Manager, Cloud Strategy & Automation

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Posted: 28-Mar-24

Location: Los Angeles, California

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 1469

Department Summary
Situated on 419 acres, five miles from the Pacific Ocean, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is enriched by the cultural diversity of the dynamic greater Los Angeles area, as well as the geographic advantages of Southern California. One of the world's preeminent public research universities, UCLA is an international leader in breadth and quality of academic, research, health care, wellness, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs, with more than 5,200 faculty members who teach approximately 47,500 students in the UCLA College and 12 professional schools. UCLA is consistently ranked among the top institutions nationally for research funding, having generated $1.7 billion in research grants and contracts in the last fiscal year alone.
Position Summary

The Digital Foundry sets the strategy for a portfolio of enterprise-wide products and platforms enabling the activities of administrative and academic stakeholders across the university. The Digital Foundry team facilitates and conducts quality assurance, testing, release management, application lifecycle management, and UI/UX for core enterprise technologies ensuring functionality, quality, business value, user-experience, and digital accessibility of the products and platforms meet the expectations of the campus community. The Digital Foundry fuels ITS' cloud-first strategy by strategically reducing technical debt in partnership with other departments and teams leveraging cutting-edge techniques to accelerate releases using automation and application lifecycle management standards and tools.

 

The Manager, Cloud Strategy and Automation will be responsible for leading a team that drives innovation and continual improvement for the university's Cloud, DevOps, App Life Cycle Management, and Quality Assurance operations throughout the product development process. The Manager will be critical to enabling the university's transition to a cloud-first strategy. They will lead a team of IT professionals who collaborate with the ITS Infrastructure Services team to ensure seamless integration of existing systems with cloud-first tools and processes optimized for performance, reliability, and security. Additionally, this leader will oversee the university's shift toward DevOps practices. This role will ensure that the Cloud strategy is aligned with the broader IT strategy and will be responsible for leading strategic innovation within DevOps, ALM and QA for product development. This role will drive continuous improvement of IT operations and software development processes across the university. Leveraging a high level of expertise in Cloud, DevOps, ALM, and QA principles, practices, and tools, the Manager will be the primary point of contact with cross-functional teams and will drive innovative solutions to optimize IT operations and enable efficient, reliable software delivery. The Manager, Cloud Strategy and Automation will positively impact UCLA's operations and culture by optimizing software and product development in service of the university's academic mission. This team member will advance the University's mission by delivering exceptional information technology services comprehensively and consistently across faculty, staff, and students. This role will execute UCLA's vision while modeling UCLA's culture and values.

Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

7+ years experience working in one or more of the following fields: DevOps, cloud, product management, information technology, IT service management, or related field. (Required)

2 years experience leading teams in a management or leadership role, particularly in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment. (Required)

Significant experience in agile development methods, including Scrum, as evidenced by a track record of successful project management, team leadership, and product development in agile environments. (Required)

Extensive experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins), containerization (e.g., Docker), and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible). (Required)

Extensive successful experience in managing cloud infrastructure, including AWS or Azure cloud platforms. (Required)

Extensive experience solving technical and non-technical problems; able to delegate solutioning when appropriate to the proper resources. (Required)

Experience in complex higher education environments, serving academic and administrative functions of a large public university. (Preferred)

5+ years experience leading teams in a management or leadership role, particularly in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment. (Preferred)

10+ years experience working in one or more of the following fields: DevOps, cloud, product management, information technology, IT service management, or related field. (Preferred)

Advanced expertise in Cloud principles, practices, and tools, with significant experience in IT operations, software development, or related roles. (Required)

Advanced scripting and programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Ruby, Perl) for automation and tooling. In-depth knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). (Required)

Advanced understanding of networking, security, and system administration concepts, and experience with Linux and Windows operating systems. (Required)

Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentorship, negotiation, and change management. Motivates and inspires staff to improve technology with human centered design principles. (Required)

Advanced written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate work assignments to medium-sized teams. Demonstrated experience presenting complex technical information to audiences of technical and non-technical stakeholders. (Required)

Advanced project management skills with demonstrated experience delegating responsibility, tracking project progress, supervising others, and advising teams on competing priorities. (Required)

Able to lead data gathering efforts seeking information from multiple and diverse sources. Experience operating as a point of escalation. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Schedule
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PT, Monday through Friday and/or variable based upon operational needs.
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description
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About University of California Los Angeles
Why work at UCLA? Benefits:UCLA offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an average of three weeks' vacation per year; an average of 12 days per year sick leave; 13 paid holidays per year; health, dental and optical benefits; life insurance; disability insurance; the University of California Retirement Plan with 5 year vesting and various voluntary UC Savings Plans. There are also special programs and privileges available, such as accessibility to cultural and recreational programs, athletic events, and the University Credit Union. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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