Associate Director – Cloud Platform Engineering

Brown & Brown Insurance

Associate Director leading cloud engineering team at Brown & Brown, focusing on Azure platform and automation initiatives. Ensuring operational excellence and collaboration with architects, security, and application teams.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a high-performing team of 4–6 cloud engineers focused on cloud platform engineering, automation, and operational excellence.
Serve as a hands-on technical leader contributing to architecture, engineering, troubleshooting, automation, and operational improvements.
Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing evolution of enterprise Azure cloud platform capabilities.
Develop and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules, standardized deployment patterns, and automation frameworks.
Promote platform engineering principles focused on standardization, self-service, automation, and developer enablement.
Partner with application and development teams to enable adoption of CI/CD pipelines, self-service infrastructure provisioning, and cloud engineering best practices.
Collaborate with architects, security, networking, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions.
Drive cloud automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code, policy-as-code, and CI/CD tooling.
Develop standardized cloud platform services, golden paths, and deployment templates to improve consistency and operational efficiency.
Enable application teams to consume approved cloud services, deployment templates, and CI/CD capabilities through standardized engineering practices.
Support enterprise cloud transformation initiatives focused on standardization, automation, governance, and operational maturity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field
7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering roles.
3+ years of leadership experience managing or mentoring technical engineering teams.
Strong recent hands-on experience designing and supporting Azure cloud platforms.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar).
Experience implementing or supporting CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, security, monitoring, and governance capabilities.
Experience driving cloud standardization, automation, and operational maturity initiatives.
Azure certifications or equivalent practical experience (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Benefits : Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
Financial Benefits : ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
Mental Health & Wellness : Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
Beyond Benefits : Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud engineeringplatform engineeringInfrastructure as CodeTerraformBicepARMCI/CDautomation frameworksAzure cloud platformcloud standardization

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationtroubleshootingcommunicationoperational excellencedeveloper enablementteam managementproblem-solvingorganizational skills

Certifications

Azure certificationsBachelor’s degree in information technology