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UL Standards & Engagement · 5 days ago

Sr. Manager, Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering

Evanston, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$131K/yr - $180K/yr

10+ years exp

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement is dedicated to advancing safety science research. The Sr. Manager, Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering will provide strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and management of enterprise infrastructure, overseeing cloud and on-premises environments to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

CommunitiesInformation ServicesPublic Safety

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define and execute strategic roadmaps that align with organizational priorities, ensuring modernization, scalability, and secure hybrid integration across on-prem and cloud environments

Oversee the design and execution of cloud adoption, data center transformation, and platform upgrades to deliver seamless, resilient, and future-ready infrastructure with embedded continuous improvement principles

Define and enforce policies for infrastructure, cloud usage, automation, and service delivery in alignment with Enterprise Architecture and Information Security

Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and container orchestration (Kubernetes) to increase speed, consistency, and reliability

Apply financial operations principles to manage cloud and infrastructure spend, budgeting, and chargebacks, optimizing resource utilization and performance

Oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud, on-prem, and HPC environments that power AI, analytics, and research workloads with high availability and observability

Govern managed service providers (MSPs), define KPIs/OKRs, and lead post-incident reviews, disaster recovery, and continuous performance optimization

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of high-performance and AI computing infrastructure; ensure scalability, performance tuning, and system integration; and promote HPC adoption across research and engineering teams to accelerate AI and scientific innovation

Partner with Digital Platforms, Operations, and other technology teams to ensure infrastructure foundations, APIs, and integration layers enable automation, digital workflows, and data interoperability

Lead, mentor, and grow cloud, system, and HPC engineers through defined roles, structured career paths, and a culture of process automation, documentation, collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning

Qualification

Cloud engineeringInfrastructure managementAzureAWSAutomationIaCDevOps practicesHPC infrastructureNetworkingStorageVendor managementTeam buildingRisk managementCost optimizationContinuous improvementMonitoring best practicesObservability toolsAIML computingData interoperabilityLeadership skillsCommunication skillsStrategic thinkingCollaboration

Required

Proven experience leading enterprise-scale infrastructure and cloud engineering functions in hybrid or multi-cloud environments

Deep understanding of IaaS and PaaS solutions across Azure and AWS, including architecture, deployment, and operations. With the organization currently being mainly Azure focused, a deep understanding of Azure is preferred

Expertise in automation and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, Chef, and Ansible

Strong knowledge of modern DevOps practices, including Kubernetes and container orchestration

Familiarity with parallel computing, like HPC clusters, GPU computing, and advanced data workloads

Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog) and monitoring best practices

Strong grasp of networking, storage, virtualization, and hybrid integration patterns

Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across technical and business teams

Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams, manage vendor relationships, and lead through organizational change

Strategic thinker capable of balancing innovation with risk management, governance, and cost optimization

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline; Master's degree preferred

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in infrastructure, systems, or cloud engineering roles, with at least 5 years in leadership positions

Experience managing hybrid cloud and on-prem environments, including large-scale migrations and modernization programs

Proven success in leading automation and IaC initiatives across multi-cloud platforms

Hands-on familiarity with HPC infrastructure, research computing, or AI/ML compute environments is highly desirable

Experience overseeing managed service providers (MSPs) and complex vendor ecosystems

Preferred

Certifications in cloud technologies are preferred (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, etc.) preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

Generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay

An additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment

Flexible working arrangements

Paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days

Company

UL Standards & Engagement

UL Standards & Engagement translates scientific discoveries into standards and policies for public safety.

Founded in 1894

Northbrook, Illinois, USA

51-200 employees

https://ulse.org

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