Sr Manager, Cloud Engineering

About FIS Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun. Current and future sponsorship are not available for this position  Jacksonville, FL Hybrid (three days in-office, two days virtual)  About the role FIS is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering to lead the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise cloud infrastructure platforms. This leader will oversee a team of cloud engineers responsible for delivering secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions that enable application development, modernization, and business growth. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, strategic thinking, and deep hands-on expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure, networking, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role will serve as a key technology leader responsible for establishing engineering standards, modernizing infrastructure practices, and driving cloud adoption across the enterprise.

Lead and develop a high-performing Cloud Engineering team through coaching, mentoring, talent development, performance management, and succession planning. Establish strategic direction and technical roadmaps for cloud infrastructure platforms and services. Drive the design, deployment, and operation of secure, highly available, and scalable AWS environments. Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, governance controls, and operational procedures. Partner with Architecture, Security, Application Development, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to deliver cloud-native solutions. Promote infrastructure automation and self-service capabilities across engineering organizations. Oversee cloud networking design, including VPC architecture, hybrid connectivity, routing, segmentation, and traffic management. Ensure compliance with security, risk, audit, and regulatory requirements. Manage operational excellence through monitoring, incident management, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives. Drive cost optimization initiatives and establish FinOps practices for cloud resource management. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to cloud platforms and engineering processes. Participate in budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and strategic technology investments. Develop and maintain engineering metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting. Key Leadership Expectations Build a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. Foster strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders. Influence senior leaders and drive alignment across complex organizational environments. Lead organizational change and cloud transformation initiatives. Develop future engineering leaders and technical talent. Balance strategic planning with operational execution. Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences. What you bring Expert-level experience designing and operating large-scale AWS environments. Amazon VPC Transit Gateway Route 53 Application Load Balancer (ALB) Network Load Balancer (NLB) EC2 EKS ECS Lambda S3 IAM CloudWatch CloudTrail AWS Organizations Control Tower Direct Connect Site-to-Site VPN What we offer you A modern, international work environment and a dedicated, motivated team. A broad range of professional education and personal development opportunities. The chance to work on challenging, relevant issues in financial services and technology. A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect. Varied and challenging work that helps you grow your product, functional, domain, and