VP, Cloud Operations

Drive Automation & Platform Engineering

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Qualifications Required

• Leadership & Transformation
• 15+ years in IT, with strong experience in:
• Infrastructure, middleware, and database operations
• Cloud transformation initiatives
• Proven track record of: Building and scaling operations teams Leading large-scale organizational change Driving cultural transformation to DevOps/SRE models
• Building and scaling operations teams
• Leading large-scale organizational change
• Driving cultural transformation to DevOps/SRE models
• Cloud & Platform Expertise
• Deep knowledge of at least one CSP: AWS / Azure / GCP
• AWS / Azure / GCP
• Work Experience with: Cloud-native services Managed databases and middleware platforms Hybrid and multi-cloud environment
• Cloud-native services
• Managed databases and middleware platforms
• Hybrid and multi-cloud environment
• Middleware & Database Domain Knowledge
• Strong expertise in: Traditional middleware (WebLogic, WebSphere, MQ, etc.) RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2)
• Traditional middleware (WebLogic, WebSphere, MQ, etc.)
• RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2)
• Experience modernizing: Middleware into containers/microservices Databases into managed cloud services
• Middleware into containers/microservices
• Databases into managed cloud services
• CloudOps, DevOps & SRE
• Sound understanding of: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc.) CI/CD pipelines Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc.)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
• Strong grounding in: Reliability engineering Incident management Automation-first operational models
• Reliability engineering
• Incident management
• Automation-first operational models
• Automation & Engineering Mindset
• Experience building: Self-service platforms Automated provisioning systems Operational tooling and frameworks
• Self-service platforms
• Automated provisioning systems
• Operational tooling and frameworks

Qualifications Desired

• Executive communication and influencing skills
• Strong stakeholder management
• Ability to lead cross-functional and globally distributed teams
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution mindset
• Physical Demands and Work Environment: The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available. Travel may be required. Candidates will report to the office three days each week. Onsite work requirements may change at any time.
• The anticipated annual salary range for NY-based candidates for this position is $180,000 to $214,000. Base salary and position level will be determined by the role, experience, skill set and location. For eligible positions, discretionary incentive compensation may be awarded contingent on personal and company performance. Our benefits program includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k plan with company contribution and company match, tuition reimbursement and more.
• About The Clearing House: The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. TCH has provided critical services to the banking industry since 1853, and today, our core products facilitate services including Direct Deposit of payroll, bill payments, and check image exchange.