Director of Cloud Operations & IT - Hybrid Denver Metro

Phase Change Software, headquartered at the base of the Rockies in beautiful Lakewood, Colorado, uses artificial intelligence to query, analyze, and aid in the maintenance of legacy source code. Our patent-pending methods for software analysis will dramatically improve development. Our work is at the bleeding edge of what is mathematically provable and programmable. We are preparing to move to production and are looking for serious professionals to join us on this journey. If you are passionate about Artificial Intelligence and building software that will have a lasting impact on the future, then we might be what you’ve been looking for.

Our Values: Innovation, Productivity, Human-Centric

As our Director of Cloud Operations & IT, you'll own everything from end-user IT to cloud infrastructure to security compliance — leading a small team, mentoring junior staff, and serving as the primary bridge between technical operations and executive leadership. You have 8 years of infrastructure and DevOps experience and are comfortable working alongside engineers as a partner, not a gatekeeper - you know how to earn their trust by making their lives easier. Your startup DNA means you're ready to build and do simultaneously, establishing the foundation that supports a growing company serving demanding enterprise customers in the world's most regulated industries. This is meaningful, complex work at the intersection of AI and legacy systems — if you thrive where the problems are real, the resources are finite, and the wins are earned, let's talk.

Your Values: Curiosity, Emotional Intelligence, Efficiency

Here's some of what needs to be done:

• Owning the Azure environment - architecture, security configuration, cost management, and ongoing optimization
• Setting CI/CD pipeline standards and driving build time improvements to under 20 minutes
• Managing environments across dev, staging, and production, including co-location infrastructure
• Owning technical controls for the SOC 2 Type II program, collaborating with the compliance PM, and leveraging Vanta
• Developing and enforcing security policy, managing vulnerability response, patching, and incident handling
• Managing device lifecycle, identity, and access Entra ID, SSO, MFA and Microsoft 365 administration
• Directly managing and mentoring two staff members, overseeing knowledge transfer from an existing contractor, and delivering regular operational updates to the executive team

And what it'll take to get it done:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent professional experience
• 8 years in infrastructure or DevOps, including 3 years in a senior or leadership role
• Proven experience in a small company or startup where you wore multiple hats and built things from scratch
• Hands-on Azure expertise across architecture, security configuration, and cost management
• Experience leading or meaningfully contributing to a SOC 2 Type I or II certification
• Awareness of DevOps best practices and security considerations for enterprise financial services customers
• Cloud infrastructure fluency - Azure required; AWS or GCP experience transferable
• Infrastructure as Code experience - Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi, or equivalent
• CI/CD platform experience - GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent
• Familiarity with compliance automation platforms - Vanta, Drata, Tugboat Logic, or equivalent
• A mentorship mindset - you invest in your team's growth and take satisfaction in watching them level up
• Capacity to translate risk and operational status into plain language for non-technical executives
• Ability to think critically, justify decisions, and guide change with respect

Our team enjoys:

• Base salary: $170,000-$185,000 plus an impressive benefits package
• The opportunity to put your name on revolutionary, patent-pending AI technology
• A collaborative, intellectually curious team tackling deeply complex problems
• The chance to make a meaningful, lasting impact on the future of software development

Goldstone Partners is helping this team of thought leaders find a builder-leader who is ready to own something real. Applications welcome for those who are US Citizens or hold a Green Card.

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