What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Cloud Operations position at Drive Health?
Role Overview
We are seeking a Director of Cloud Operations to lead and optimize our cloud infrastructure strategy, platform reliability, and security operations. You will be responsible for ensuring highly available, scalable, and secure cloud operations on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), while driving DevOps best practices and compliance standards across the organization.
Responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in healthcare technology or AI/ML-driven platforms.
Familiarity with AI infrastructure (GPU clusters, model deployment, data pipelines).
Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Strong business acumen with the ability to balance innovation, reliability, and cost optimization.
Compensation & Benefits
We are seeking a Director of Cloud Operations to lead and optimize our cloud infrastructure strategy, platform reliability, and security operations. You will be responsible for ensuring highly available, scalable, and secure cloud operations on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), while driving DevOps best practices and compliance standards across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Oversee GCP cloud operations, including Cloud Logging, Monitoring, Security Command Center, Secret Manager, IAM, and Cloud Armor.
- Manage containerized deployments using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and containerd.
- Lead CI/CD strategy and infrastructure automation with Terraform and ArgoCD.
- Establish and enforce security standards around authentication, authorization, and compliance.
- Drive system reliability engineering (SRE) practices for uptime, performance, and disaster recovery.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless infrastructure support for applications.
- Monitor cloud spend and optimize for cost efficiency.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 7–10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and operations, with at least 3–5 years in leadership.
- Deep expertise in GCP services and operations.
- Proven experience managing production Kubernetes (GKE) environments.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and security compliance frameworks.
- Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Google Cloud Professional Architect certification or equivalent.
- Healthcare or health-tech industry experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in healthcare technology or AI/ML-driven platforms.
Familiarity with AI infrastructure (GPU clusters, model deployment, data pipelines).
Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Strong business acumen with the ability to balance innovation, reliability, and cost optimization.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision, disability insurance
- 401K
- Unlimited time off (paid planned and sick time, and paid holidays)
