Senior Manager, Cloud Platforms Engineer

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Job Description Summary: At The Coca-Cola Company, we are looking for a Senior Manager, Cloud Platforms Engineer. The Senior Manager, Cloud Platforms Engineering, is responsible for delivering cloud operational services, executing on the company’s leading edge cloud strategy. This role is focused on Service Delivery & Operational Support for core Cloud IaaS, PaaS, & SaaS service offerings, across multiple cloud providers – Azure, Google Cloud, AWS. It includes establishing and maintaining sustainable support processes, metrics driven operational support, service outage resolution, delivering & commercializing new cloud capabilities/services, and interactions with other support teams to deliver according to plans/strategy. Broad technical skills in cloud computing, operating systems (Linux/Windows), automation, cloud-native technologies, and modern infrastructure management are prerequisites. Familiarity with emerging AI-enabled cloud services and automation capabilities is considered an advantage. This is a maternity cover role. What You’ll Do for Us: Provide expert technical leadership & stable operational support for workloads in the Cloud (Azure/GCP/AWS), ensuring adherence to the overarching IT Cloud Architecture, and delivery of new designs. Monitor standards/policy compliance by developing or executing governance processes and tools to identify and measure non-compliance, and measure KPIs, & metrics and work with stakeholders to facilitate resolution and address issues with adherence to standards. Collaborate with various service providers to provide continuous services without disruption. Develop/Evolve processes and documentation for new areas of work. Mentor, train and guide team members. Routinely collaborate with stakeholders & headquarters-based team members, in order to maintain strong working relationships. Use technical skills to identify & recommend opportunities for optimization to drive down cloud costs. Assist with the automation of provisioning, configuration, governance, and lifecycle management of cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native automation technologies. Support and operate modern cloud-native services including containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and managed platform services. Maintain/Evolve Cloud On-boarding/Off-boarding processes & documentation. Collaborate with project & application teams to accomplish migrations from traditional datacenter to cloud, or between different cloud providers. Consult with solution project teams to deliver cloud solutions which are compliant with the architecture and standards of the company. Lead/Participate in project efforts & track/report status against deliverables. Provide technical leadership for utilizing standard patterns/templates, reference architectures, and technologies as defined, to provision & automate support processes. Aid in the development of automation and self-service capabilities for cloud, to increase operational efficiency, consistency, and speed of delivery. Collaborate with security, architecture, and platform teams to implement cloud governance, security, and compliance requirements. Qualifications & Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science discipline Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in technology, cloud or relevant related field. Minimum 2-3 years of work experience in OS support / engineering. Experience with automation, scripting, and Infrastructure as Code practices is highly desirable. Strong organizational, planning and communications skills are vital, including strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to work in a team environment and interact effectively with others by making customer satisfaction and solution quality high priorities for self and team. Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in completing multiple and changing business priorities, requirements, and projects. Must be self-motivated, demonstrate a “can-do” attitude and be a "results" driven individual with a positive attitude for a timely delivery of agreed upon solutions. IT Industry Knowledge: Understanding of cloud computing trends, cloud-native architectures, automation, platform engineering, and emerging technologies. Understanding of cloud financial management concepts, including cost allocation, forecasting, optimization, and value realization will be considered as strong advantage Functional Skills: Must have practical experience with the following. Certification(s) are a plus: OS support, troubleshooting and maintenance (Linux or Windows) Cloud computing platforms – Azure, or GCP, or AWS SaaS, PaaS, IaaS Cloud computing platforms & conceptual understanding Basic networking – TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP Knowledge in the following areas Configuration / IaC management toolsets such as Terraform, Bicep, Puppet, Chef, or similar technologies Network attached storage technologies Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages CI/CD and DevOps toolchains Containers and container orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) Cloud security architecture and best practices Cloud FinOps and cost management practices Monitoring, observability, and operational troubleshooting Familiarity with AI-enabled cloud services and developer productivity tools is considered an advantage What We Can Do for You: Innovation & Technology: The opportunity to work with a technically proficient team leveraging modern cloud platforms, automation technologies, cloud-native architectures, and emerging innovations to support global business capabilities. Learning & Development: At The Coca-Cola Company we believe innovation can't happen without continuous learning and we provide our employees many ways to grow professional and personally. Skills: CI/CD, Cloud Architectures, Cloud Automation, Cloud Financial Operations, Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Docker Container, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), IT Problem Solving, Kubernetes Location(s): Bulgaria City/Cities: Sofia Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: September 6, 2026 Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.