural review processes.
  • Guide teams to build intelligent, AI-driven Google Cloud infrastructure.
  • Act as the primary technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, application modernization, and data engineering challenges.
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects/Pre-Sales to scope complex technical engagements.
  • Drive professional development, technical certification pathways, and performance evaluation metrics for the engineering team.
  • Identify and advocate for internal automation, reusable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates, and process improvements.
  • Maintain active Google Cloud certifications, achieving the Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) designation within the first 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, data science, or software engineering, with at least 4+ years directly managing engineering teams.
• Proven track record of managing and earning the respect of senior/principal-level technical talent.
• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies is required.
• Strong understanding of modern architectural frameworks, including microservices, Kubernetes (GKE), serverless computing, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Exceptional communication skills, with a proven ability to translate highly complex technical concepts into clear business objectives.
• Experience balancing billable delivery utilization targets alongside team management responsibilities.
• Active Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) or equivalent expert-level cloud engineering certifications are highly preferred.
• Experience leading internal upskilling initiatives, specifically around Gen AI and AI-driven automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with modern HRIS and performance tools to drive data-informed talent decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus plan
• 14 Paid holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance, 100% company paid premiums
• Vision Insurance, 100% company paid premiums
• Fully Company Paid Short term Disability Insurance
• Fully Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• Fully Company Paid Life Insurance and AD&D
• 401k plan: Promevo offers a Safe Harbor 401K plan for full-time employees with immediate eligibility.
• Home office setup allowance
• Cell phone allowance
• 4 weeks of PTO and a healthy work/life balance
• Development and Training opportunities to help you grow