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Socket.dev

Cloud Operations Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$140 - $170/hr

... with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI ... The Cloud Engineer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the cloud engineering ...

Socket.dev

Cloud Operations Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$140 - $170/hr

... with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI ... The Cloud Engineer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the cloud engineering ...

OVH US LLC

Sales Operations Analyst

Reston, VA · On-site

$80 - $102/hr

The Sales Operations Analyst improves OVHcloud's sales process by partnering with key stakeholders ... The Analyst supports the Sr Director, Cloud Sales in engaging marketing, IT, and finance to ...

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How much do director cloud operations jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 7, 2026, the average yearly pay for director cloud operations in Washington is $121,958.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $85,500.00 and $153,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a director cloud operations?

A Director of Cloud Operations is responsible for overseeing an organization's cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and performance. They lead cloud strategy, manage teams, and optimize cloud costs while enforcing best practices. This role involves collaboration with IT, security, and development teams to drive scalable and efficient cloud solutions. Additionally, they monitor system performance, address incidents, and implement automation to streamline operations.

What does a director cloud operations do?

A typical day for a Director Cloud Operations often involves overseeing cloud infrastructure health, coordinating with IT and development teams to prioritize projects, and reviewing key performance metrics or incident reports. You might lead strategic planning sessions, approve architecture changes, or mentor managers and engineers to ensure best practices are followed. Regular collaboration with security, product, and business stakeholders is also common to align cloud strategies with organizational needs. Successful Directors balance hands-on technical oversight with high-level leadership and process improvement responsibilities.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a director cloud operations?

To thrive as a Director Cloud Operations, you need deep expertise in cloud infrastructure management, strategic planning, and team leadership, typically backed by a degree in computer science or related field and extensive experience in cloud environments. Familiarity with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), automation tools, monitoring solutions, and certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or similar are standard requirements. Strong communication, problem-solving abilities, and a collaborative mindset help leaders navigate cross-departmental initiatives and resolve issues efficiently. These competencies enable the Director to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud operations that support organizational goals.

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Infographic showing various Director Cloud Operations job openings in Washington as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 9% Part Time, 3% Temporary, 6% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 89% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $121,958 per year, or $58.6 per hour.

Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

MANTECH

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Re-posted 6 days ago

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8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

Based on 15 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

48th of 247 rated software companies

Job description

hackajob is collaborating with MANTECH to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations to join our team in Herndon, VA. 

As the Executive Director of Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for the end-to-end design, deployment, security, and management of our global IT ecosystem. You will oversee a broad portfolio spanning multi-cloud architecture, global networking, endpoint management, and enterprise applications while driving cloud FinOps, Zero Trust architecture, and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Leading, mentoring, and managing a multi-tiered engineering and operations team across various time zones to ensure system high availability and rigorous security compliance.

  • Serving as the primary escalation point for data center and infrastructure outages, including critical incident remediation and incident command.

  • Overseeing multi-cloud architecture, design, and deployment across GCP, Azure, AWS, and OCI environments for Commercial and FedRAMP tenants.

  • Driving infrastructure automation and deployments utilizing Terraform, Ansible, and Python, while managing CI/CD pipelines.

  • Leading the design and enforcement of a Zero Trust network architecture, managing micro-segmentation, and overseeing global SDWAN deployments across 60 locations.

  • Directing the management of enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and over 10,000 endpoints utilizing BigFix, JAMF, Intune, and Google Workspace MDM.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree with 15+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, and network architecture.

  • 5+ years of team management and leadership experience, with a proven track record of managing highly technical engineering teams.

  • Proven experience executing large-scale datacenter-to-cloud migrations.

  • Expert knowledge of cloud platforms including GCP, Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

  • Strong proficiency in automation, scripting, and API coding using Python, Terraform, and Ansible.

  • Extensive experience designing baseline architectures for CMMC and SOC2 compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced knowledge of BigFix, Intune, JAMF, and RedHat Linux administration.

  • Deep understanding of edge networking and security tools such as SilverPeak SDWAN, Aruba, Netscope, and Palo Alto firewalls.

  • Familiarity with PKI, MFA integrations, and vulnerability management lifecycles.

  • Experience providing infrastructure and platform support for Core ERPs and ServiceNow CMDB integrations.

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.

Clearance Requirements: 

  • U.S. Citizen 

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time

  • Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel

  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer

  • The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

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