IT Operations Manager

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Management
• Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing IT Operations team, including Cloud Engineers, SaaS Administrators, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, providing professional development and growth opportunities for team members.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for the IT Operations team, providing technical guidance and resolving complex IT business issues.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and best practices for our global IT department.
• Cloud Infrastructure Operations
• Oversee the administration, maintenance, and optimization of all internal Cloud Platform environments.
• Lead discussions with various teams regarding their use of internal cloud infrastructure to advise on best practices and methods to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Ensure the availability, security, and cost-efficiency of our cloud infrastructure, including Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise, NotebookLM Enterprise, and others.
• Oversee the implementation of robust IAM policies, network security (VPCs, VPNs, firewalls), monitoring via the Cloud Operations suite, and logging.

Experience

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in IT Operations or Systems Engineering, including at least 4 years in a direct management capacity leading and mentoring technical teams.
• Strong leadership and English communication skills, with a proven ability to bridge time zones and cultural nuances while managing remote/offshore resources