Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Title: Cloud Infrastructure Manager
Location: Sugar Land, TX 77479 / Onsite
Employment Type: 6+ Month W2 Contract to Hire (No C2C or sponsorship available)
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Job Description

Talent Groups is seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead enterprise cloud infrastructure, operations, and document management services for a large organization in Sugar Land, Texas.

This role combines technical expertise with team leadership, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure, solid AWS experience, and enterprise content management. The manager will oversee five direct reports and technical resources while driving cloud strategy, infrastructure reliability, security, and service improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cloud infrastructure strategy, architecture, operations, and optimization across Azure and AWS.
• Manage and mentor a team of five employees and contractors across cloud engineering, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and OpenText.
• Oversee enterprise document management, SharePoint, information governance, and data retention.
• Manage cloud security, availability, disaster recovery, incident resolution, and performance monitoring.
• Oversee third party providers, budgets, contracts, and service level agreements.
• Identify opportunities for automation, cloud migration, and operational improvement.
• Communicate technical priorities, risks, and project status to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience, including technical leadership or management.
• Strong hands on Microsoft Azure expertise and solid AWS experience.
• Experience managing technical teams, contractors, and service providers.
• Knowledge of VMware, Windows Server, Linux, Cisco networking, and Active Directory.
• Experience with enterprise document management, SharePoint, and cloud governance.
• Strong communication, project management, and problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with OpenText.
• Relevant Azure, AWS, VMware, ITIL, or PMP certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Talent Groups appreciates your interest in this opportunity. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Talent Groups is committed to equal opportunity employment.