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Principal Manager, Cloud Engineering

Promevo
Cincinnati, USA
Full-time
Senior Level
Hybrid
Discovered 1 months ago

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  • Build and Extend Trust – Show respect and listen. Do what you say you will do. Be transparent and dependable.
  • Keep it Human – Invest in relationships. Show empathy. Do right by others. Take care of yourself, your family, and each other.
  • Own It – Become an expert in your role. Own the outcome. Finish what you start. Answer for the results.
  • Differences Make Us Stronger – Respect Differences. Seek to include different perspectives. Learn from each other.
  • Attitude is Contagious – Be fully engaged. Take pride in what you do. Spread your positivity. Courage. Energy. Passion. Purpose.
  • 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.
  • Serve in a 'player-coach' capacity, balancing team leadership with hands-on technical contribution. You will meet a scaled, manager-level billable delivery target, focusing on high-level architecture reviews, complex scoping, and strategic technical advisory, while ensuring your team remains optimally deployed.
  • Helps support utilization targets for themselves and team members by driving high-value, high-impact technical discoveries; leverages delivery time to uncover expansion or upsell opportunities within enterprise accounts; serves as a recognized industry expert on the Google Cloud ecosystem.
  • Guide the team in designing and implementing modern AI infrastructure pipelines, including LLM integration patterns, data orchestration layers, and secure enterprise AI frameworks.
  • Pioneers the creation of repeatable intellectual property, automated accelerators, or code repositories that reduce delivery time for the entire engineering organization; positions Promevo at the forefront of Google Cloud innovation through cutting-edge practice development.
  • Oversee engineering resource allocation and capacity planning, partnering closely with the PMO to ensure the right technical talent is assigned to the right projects at the right time.
  • Govern and elevate engineering standards, DevOps methodologies, code quality, and architectural review processes across full-stack application and cloud infrastructure delivery.
  • AI First/Augmented SDLC - Guides teams to build intelligent, AI-driven Google Cloud infrastructure (utilizing Vertex AI, advanced MLOps pipelines, and data analytics architectures) alongside traditional cloud-native engineering.
  • Act as the primary technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, application modernization, and data engineering challenges. Anticipates and mitigates technical risks before they impact the client relationship; transforms high-friction escalation scenarios into long-term strategic wins, strengthening the firm's partnership with the enterprise accounts.
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects/Pre-Sales to scope complex technical engagements, validate engineering hours, and ensure accurate pre-sales technical feasibility.
  • Drive the professional development, technical certification pathways (specifically scaling Google Cloud and AI specializations), and performance evaluation metrics for the engineering team.
  • Identify and advocate for internal automation, reusable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates, and process improvements to accelerate technical delivery timelines.
  • Maintain active Google Cloud certifications, achieving the Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) designation within the first 90 days of hire.
  • Design and architect scalable AI infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, leveraging /GE Agent Platform/Vertex AI and GKE for high-availability model serving.
  • Demonstrate deep expertise in Large Language Model (LLM) fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and deployment strategies tailored for enterprise-grade generative AI applications.
  • Architect robust data engineering pipelines for AI, incorporating BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub to manage complex data orchestration and feature engineering.
  • Implement MLOps best practices, including automated model CI/CD, monitoring, and governance frameworks using Vertex AI Pipelines and specialized GCP tooling.
  • 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 (Architects, Developers, or Cloud Engineers).
  • Proven track record of managing and earning the respect of senior/principal-level technical talent across both infrastructure and software application development (FE/BE).
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies is required, with strong literacy in modern AI/ML infrastructure components and deployment strategies.
  • 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 for clients and executive stakeholders.
  • Experience balancing billable delivery utilization targets alongside team management responsibilities within a professional services context.
  • 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 (e.g., Lattice, Paycor) to drive data-informed talent decisions and continuous feedback cycles.
  • 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. Promevo matches the first 3% of earnings you contribute at 100% and matches the next 2% of earnings you contribute at 50%
  • 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

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