VP of Cloud Engineering, Operations – Delivery

EXL

VP of Cloud Engineering, Operations & Delivery leading cloud practice across multi-cloud solutions. Driving strategy and innovation in cloud infrastructure and AI integration.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead high-performing teams delivering complex, multi-cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
Help shape and lead our evolution into an agentic AI-powered future
Identify opportunities to transform how our teams design, deploy, operate, and optimize cloud infrastructure using AI agents and intelligent automation
Serve as the senior technical authority for cloud architecture and infrastructure decisions
Advance and mature our Infrastructure as Code practices ensuring consistency, security, and scalability
Provide meaningful technical guidance and architectural direction to engineering teams
Champion the adoption of AI agents and multi-agent systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps — with at least 4 years in a senior leadership capacity
Strong working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP — you understand how these platforms work in practice, not just in principle; professional-level certifications are a plus
Solid, proven experience with Infrastructure as Code — particularly Terraform — including best practices around module design, state management, GitOps workflows, and policy enforcement
Demonstrated experience leading cloud delivery programs for enterprise clients across multiple industries
Practical exposure to AI agents and agentic frameworks — you've either built, deployed, or operated AI agent systems in a production or near-production context and understand how to design reliable, governed agentic workflows
A creative, process-transformation mindset — you look at how work gets done today and can credibly envision how intelligent agents could do it better, faster, and more reliably tomorrow
Working knowledge of Kubernetes in production environments and modern CI/CD practices
Familiarity with cloud security frameworks and compliance requirements relevant to multi-vertical client environments
A track record of building and developing high-performing engineering teams
Exceptional communication skills — able to engage engineers at a technical level and translate that into clear, confident messaging for executives and clients alike.

Benefits

Comp & perks

20% bonus
performance equity

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud infrastructureplatform engineeringDevOpsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformKubernetesCI/CDAI agentsmulti-agent systemscloud security frameworks

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationprocess transformationtechnical guidanceteam buildingcreativityproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcollaborationengagement

Certifications

professional-level cloud certifications